Vehicle related services system and methodology
First Claim
1. A vehicle-related services system comprising:
- at least one sensor on-board a vehicle and automatically sensing at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated, said at least one sensor not being connected to the electrical system of said vehicle;
at least one communicator on-board said vehicle providing an output indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; and
at least one data processor receiving a communication from said at least one communicator, indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated and providing a billing data output in respect of a vehicle-related service which is dependent only on at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated.
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Abstract
A vehicle-related services system and methodology employing at least one sensor automatically sensing at least one of the time during which a vehicle is not being operated and where the vehicle is located when it is not being operated and at least one data processor receiving information sensed by the sensor, indicating at least one of the time during which the vehicle is not being operated and where the vehicle is located when it is not being operated and providing a billing data output in respect of a vehicle-related service which is dependent on at least one of the time during which the vehicle is not being operated and where the vehicle is located when it is not being operated.
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28 Claims
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1. A vehicle-related services system comprising:
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at least one sensor on-board a vehicle and automatically sensing at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated, said at least one sensor not being connected to the electrical system of said vehicle; at least one communicator on-board said vehicle providing an output indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; and at least one data processor receiving a communication from said at least one communicator, indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated and providing a billing data output in respect of a vehicle-related service which is dependent only on at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle-related services system comprising:
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at least one sensor on-board a vehicle and automatically sensing only at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated, said at least one sensor not being connected to the electrical system of said vehicle; at least one communicator on-board said vehicle providing an output indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; and at least one data processor receiving a communication from said at least one communicator, indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated and providing a billing data output in respect of a vehicle-related service which is dependent on at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle-related fee payment system comprising:
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at least one sensor on-board a vehicle and automatically sensing only at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated, said at least one sensor not being connected to the electrical system of said vehicle; at least one communicator on-board said vehicle providing an output indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; and at least one data processor receiving a communication from said at least one communicator, indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated and providing a billing data output in respect of a vehicle-related use fee which is dependent on the time during which said vehicle is being operated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A vehicle-related services method comprising:
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automatically sensing at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; communicating an output indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; and receiving a communication indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated and providing a billing data output in respect of a vehicle-related service which is dependent only on at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A vehicle-related fee payment method comprising:
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automatically sensing at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; providing an output indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated; and receiving said output indicating at least one of the time during which said vehicle is being operated and where said vehicle is located when it is being operated and providing a billing data output in respect of a vehicle-related use fee which is dependent only on the time during which said vehicle is being operated. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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