Method of verifying regulatory compliance of a vehicle having a vehicle diagnostic system
First Claim
1. A method of verifying regulatory compliance of a vehicle having a vehicle diagnostic system including a diagnostic port, said method comprising:
- providing a vehicle unit comprising an adapter that is configured to connect with the vehicle diagnostic port of the vehicle diagnostic system, said vehicle unit further comprising a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory;
connecting said adapter with the vehicle diagnostic port and receiving vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters with said adapter;
storing in said memory the vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters received from the vehicle diagnostic system;
providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers;
activating said vehicle wireless communication transceiver with one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers in response to the vehicle bringing said vehicle wireless communication transceiver within a vicinity of that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers to communicate the stored vehicle data to that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers;
providing a host computer system with access to said communication network and receiving vehicle data from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers with said host computer system;
providing a database accessed by said host computer system;
collecting environmental regulatory compliance data with said database from vehicle data received from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; and
providing access by environmental authority to said database to verify regulatory compliance; and
checking to ensure that said adapter is on the same vehicle when the vehicle is powered on by comparing current vehicle data with stored vehicle data.
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Abstract
A method of verifying regulatory compliance of a vehicle having a vehicle diagnostic system includes providing a vehicle unit having an adapter that is configured to connect with a vehicle diagnostic port of the vehicle diagnostic system. The vehicle unit further includes a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory. The adapter is connected with the vehicle diagnostic port and receives vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters. The vehicle data is stored in the memory. A communication network is provided for two-way wireless communication with the vehicle unit. The communication network is made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers. The vehicle wireless communication transceiver is activated with one of the geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers when the vehicle wireless communication transceiver is in a vicinity of that geographically dispersed wireless communication transceiver to communicate the stored vehicle data to that one of the geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers. A host computer system with access to the communication network receives vehicle data from the geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers. A database accessed by the host computer system collects environmental regulatory compliance data. Environmental authority is provided access to the database to verify regulatory compliance.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of verifying regulatory compliance of a vehicle having a vehicle diagnostic system including a diagnostic port, said method comprising:
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providing a vehicle unit comprising an adapter that is configured to connect with the vehicle diagnostic port of the vehicle diagnostic system, said vehicle unit further comprising a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory; connecting said adapter with the vehicle diagnostic port and receiving vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters with said adapter; storing in said memory the vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters received from the vehicle diagnostic system; providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; activating said vehicle wireless communication transceiver with one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers in response to the vehicle bringing said vehicle wireless communication transceiver within a vicinity of that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers to communicate the stored vehicle data to that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; providing a host computer system with access to said communication network and receiving vehicle data from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers with said host computer system; providing a database accessed by said host computer system; collecting environmental regulatory compliance data with said database from vehicle data received from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; and providing access by environmental authority to said database to verify regulatory compliance; and checking to ensure that said adapter is on the same vehicle when the vehicle is powered on by comparing current vehicle data with stored vehicle data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of verifying regulatory compliance of a vehicle having a vehicle diagnostic system including a diagnostic port, said method comprising:
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providing a vehicle unit comprising an adapter that is configured to connect with the vehicle diagnostic port of the vehicle diagnostic system, said vehicle unit further comprising a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory; connecting said adapter with the vehicle diagnostic port and receiving vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters with said adapter; storing in said memory the vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters received from the vehicle diagnostic system; providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; activating said vehicle wireless communication transceiver with one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers in response to the vehicle bringing said vehicle wireless communication transceiver within a vicinity of that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers to communicate the stored vehicle data to that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; providing a host computer system with access to said communication network and receiving vehicle data from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers with said host computer system; providing a database accessed by said host computer system; collecting environmental regulatory compliance data with said database from vehicle data received from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; and providing access by environmental authority to said database to verify regulatory compliance; wherein said activating comprises each said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceiver repetitively sending a wireless signal and said vehicle unit communicating the stored vehicle data to that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers in response to receipt of the wireless signal from that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; wherein said activating is in response to said vehicle wireless communication transceiver being in a vicinity of approximately 250 meters from that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of verifying regulatory compliance of a vehicle having a vehicle diagnostic system including a diagnostic port, said method comprising:
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providing a vehicle unit comprising an adapter that is configured to connect with the vehicle diagnostic port of the vehicle diagnostic system, said vehicle unit further comprising a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory; connecting said adapter with the vehicle diagnostic port and receiving vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters with said adapter; storing in said memory the vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters received from the vehicle diagnostic system; checking to ensure that said adapter is connected with the same vehicle; providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; activating said vehicle wireless communication transceiver with one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers in response to the vehicle bringing said vehicle wireless communication transceiver within a vicinity of that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers to communicate the stored vehicle data to that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; providing a host computer system with access to said communication network and receiving vehicle data from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers with said host computer system; providing a database accessed by said host computer system; collecting environmental regulatory compliance data with said database from vehicle data received from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; and
providing access by environmental authority to said database to verify regulatory compliance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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