RFID equipped vehicle immobilizer systems including speed control zones and methods relating thereto
First Claim
1. A vehicle speed control system, comprising:
- an RFID equipped vehicle having a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle including speed of said vehicle;
a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent a speed control zone, said transmitting and receiving station including means for determining speed of said RFID equipped vehicle as said vehicle enters said speed control zone;
means for sending a speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station to said vehicle;
means associated with said vehicle for receiving said speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station; and
means associated with said vehicle for adjusting speed of said vehicle in response to said speed control command received from said station.
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Abstract
A vehicle speed control system includes an RFID equipped vehicle having a computer system for controlling operating functions of the vehicle, a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent a speed control zone, capability for sending a speed control command from the transmitting and receiving station to the vehicle, cooperative components associated with the vehicle for receiving the speed control command from the transmitting and receiving station, and various elements associated with the vehicle for adjusting speed of the vehicle in response to the speed control command received from the station. The transmitting and receiving station includes electronic circuitry and related components for determining the speed of the RFID equipped vehicle as the vehicle enters the speed control zone.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle speed control system, comprising:
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an RFID equipped vehicle having a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle including speed of said vehicle; a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent a speed control zone, said transmitting and receiving station including means for determining speed of said RFID equipped vehicle as said vehicle enters said speed control zone; means for sending a speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station to said vehicle; means associated with said vehicle for receiving said speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station; and means associated with said vehicle for adjusting speed of said vehicle in response to said speed control command received from said station. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A vehicle authentication and immobilizer control system, comprising:
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an RFID equipped vehicle including a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle identification number; a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent an entry zone, said transmitting and receiving station including a database of authorized vehicle identification numbers; means associated with said vehicle for sending its vehicle identification number to said transmitting and receiving station as said vehicle approaches said entry zone; means associated with said transmitting and receiving station to determine whether said vehicle identification number received from said vehicle is an authorized vehicle identification number; and means for sending a disable commend from said station to said vehicle when said vehicle identification number received from said vehicle is determined to be unauthorized so that said computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle is thereby activated to prevent continued operation for said approaching vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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3. A method for controlling the speed of a vehicle within a speed control zone, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle having a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle including speed of said vehicle with an RFID system operatively associated with said computer system; providing a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent said speed control zone, said transmitting and receiving station including means for determining speed of said vehicle as said vehicle enters said speed control zone; sending a speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station to said vehicle as said vehicle enters proximity of said speed control zone; receiving said speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station within said computer system of said vehicle; and adjusting speed of said vehicle in response to said speed control command received from said station.
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12. A vehicle speed control system, comprising:
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an RFID equipped vehicle having a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle including speed of said vehicle; a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent a speed control zone, said transmitting and receiving station including a computer implemented therein for determining speed of said RFID equipped vehicle as said vehicle enters said speed control zone; a radio system for sending a speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station to said vehicle; a receiver circuit operatively associated with said computer system of said vehicle, said receiver circuit enabled to receive said speed control command from said transmitting and receiving station; and an RFID reader enabled to receive said speed control command received from said station, said RFID reader operatively associated with said computer system of said vehicle to adjust speed of said vehicle in response to said received speed control command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle authentication and immobilizer control system, comprising:
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an RFID equipped vehicle including a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle identification number; a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent an entry zone, said transmitting and receiving station including a database of authorized vehicle identification numbers; an RFID transmitter associated with said vehicle for sending its vehicle identification number to said transmitting and receiving station as said vehicle approaches said entry zone; a computer operatively associated with said database implemented to determine whether said vehicle identification number received from said vehicle is an authorized vehicle identification number; and a radio system implemented to send a disable commend from said station to said vehicle when said vehicle identification number received from said vehicle is determined to be unauthorized so that said computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle is thereby activated to prevent continued operation of said approaching vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for vehicle authentication and immobilization, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an RFID equipped vehicle including a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle identification number; providing a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent an entry zone, said transmitting and receiving station including a database of authorized vehicle identification numbers; sending said vehicle identification number to said transmitting and receiving station as said vehicle approaches said entry zone; determining whether said vehicle identification number received from said vehicle is an authorized vehicle identification number; and sending a disable commend from said station to said vehicle when said vehicle identification number received from said vehicle is determined to be unauthorized so that said computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle is thereby activated to prevent continued operation of said approaching vehicle.
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