# US 2014/0207629 A1 · System, method, and apparatus for identifying and authenticating the presence of high value assets at remote locations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207629 A1 - Document ID: US20140207629A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/159,974 - Filed: 2014-01-21 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-22 - Assignees: The Tb Group, Inc. - Applicants: The Tb Group, Inc. - Inventors: A.W. (Tony) Bradley; Keith W. McCord - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207629A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders - B60R 25/00: Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles (locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00) - G06Q 10/0877: {by inventory control or reporting using inventory tracking or counting} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A method includes providing an electronic module configured to retrieve vehicle specific data associated with a vehicle, obtaining the vehicle specific data from the vehicle using the electronic module, and wirelessly bi-directionally communicating the vehicle specific data with a mobile device(s) near the vehicle. A system includes providing an electronic module configured to retrieve vehicle specific data associated with a vehicle, wherein the electronic module bi-directionally communicates the vehicle specific data while the electronic module is interfaced with the vehicle and only while the electronic module is interfaced with the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: providing an electronic module configured to retrieve vehicle specific data associated with a vehicle; obtaining the vehicle specific data from the vehicle using the electronic module; wirelessly bi-directionally communicating the vehicle specific data with one or more mobile devices near the vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic module is configured to retrieve data from an OBD port of the vehicle through the OBD port. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein the vehicle specific data comprises vehicle identification number (VIN). ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein the vehicle specific data comprises calibration identification (CALID) data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: inserting the electronic module into the vehicle; sending vehicle specific data to the electronic module; storing the vehicle specific data in the electronic module while the electronic module is in the vehicle such that the vehicle specific data is not present when the electronic module is removed from the vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5 wherein the vehicle provides power to the electronic module while the electronic module is connected to the vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising analyzing the vehicle specific data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the analyzing comprises determining whether or not a party to a financing agreement is in compliance with the financing agreement using the vehicle specific data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the analyzing comprises performing at least one of inventory control, inventory mapping, and theft deterrence using the vehicle specific data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a mobile app for use on the one or more mobile devices, wherein the mobile app is configured to use the vehicle specific data as input. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving the vehicle specific data as input into the mobile app and communicating the vehicle specific data over a communications network to a remote server. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising performing a remote audit using the vehicle specific data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising acquiring photographs or videos of the vehicle using one or more of the mobile devices near the vehicle and communicating the photographs or videos of the vehicle to the remote server. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 further comprising performing a remote audit using the vehicle specific data and the photographs or the videos. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 wherein the server provides a lender portal and a borrower portal. ### Claim 16 A system comprising: providing an electronic module configured to retrieve vehicle specific data associated with a vehicle, wherein the electronic module bi-directionally communicates the vehicle specific data while the electronic module is interfaced with the vehicle and only while the electronic module is interfaced with the vehicle; interfacing the electronic module to the vehicle; and communicating the vehicle specific data from the vehicle to a cloud-based server. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15 wherein the step of bi-directionally communicating the vehicle specific data from the vehicle to the cloud-based server comprises bi-directional, wirelessly communicating the vehicle specific data to the cloud-based server through a wireless router in operative communication with the electronic module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15 wherein the step of bi-directionally communicating the vehicle specific data from the vehicle to the cloud-based server comprises bi-directional, wirelessly communicating the vehicle specific data to a mobile device executing a mobile app and wirelessly communicating the vehicle specific data through the mobile app to the cloud-based server. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17 wherein the mobile app is further configured to receive photos and/or videos of the vehicle and communicate the photos and/or videos of the vehicle to the cloud-based server.