Vehicle communication system using light modulation

A vehicle communication system that enables communication with a vehicle the vehicle communication system utilizing light modulation to communicate, the vehicle communication system comprising:

• an on-board vehicle communication module including:
• a light source that is configured to be modulated in order to transmit data;
• an on-board controller that controls the light source;
• an on-board memory operably coupled to the on-board controller such that the on-board controller can obtain data from the on-board memory for transmission by the light source;
• and a video camera mounted in the vehicle and trained on a driver region of the vehicle in which the video camera is mounted;
• the on-board memory further configured to store vehicle contents data comprising inventory information related to an inventory of cargo currently carried by the vehicle as well as one or more images provided by the video camera;
• the onboard controller configured to retrieve from the on-board memory the vehicle contents data for communication to a remote communication module that is remote from the vehicle;
• an on-board light receiver operably coupled to the on-board controller such that the on-board vehicle communication module is configured to receive information from a remote source;
• and the remote communication module including:
• a light receiver that is sensitive to the modulated light provided by the light source forming part of the on-board vehicle communication module;
• a remote controller operably coupled with the light receiver;
• a remote memory operably coupled to the remote controller;
• the remote memory configured to store data received from the on-board vehicle communication module via the light receiver and the remote controller.