Automated accounting system that values, controls, records and bills the uses of equipment/vehicles for society

• US 20060287783A1
• Filed: 05/24/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kline & Walker LLC
• Original Assignee: Kline & Walker LLC
• Inventors: Walker, Richard C.
• Application Number:
  US11/439,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20060287783A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

This invention addresses environmental social and commercial uses and includes a monitoring system which is a network of on, in, out and off-board devices working together with people through software and interfaces to provide services and make accountable humanity'"'"'s machines and their actions through safe secure communication. Control devices are used to provide accountability for their socio-economic and environmental impact. Along with these systems networked together, additional devices and variations needed to complete these operations nationally and world wide are also provided. Unique ways interface a network of separate devices or IC circuits to create an interactive secure control system or center that can be remotely controlled. A control device for society to fairly and accurately monitor and control the impact of equipment use on the world environment, and a nation'"'"'s infrastructure while developing commercial companies to fulfill these needs and services for the equipment and the people who own and operate them for today and into the future are also provided. A set of secure devices and systems are also included to analyze society and machine interaction.

Claims

1. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system for a vehicle located on or remote from the vehicle, comprising:

at least one operation sensor recording the operations of the vehicle as a recording signal, the recording signal indicative of at least one of socio economic impact, environmental impact, predetermined impact, and an arbitrarily determined impact relating to usage of the vehicle;

a memory located in or on the automobile/machinery in a secure manner, storing the operations of the automobile received from said operation sensor in a secure manner;

a secure enclosure housing said memory and protecting said memory from unauthorized access thereto; and

protecting said memory from the elements as well as fire and impact or any kind of rough service.

a processor responsively connectable to said memory, receiving the recording signal, and determining the at least one of socio economic impact, environmental impact, predetermined impact, and an arbitrarily determined impact for use in assessing at least one of vehicle owner and vehicle operator.

2. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 1, wherein said real-time vehicle recording system is substantially stored in a stop and control box to prevent unauthorized access thereto and the vehicle.

3. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 2, wherein the stop and control box is stored in or on the vehicle.

4. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 1, wherein the operations of the automobile received from said operation sensor and stored in said memory are downloaded to at least one of a remote monitoring system, a remote billing system, and a remote data analysis system.

5. A real-time vehicle management system including a security function that restricts unauthorized access thereto, comprising:

at least one operation sensor recording the operations of the vehicle as a recording signal, the recording signal indicative of at least one of socio economic impact, environmental impact, predetermined impact, and an arbitrarily determined impact relating to usage of the vehicle;

a memory located in or on the automobile\machine in a secure manner, storing the operations of the automobile received from said operation sensor in a secure manner; and

a processor responsively connectable to said memory, receiving the recording signal, and determining the at least one of socio economic impact, environmental impact, predetermined impact, and an arbitrarily determined impact for use in assessing at least one of vehicle owner and vehicle operator.

6. A real-time vehicle management system according to claim 5, further comprising at least one communication device stored securely optionally in a stop and control box, said at least one communication device reports or transfers data to at least one remote monitoring and control system with transmission of the data being optionally two way transmission for memory storage recording of remote control comands, the recording signal from the at least one operaiton sensor, audio data records and visual data records, said at least one communication device comprising at least one of:

a two way pager responsively connectable via at least one of a proccessor and a computer stored in a secured manner and capable of transmitting data to download to at least one remote monitoring system;

a wireless telephone responsively connectable via the at least one processor and computer stored in a secure manner and capable of transmitting data to download to the at least one remote monitoring system;

a radio frequency transceiver responsively connectable to the at least one processor and computer stored in a secure manner and capable of transmitting data to download to the at least one remote monitoring system;

a physical connector interface port responsively connectable to the at least one proccessor and computer and at least one of protected, sheilded and maintained in a secure manner, and capable of transfering data to download to the at least one remote monitoring system;

an optical light data transmission port responsively connectable to the at least one proccessor and computer and securely maintained, and capable of trnsmitting data to download to the at least one remote monitoring system;

a multi-tasking law enforcement device capable, optionally through electronic security protocols, to communicate with the at least one proccessor and computer and download to the at least one remote location;

at least one processor and computer responsively connectable to at least one memory and at least one auxiliary communication device in a seure manner that can be processed to any other communication device responsibly connectable to the proccessor or computer to download the data to the at least one remote monitoring system;

at least one proccessor and computer responsively connectable to a Global Positioning System (GPS) and responsively connectable to other communication devices in a secure manner and capable of transmitting GPS coordinate data protocol to the at least one remote monitoring system;

at least one processor and computer responsively connectable to at least one magnetic card swipe device that can transmit via other communication devices to the at least one remote monitoring system for at least one of billing, debiting and crediting;

at least one processor and computer responsively connectable to at least one of audio and video devices and other communication systems to at least one of guide and control remotely a vehicle;

at least one proccessor and computer responsively connectable to at least one memory to record at least one of an audio and video signal, and data used to control a vehicle remotely.

7. A real-time vehicle management system including a security function that restricts unauthorized access thereto, comprising:

a memory located in or on the vehicle in a secure manner, storing information in a secure manner preventing unauthorized access thereto, including storing a plurality of interface protocols for interfacing and communicating with a plurality of external devices;

at least one processor responsively connectable to said memory, and implementing the plurality of interface protocols for interfacing and communicating with the plurality of external devices; and

at least one wireless communication device interfaced or integrated and resposively connectable to said processor to remotely controll or remotely interface with the plurality of external devices.

