Vehicle violation enforcement system and method
First Claim
1. A motor vehicular parking enforcement system comprising:
- a vehicle wheel boot for immobilizing a parking violation vehicle, the boot having a lock encoded with a boot release code for releasing the boot from the wheel;
a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a unique identification (ID) attached to the boot including memory and a transmitter/receiver communication arrangement for receiving, storing and transmitting first information includes the tag unique ID;
a handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) device includes an RFID reader and transmitter, the device for entering, receiving, storing and transmitting second information at least to and from the tag, the second information including the tag unique ID and violation data of the parking violation; and
a communications system for communicating the second information to an entity host computer system.
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Abstract
A PDA device is used to record the ID of a vehicle boot RFID tag and to transmit to the tag and to a host entity violation data such as summons number, license number, time and date stamp, issuing person ID, location of the vehicle, scofflaw data and so on. This data may be entered into the PDA electronically via a communication network such as the internet or LAN system or manually via a keyboard. The host entity has a data base which is uploaded with this information and has correlation of RFID tag numbers to an unlock combination number for each boot. When the boot is attached to a vehicle, this PDA data is transmitted to the host entity whose contact telephone number is attached to the vehicle being booted. The driver contacts the entity to pay the fine and receive in return the unlock combination. The driver thus can release and remove the boot within minutes of returning to the vehicle and can return the boot at his leisure.
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21 Claims
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1. A motor vehicular parking enforcement system comprising:
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a vehicle wheel boot for immobilizing a parking violation vehicle, the boot having a lock encoded with a boot release code for releasing the boot from the wheel; a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a unique identification (ID) attached to the boot including memory and a transmitter/receiver communication arrangement for receiving, storing and transmitting first information includes the tag unique ID; a handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) device includes an RFID reader and transmitter, the device for entering, receiving, storing and transmitting second information at least to and from the tag, the second information including the tag unique ID and violation data of the parking violation; and a communications system for communicating the second information to an entity host computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for enforcing parking violations comprising:
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a personal digital assistant (PDA) including information comprising scofflaw status of a vehicle and a location and unique identification (ID) of a vehicle locking boot attached to the vehicle, the PDA also communicates the information to a host system; and a system providing identification of a parking enforcement entity to an owner of the vehicle for payment of a fine, the host system including a computer and data base storing the boot ID and a boot release code, the host system providing the boot release code to the owner upon payment of the fine. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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