System and method for monitoring use of vehicles such as golf carts
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a monitoring system capable of monitoring one or more measurable characteristics associated with the vehicle; and
a transceiver capable of broadcasting information associated with the one or more measurable characteristics for delivery to a controller, the transceiver also capable of receiving information from at least one of the controller and another vehicle and broadcasting the received information for delivery to a destination other than the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a monitoring system capable of monitoring one or more measurable characteristics associated with the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a transceiver capable of broadcasting information associated with the one or more measurable characteristics for delivery to a controller. The transceiver is also capable of receiving information from at least one of the controller and another vehicle and broadcasting the received information for delivery to a destination other than the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a monitoring system capable of monitoring one or more measurable characteristics associated with the vehicle; and
a transceiver capable of broadcasting information associated with the one or more measurable characteristics for delivery to a controller, the transceiver also capable of receiving information from at least one of the controller and another vehicle and broadcasting the received information for delivery to a destination other than the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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monitoring one or more measurable characteristics associated with a vehicle;
broadcasting information associated with the one or more measurable characteristics at the vehicle for delivery to a controller;
receiving information at the vehicle from at least one of the controller and another vehicle; and
broadcasting the received information at the vehicle for delivery to a destination other than the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and operable to be executed by a processor, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
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monitoring one or more measurable characteristics associated with a vehicle;
broadcasting information associated with the one or more measurable characteristics at the vehicle for delivery to a controller;
receiving information at the vehicle from at least one of the controller and another vehicle; and
broadcasting the received information at the vehicle for delivery to a destination other than the vehicle.
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38. A vehicle, comprising:
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a transceiver capable of broadcasting information associated with one or more measurable characteristics of the vehicle for delivery to a controller; and
a monitoring system capable of monitoring the one or more measurable characteristics, the monitoring system comprising;
a plurality of sensors capable of measuring the one or more measurable characteristics associated with the vehicle;
a plurality of sensor monitors capable of monitoring the one or more measurable characteristics measured by the plurality of sensors;
a vehicle command module controller coupled to the sensor monitors and capable of controlling the broadcasting of the information; and
a motor controller capable of enabling and disabling operation of a motor in the vehicle;
wherein the information associated with the one or more measurable characteristics is capable of identifying one or more problems with the vehicle, misuse of the vehicle, and abuse of the vehicle.
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