Vehicle monitoring systems and methods
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1. A vehicle management system comprising:
- a vehicle information module, the vehicle information module including a location determination module having a GPS data pathway to an RF transmission module, the vehicle information module having a vehicle information data pathway to an RF transmission module, the vehicle information module including a diagnostic connector including a power pin connector configured in accordance with OBD-II standards and configured to plug into an OBD-II port of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle information module is adapted to communicate with at least one computer system of the vehicle to gather at least one vehicle parameter; and
a receiver comprising an RF antenna and a receiver processor wherein the RF transmission module is configured to only transmit GPS location information when the location determination module is within a car lot.
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Abstract
An embodiment includes a lot management system. The lot management system includes a transmitter comprising a location determination module having a GPS data pathway to an RF transmission module and a receiver including an RF antenna and a receiver processor.
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1. A vehicle management system comprising:
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a vehicle information module, the vehicle information module including a location determination module having a GPS data pathway to an RF transmission module, the vehicle information module having a vehicle information data pathway to an RF transmission module, the vehicle information module including a diagnostic connector including a power pin connector configured in accordance with OBD-II standards and configured to plug into an OBD-II port of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle information module is adapted to communicate with at least one computer system of the vehicle to gather at least one vehicle parameter; and a receiver comprising an RF antenna and a receiver processor wherein the RF transmission module is configured to only transmit GPS location information when the location determination module is within a car lot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23)
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18. A process comprising:
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providing a vehicle management system comprising; a vehicle information module, the vehicle information module in electrical contact with a vehicle, the vehicle information module including a diagnostic connector including a power pin connector configured in accordance with OBD-II standards and configured to plug into an OBD-II port of a vehicle, the vehicle information module including a location determination module having a GPS data pathway, the vehicle information module including an RF transmission module, the vehicle information module having a vehicle information data pathway to the RF transmission module; and a receiver comprising an RF antenna, a receiver processor, and a receiver database, the receiver database including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium; determining a location of the vehicle information module using the location determination module; transmitting the location of the vehicle information module using the RF transmission module only when the vehicle information module is within a car lot; receiving the location of the vehicle information module using the RF antenna; storing the location of the vehicle information module in the receiver database; collecting vehicle information from the vehicle using the vehicle information module; transmitting vehicle information using the RF transmission module; receiving the vehicle information using the RF antenna; and storing the vehicle information in the receiver database. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
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