COMPUTER CONTROLLED STOLEN VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM

• US 3,656,111 A
• Filed: 09/27/1968
• Issued: 04/11/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1968
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ronald B. Royster Sr
• Original Assignee: Ronald B. Royster Sr
• Inventors: Royster, Ronald B. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitts, Harold I.
• Application Number:
  US04/763,267
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 340/149,149A,171 343/225
• US Class Current: 340/426.11
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/00 Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence

Abstract

A method for detecting stolen or other wanted vehicles which comprises positioning the detecting means at a plurality of locations for detecting vehicles which have been specifically marked for selective individual identification, and providing transmitting means at each of the locations for transmission of detected vehicular information to a central computer. Each of the detecting means and transmitting means is operated simultaneously with the computer which stores stolen vehicle information, and compares the stored information with the detected vehicular information transmitted from the transmitting means to the computer. After the information is compared, a signal is transmitted corresponding to the stolen vehicle information to immobilize the stolen vehicle near the detecting means.

Claims

1. A system for detecting and immobilizing stolen vehicles on a roadway at a predetermined location comprising:

a. coded information means positioned on said vehicles for specifically and individually identifying said vehicles, b. stationary electrically operated automatic scanning means positioned at said location on said roadway for scanning said roadway and detecting said coded information means, c. a central information receiving center, d. means connected to said scanning means for transmitting detected coded information to said central information receiving center, e. said central information receiving center having computer means for storing stolen vehicle information, receiving detected coded information, and comparing said detected coded information with said stolen vehicle information for determining if a vehicle is stolen, f. electrically operated automatic means for immobilizing a vehicle if determined stolen, and g. means associated with said computer means for automatically transmitting a signal to said immobilizing means for actuating said immobilizing means.

2. A system for detecting and immobilizing stolen vehicles on a roadway at a predetermined location as in claim 1 and wherein:

a. said coded information means includes coded indicia on said vehicles.

3. A system for detecting and immobilizing stolen vehicles on a roadway at a pre-determined location as in claim 1 and wherein:

a. said immobilizing means includes means mounted on said vehicles for rendering said vehicles inoperative.

4. A system for detecting and immobilizing stolen vehicles on a roadway at a predetermined location as in claim 1 and wherein:

a. said immobilizing means includes retractable barrier means for blocking the path of said stolen vehicle.

5. A system for detecting and immobilizing stolen vehicles on a roadway at a predetermined location as in claim 1 and including:

a. means for photographing stolen vehicles.