Vehicle wireless
OwnerEhud Mendelsoninventor
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Abstract
A wireless transmitter using Wi-Fi or long range Bluetooth wireless devices for emitting a signal including one of the vehicle ID or the VIN. The signal is received by one or more deployed RF receivers. The received data can be utilized to aid an individual in locating a parking location of a specific vehicle, for use in recognizing the vehicle for passage through a tollway, a gate, or any other controlled passageway. The system is capable of operating either indoors or outdoors. The one of the vehicle ID or the VIN obtained through the emitted signal from the vehicle RF device can be associated with a payment account for payment of tolls, parking, etc. Receipt and decoding of the vehicle ID or the VIN can additionally be used to initiate telematics or other applications using an association with the vehicle identifier.
Claims16
A method utilizing a personally assigned vehicle identification reference or a manufacturer's assigned vehicle identification number (VIN) as a reference for obtaining information, the method comprises the steps of:
- encoding one of a vehicle identification reference (ID) or a vehicle identification number (VIN) number into an Radio Frequency (RF) beacon, wherein said RF beacon utilizes at least one of a long range Bluetooth and WiFi;
- broadcasting the one of the vehicle ID or the VIN;
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- decoding the one of the vehicle ID or the VIN by an authorize wireless scanning device;
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- utilizing the decoded one of the vehicle ID or the VIN to initiate telematics and other local base services (LBS) applications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.