Method and apparatus for implementing a vehicle inspection waiver program
First Claim
1. A method of administering a vehicle inspection program, utilizing inspection stations, on an enrolled vehicle that produces vehicle operational data and has a driver, comprising:
- determining, by at least one computer processor, that the enrolled vehicle is approaching an inspection station;
electronically analyzing, by at least one computer processor, signals from a vehicle operational data collection system representing the vehicle operational data, thereby creating analysis results, wherein the analyzing the vehicle operational data includes;
performing, by at least one computer processor, a preliminary assessment of driver behavior; and
performing, by at least one computer processor, a preliminary assessment of vehicle integrity including analyzing vehicle fault data of the enrolled vehicle and computing a vehicle integrity score added together from multiple sensor data based on the performing of the preliminary assessment of vehicle integrity;
making a determination, by at least one computer processor, as to whether to permit the vehicle to bypass inspection, based on the performing of the preliminary assessment of driver behavior and whether the vehicle integrity score surpasses an upper predetermined threshold or falls below a lower predetermined threshold; and
causing, by at least one computer processor, a signal to be sent to the vehicle driver that inspection may be bypassed according to the determination as to whether to permit the vehicle to bypass inspection, based on the performing of the preliminary assessment of driver behavior and the performing of the preliminary assessment of vehicle integrity.
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Abstract
Position data received wirelessly from a vehicle enrolled in an inspection waiver program are employed to determine when the enrolled vehicle is approaching an inspection station. After determining that the enrolled vehicle is approaching an inspection station, and if the enrolled vehicle has a valid inspection waiver, a bypass confirmation can selectively be provided to the vehicle operator, authorizing the operator to bypass the inspection station. The task of determining when an enrolled vehicle is approaching the location of an inspection station can be performed using a processor disposed in the vehicle, or at a remote location separate from both the vehicle and the inspection station, or at the inspection station. The inspection stations can be mobile so that their locations are varied to prevent operators from intentionally avoiding an inspection, as may occur with fixed inspection stations.
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1. A method of administering a vehicle inspection program, utilizing inspection stations, on an enrolled vehicle that produces vehicle operational data and has a driver, comprising:
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determining, by at least one computer processor, that the enrolled vehicle is approaching an inspection station; electronically analyzing, by at least one computer processor, signals from a vehicle operational data collection system representing the vehicle operational data, thereby creating analysis results, wherein the analyzing the vehicle operational data includes; performing, by at least one computer processor, a preliminary assessment of driver behavior; and performing, by at least one computer processor, a preliminary assessment of vehicle integrity including analyzing vehicle fault data of the enrolled vehicle and computing a vehicle integrity score added together from multiple sensor data based on the performing of the preliminary assessment of vehicle integrity; making a determination, by at least one computer processor, as to whether to permit the vehicle to bypass inspection, based on the performing of the preliminary assessment of driver behavior and whether the vehicle integrity score surpasses an upper predetermined threshold or falls below a lower predetermined threshold; and causing, by at least one computer processor, a signal to be sent to the vehicle driver that inspection may be bypassed according to the determination as to whether to permit the vehicle to bypass inspection, based on the performing of the preliminary assessment of driver behavior and the performing of the preliminary assessment of vehicle integrity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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