Method for automobile registry control system

• US 7,385,484 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2003
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rajesh Patel, Sanjeev Nath
• Original Assignee: Rajesh Patel, Sanjeev Nath
• Inventors: Patel, Rajesh, Nath, Sanjeev
• Primary Examiner(s): Trieu; Van T.
• Application Number:
  US10/740,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20050134480A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,636 Days
• Field of Search: 340/438, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/539.13, 340/539.16, 340/933, 340/10.33, 340/426.16, 340/425.5, 340/937, 340/426.1, 701/1, 701/2, 701/29
• US Class Current: 340/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/123 indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, tramstransmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968

Abstract

The invention described is a method and system for communicating automated vehicle information via a transceiver-facilitated communication device.

Claims

1. A method for wirelessly registering and monitoring a motor vehicle without human intervention, the automatic method comprising the steps of:

(i) communicating and registering without human intervention vehicle information particular to the vehicle by wireless means from a vehicle registry control system comprising an intelligent wireless transceiver located in a vehicle to a communication device located remote from the vehicle;

(ii) authenticating the information from the remote communication device to the vehicle registry control system;

(iii) communicating between the wireless vehicle registry control system and a vehicle main computer system; and

(iv) recording and reporting automatically and wirelessly a disruption or intrusion of the automatic vehicle registry control system in connection with the vehicle main computer leading to vehicle shutdown, to and from said remote communication device, and further to external monitoring and authenticating transceivers and/or computer systems;

which vehicle shutdown can be overridden or reversed by an operator of said vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises a vehicle identification number (VIN#) or code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle registration information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle insurance information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle maintenance information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle operator and/or ownership information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises special access/parking permits.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is selected from a group consisting of:

an automobile, a truck, a bus, train, tractor, crane, a 2-or 3-wheel conveyance, or a motorcycle.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said wireless means comprises:

WLAN 802.1 lx and 802.16x standards;

Radio Frequency;

Bluetooth;

or

Infra-Red.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the wireless intelligent transceiver unit of one vehicle has the capability of communicating to the wireless intelligent transceiver unit of another vehicle under both defined and undefined emergency situations.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the defined and undefined emergency situation is comprised of:

an accident;

an access violation

a theft;

or

another emergency.

12. The method according to claim 1, comprised of the ability to update vehicle-associated information.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises:

vehicle identification number;

vehicle registration;

vehicle insurance;

vehicle ownership information;

vehicle operator information;

vehicle special/access/parking permits;

vehicle operator license endorsements and restriction information;

vehicle operators motor vehicle rules infraction history;

vehicle maintenance information; and

/or vehicle accident history information.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying the vehicle information within the vehicle registry control system mounted in the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically storing the vehicle information within the vehicle registry control system mounted in the vehicle.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically recording the state of vehicle operations in conjunction with a vehicle main computer system.

17. A system for automatically monitoring and reporting a vehicle activity or location to remote private and/or official transceivers from an intelligent wireless communication device, wherein the transceivers in turn communicate with external computer networks, comprising:

an automatic vehicle registry control and monitor system in communication with a vehicle main computer system and an external transceiver or computer system;

wherein a disruption or intrusion of the automatic vehicle registry control and monitor system in communication with a vehicle main computer system causes a vehicle shutdown and a wireless communication to a remote law enforcement transceiver or computer system or network;

which vehicle shutdown can be averted through a control override or reversal by an operator of said vehicle.