Vehicle safety-inspection apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle safety-inspection apparatus for a vehicle having a detectable-identification device fixedly mounted thereto at a predetermined visual inspection point of the vehicle, the vehicle safety-inspection apparatus comprising:
- a movable detector being configured to;
detect presence of the detectable-identification device in response to a user walking around the vehicle and positioning the movable detector proximate to the detectable-identification device during a vehicle safety-inspection of the vehicle; and
transmit a detection signal being configured to indicate presence of the detectable-identification device that was detected; and
a recording assembly being spaced apart from the movable detector, and the recording assembly being configured to;
receive the detection signal from the movable detector, which detected the presence of the detectable-identification device;
generate and store a detection-alarm record indicating that the detection signal was received by the recording assembly; and
transmit the detection-alarm record that was stored; and
the detectable-identification device is fixedly mounted to the vehicle;
the movable detector is configured, upon reading detector identification information from the detectable-identification device, to transmit a deactivation signal to the recording assembly as a result of the user inspecting the vehicle and positioning the movable detector in such a way that the movable detector reads the detector identification information for the detectable-identification device; and
the recording assembly is configured to perform any one of;
deactivation of an engine of the vehicle; and
transmission of the deactivation signal to an in-vehicle control unit mounted in an engine compartment of the vehicle, and the in-vehicle control unit deactivates the engine of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle safety-inspection apparatus is for a vehicle having a detectable-identification device fixedly mounted thereto at a predetermined visual inspection point of the vehicle. The vehicle safety-inspection apparatus includes a movable detector configured to detect the presence of the detectable-identification device in response to a user walking around the vehicle and positioning the movable detector proximate to the detectable-identification device during the vehicle safety-inspection of the vehicle. The movable detector is also configured to transmit a detection signal being configured to indicate the presence of the detectable-identification device that was detected. The recording assembly is configured to: (A) receive the detection signal from the detectable-identification device; (B) generate and store a detection-alarm record indicating that the detection signal was received by the recording assembly; and (C) transmit the detection-alarm record that was stored.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicle safety-inspection apparatus for a vehicle having a detectable-identification device fixedly mounted thereto at a predetermined visual inspection point of the vehicle, the vehicle safety-inspection apparatus comprising:
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a movable detector being configured to; detect presence of the detectable-identification device in response to a user walking around the vehicle and positioning the movable detector proximate to the detectable-identification device during a vehicle safety-inspection of the vehicle; and transmit a detection signal being configured to indicate presence of the detectable-identification device that was detected; and a recording assembly being spaced apart from the movable detector, and the recording assembly being configured to; receive the detection signal from the movable detector, which detected the presence of the detectable-identification device; generate and store a detection-alarm record indicating that the detection signal was received by the recording assembly; and transmit the detection-alarm record that was stored; and the detectable-identification device is fixedly mounted to the vehicle; the movable detector is configured, upon reading detector identification information from the detectable-identification device, to transmit a deactivation signal to the recording assembly as a result of the user inspecting the vehicle and positioning the movable detector in such a way that the movable detector reads the detector identification information for the detectable-identification device; and the recording assembly is configured to perform any one of; deactivation of an engine of the vehicle; and transmission of the deactivation signal to an in-vehicle control unit mounted in an engine compartment of the vehicle, and the in-vehicle control unit deactivates the engine of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle safety-inspection apparatus for a vehicle having a detectable-identification device fixedly mounted thereto at a predetermined visual inspection point of the vehicle, the vehicle safety-inspection apparatus comprising:
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a movable detector being spaced apart from a recording assembly, and the movable detector being configured to; detect presence of the detectable-identification device in response to a user walking around the vehicle and positioning the movable detector proximate to the detectable-identification device during a vehicle safety-inspection of the vehicle; and transmit a detection signal being configured to indicate presence of the detectable-identification device that was detected to the recording assembly, and the recording assembly being configured to;
(A) receive the detection signal from the detectable-identification device;
(B) generate and store a detection-alarm record indicating that the detection signal was received by the recording assembly; and
(C) transmit the detection-alarm record that was stored; andthe detectable-identification device is fixedly mounted to the vehicle; the movable detector is configured, upon reading detector identification information from the detectable-identification device, to transmit a deactivation signal to the recording assembly as a result of the user inspecting the vehicle and positioning the movable detector in such a way that the movable detector reads the detector identification information for the detectable-identification device; and the recording assembly is configured to perform any one of; deactivation of an engine of the vehicle; and transmission of the deactivation signal to an in-vehicle control unit mounted in an engine compartment of the vehicle, and the in-vehicle control unit deactivates the engine of the vehicle.
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10. A vehicle safety-inspection apparatus for a vehicle having a detectable-identification device fixedly mounted thereto at a predetermined visual inspection point of the vehicle, the vehicle safety-inspection apparatus comprising:
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a recording assembly being spaced apart from a movable detector, and the recording assembly being configured to; receive a detection signal from the movable detector being configured to;
(A) detect presence of the detectable-identification device in response to a user walking around the vehicle and positioning the movable detector proximate to the detectable-identification device during a vehicle safety-inspection of the vehicle; and
(B) transmit the detection signal being configured to indicate presence of the detectable-identification device that was detected;generate and store a detection-alarm record indicating that the detection signal was received by the recording assembly; and transmit the detection-alarm record that was stored; and the detectable-identification device is fixedly mounted to the vehicle; the movable detector is configured, upon reading detector identification information from the detectable-identification device, to transmit a deactivation signal to the recording assembly as a result of the user inspecting the vehicle and positioning the movable detector in such a way that the movable detector reads the detector identification information for the detectable-identification device; and the recording assembly is configured to perform any one of; deactivation of an engine of the vehicle; and transmission of the deactivation signal to an in-vehicle control unit mounted in an engine compartment of the vehicle, and the in-vehicle control unit deactivates the engine of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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