Speed trap information system
First Claim
1. A speed trap information system, comprising:
- a. at least one motor vehicle;
b. a wide area network;
c. an electronic device located in said motor vehicle;
d. a means for detecting speed detecting equipment, said means being connected to said electronic device;
e. physical location means to determine the specific location of said motor vehicle when a speed detection signal is produced by said means for detecting speed detecting equipment;
f. a wireless communication means coupled to said electronic device enabling said electronic device to connect to said wide area network; and
,g. a central server connected to said wide area network, said central server capable of receiving and storing said speed detecting equipment information and physical location information from said electronic device and selectively transmitting said information over said wide area network and to authorized users.
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Abstract
A system that provides information to authorized users regarding the location of speed traps via a wireless communication network connected to a computer wide area network. The system includes the use of a detector for speed detecting equipment, such as a radar detector, which detects the presence of speed detecting equipment and transmits the detection information into an electronic device in the motor vehicle. The electronic device communicates is coupled to a physical location device, such as a GPS receiver, which provides the specific location and direction of the motor vehicle when detection occurs. The electronic device is also coupled to a wireless modem that connects to a wireless communication network and to the wide area network. Connected to the wide area network is a central server that receives uploaded information from a plurality of other motor vehicle operators to create a large information database. Authorized users are then able to log into the central server and download information regarding the location of the speed detecting equipment operating in a specific roadway.
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19 Claims
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1. A speed trap information system, comprising:
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a. at least one motor vehicle; b. a wide area network; c. an electronic device located in said motor vehicle; d. a means for detecting speed detecting equipment, said means being connected to said electronic device; e. physical location means to determine the specific location of said motor vehicle when a speed detection signal is produced by said means for detecting speed detecting equipment; f. a wireless communication means coupled to said electronic device enabling said electronic device to connect to said wide area network; and
,g. a central server connected to said wide area network, said central server capable of receiving and storing said speed detecting equipment information and physical location information from said electronic device and selectively transmitting said information over said wide area network and to authorized users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A speed trap information system, comprising:
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a. at least one motor vehicle; b. a wide area network; c. an electronic device located in said motor vehicle; d. means for detecting speed detecting equipment, said means being connected to said electronic device; e. a GPS receiver coupled to said electronic device capable of determining the physical location of said motor vehicle when speed detecting equipment is detected by said means for detecting speed detecting equipment; f. a wireless modem coupled to said electronic device enabling said electronic device to connect to said wide area network; and
,g. a central server connected to said wide area network, said central server capable of receiving and storing said speed detecting equipment information and physical location information from said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A speed trap information system, comprising:
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a. a plurality of monitoring speed trap motor vehicles each including means for detecting the operation of speed detecting equipment operated nearby and including means for determining the physical location of said motor vehicle when detection occurs, each said monitoring motor vehicle including means for transmitting detection information and physical location information to a wide area network; b. a wide area network; c. a central server connected to said wide area network capable of receiving said detection and location information from said monitoring motor vehicles and creating a database thereof; and
,d. means for connecting to said wide area network and downloading selective detection and location information from said database on said central server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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