Vehicle tag used for transmitting vehicle telemetry data
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1. A vehicle tag comprising:
- a housing;
a tag connector supported by said housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of a vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) system; and
a tag transmitter carried by said housing and operative with the tag connector for receiving telemetry data from the OBD system and transmitting the telemetry data in a RF pulse.
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Abstract
A vehicle tag includes a housing and a tag connector supported by the housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of a vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) system. A tag transmitter is carried by the housing and operative with the tag connector for receiving telemetry data from the OBD system and transmitting the telemetry data in an RF pulse.
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1. A vehicle tag comprising:
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a housing;
a tag connector supported by said housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of a vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) system; and
a tag transmitter carried by said housing and operative with the tag connector for receiving telemetry data from the OBD system and transmitting the telemetry data in a RF pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle tag comprising:
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a housing;
a tag connector supported by said housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of a vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) system;
a microcontroller connected to the tag connector for receiving a vehicle identification number (VIN) and telemetry data from the OBD system and determining which vehicle bus protocol to use based on the VIN; and
a tag transmitter carried by the housing and connected to the microcontroller and operative for receiving the VIN and telemetry data and transmitting the VIN and telemetry data in a RF pulse. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for transmitting vehicle telemetry data comprising:
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a vehicle tag connected to an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system that receives telemetry data from the OBD system, said vehicle tag comprising, a housing, a tag connector supported by said housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of the vehicle OBD system, and a tag transmitter carried by said housing and operative with the connector for receiving telemetry data from the OBD system and transmitting the telemetry data in a RF pulse; and
a receiver positioned to receive any RF pulses transmitted from the vehicle tag for further processing of any received telemetry data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of transmitting vehicle telemetry data, which comprises:
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receiving vehicle telemetry data in a vehicle tag through a diagnostic jack of a vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) system; and
transmitting the telemetry data from a tag transmitter contained within the vehicle tag as a RF pulse. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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