8. A real-time vehicle management system according to claim 7, wherein said real-time vehicle recording system is substantially stored in a stop and control box to prevent unauthorized access thereto and the vehicle

9. A real-time vehicle management system according to claim 7, further comprising a payment mechanism in or on the vehicle, responsively connectable to said at least one processor, said payment mechanism collecting vehicle information and providing real-time billing, debiting or crediting from the vehicle, and retrieving at least one of a script or electronic signature from a card carrier, and verifying the identity of the card carier via at least one of photograph, fingerprints, and identification.

10. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 7, further comprising at least one operations sensor recording operations of the vehicle, and wherein the operations of the vehicle are received from said operation sensor and stored in said memory and downloaded to at least one of a remote monitoring system, a remote billing system, and a remote data analysis system.

11. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 10, wherien said at least one operations sensor further comprises at least one of equipment operational sensors, environmental sensors, on-board audio or video equipment sensors.

12. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 7, wherein said at least one processor peforms at least one of the following functions:

remotely controlling at least one of robotic functions to activate and control vehicle operations, remotely billing for use of the vehicle, remotely operating at least one machine, evaluating and diagnosing computer or processor malfunctions, remotely ordering materials and service personel to perform at least one of service and repairs, remotely performing price quotes for cost of the at least one of service and repairs, remotely performing repairs electronically, and remotely shutting down equipment;

remotely controlling data exchange representing a monetary exchange via a focal node to perform a secure and protected containment function of;

to restrict unauthorized use of equipment, to record and preseve data in an acceptable legal manner, and to bill at least the vehicle user, thereby providing a total accountability system;

at least one of networking and communicating with at least one gateway to other computers and computer networks that manage data, said gateway determining whether the other computers and computer networks are to be at least one of networked and communicated with to further monitor and store data for at least one of billing, regulatory compliance and legal compliance, and optionally for at least one of social economic and environmental impact;

at least one of networking and communicating with at least one of other computers and computer networks that manage data, including at least one of vehicle location, equipment technical assistance, personal accounting for machine or equipment use, billing, debiting, crediting, vehicle operations, service and repairs; and

monitoring equipment for health and safety conditions potentially adversely affecting the public, including at least one of reckless driving, driver impairment, pollution, vehicle unsafety.

13. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 7, wherein said at least one processor peforms at least one of the following functions:

collecting machine message data from said real-time vehicle recording system used to compile data for a public media or web page, and transmitting the machine data thereto;

presenting the machine message data on at least one web page that originated from at least one equipment on said real-time vehicle or from a machine messaging network;

recording and reporting to a monitoring gateway for billing for highway use by the vehicle;

collecting and storing data corresponding to charging at least one electric vehicle;

reporting, recording and billing automatically using a real-time billing system in the vehicle corresponding to time a geographic area roadway is used;

determining impact on environment including roadways, using at least one sensor recording at least one of;

weight and emmissions ratings for atmospheric impact type of at least one of fuel and energy used;

time of operational machine use;

amount of fuel or energy used;

type of waste product produced;

amount of the waste product produced.

14. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 7, wherein said at least one processor performs at least one of the following functions:

recording at least one of audio and video traffic vehicle impact, and recording and reporting to at least one remote monitoring system for at least one accident investigation and machine accidents in a data secure manner;

recording information used in insurance investigations to decide claims and assign liability;

determining liability and accountability to be used in legal procedings and optionally to be used in determining safety parameters, rules, regulations and laws;

recording at least one of audio and video captured crimial incidents by activating unattended vehicle systems to report criminal events through remote control;

recording at least one of audio and video captured news events as witnessed by a machine system including at least one of weather conditions, and traffic conditions.

15. A real-time vehicle recording and optionally reporting system according to claim 7, further comprising at least one operations sensor recording information including at least one of operations of the vehicle, highway conditions, speed limits, driving conditions including speeding, reckless driving, drunken driving, road rage, pensive or inefficent driving, and wherein the information of the vehicle are received from said operation sensor and stored in said memory and downloaded to at least one of a remote monitoring system, a remote billing system, and a remote data analysis system.

16. A real-time vehicle recording method administered via a stop and control box, said method recording use of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

(a) recording the operations of the vehicle as a recording signal, the recording signal indicative of at least one of socio economic impact, environmental impact, predetermined impact, and an arbitrarily determined impact relating to usage of the vehicle;

(b) storing the recording signal received from said operation sensor in a secure manner; and

(c) determining, responsive to the recording signal, the at least one of socio economic impact, environmental impact, predetermined impact, and an arbitrarily determined impact for use in assessing at least one of vehicle owner and vehicle operator.

17. A real-time equipment management system including a security function that restricts unauthorized access thereto, comprising:

a memory located in or on the equipment in a secure manner, storing information in a secure manner preventing unauthorized access thereto, including storing a plurality of interface protocols for interfacing and communicating with a plurality of external devices;

at least one processor responsively connectable to said memory, and implementing the plurality of interface protocols for interfacing and communicating with the plurality of external devices; and

at least one wireless communication device interfaced or integrated and resposively connectable to said processor to remotely controll or remotely interface with the plurality of external devices.