Aware patrol vehicle
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1. A system to assist law enforcement personnel, comprising:
- a radio frequency tag, wherein said radio frequency tag is passive and does not require power, and wherein at least one said radio frequency tag is placed on a vehicle to be monitored;
an antenna to receive information, from 360 degrees, from all close vehicles, from said radio frequency tag that is capable of interrogation at speeds in excess of 75 mph;
a tag reader to translate said tag information from said antenna into a readable format; and
a remote network database automatically, without user with system equipment installed in a law enforcement vehicle intervention, relays information matching the tag to said tag reader.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system installed in patrol vehicles such as highway patrol, or local police patrol. The system uses wireless technologies to scan and compare VIN (vehicle identification numbers) with license plate against the Department of Motor Vehicles database, and against the local police database for outstanding warrants. All passing cars would be processed. The system then displays the information on the patrol car'"'"''"'"'s computer system, and notifies the police officer of any outstanding warrants, if the car is stolen, and if there is a problem with the registration or tags on the vehicle.
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1. A system to assist law enforcement personnel, comprising:
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a radio frequency tag, wherein said radio frequency tag is passive and does not require power, and wherein at least one said radio frequency tag is placed on a vehicle to be monitored; an antenna to receive information, from 360 degrees, from all close vehicles, from said radio frequency tag that is capable of interrogation at speeds in excess of 75 mph; a tag reader to translate said tag information from said antenna into a readable format; and a remote network database automatically, without user with system equipment installed in a law enforcement vehicle intervention, relays information matching the tag to said tag reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system to assist law enforcement professionals, comprising:
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a passive radio frequency tag, attached to a vehicle; an antenna to receive information, from 360 degrees;
from said radio frequency tag, installed on stationary object on a highway or a bridge overpass;a tag reader to receive said tag information from said antenna, installed in a patrol vehicle; a laptop computer connected to said tag reader in a patrol vehicle; a fingerprint identification system connected to said laptop computer; and a remote network database, automatically, without user with system equipment installed in a law enforcement vehicle intervention, communicating with said laptop computer, in real time, through existing law enforcement data communications infrastructure.
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15. A system to assist law enforcement professionals, comprising:
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at least one passive radio frequency tag, attached to a vehicle; an antenna to receive information, from 360 degrees, from said radio frequency tag, installed on stationary object on a highway or a bridge overpass; a tag reader to receive said tag information from said antenna, installed in a patrol vehicle; a laptop computer connected to said tag reader in a patrol vehicle; a fingerprint identification system holding at least two fingerprints of the driver, and connected to said laptop computer; and a remote network database, automatically, without user with system equipment installed in a law enforcement vehicle intervention, communicating in real time with said laptop computer through existing law enforcement data communications infrastructure.
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16. A method to assist law enforcement professionals, comprising:
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receiving information, from 360 degrees, from a radio frequency tag; transferring the information automatically, without user with communications equipment installed in a law enforcement vehicle intervention, in real time, through existing law enforcement data communications infrastructure; and providing an alert after the information has been transferred.
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