Cognitive system for a vehicle and its occupants
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorNarayan L. Gehlot
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for receiving, processing, and storing real-time data from various types of input, including but not limited to information from a vehicle's micro-processing systems, a driver information card, a vehicle information card, and physical attributes of the driver/owner. The system generally includes a processor mounted or otherwise installed in a vehicle which is capable of receiving data from the vehicle's various mechanical and electrical/electronic system, micro-processing systems, information cards, and physical inputs. The data can be used to grant a driver authorization to operate the vehicle and can be transmitted to third parties having an interest in the data such a system can accumulate.
Claims29
A system for storing, retrieving and transmitting of vehicle data comprising:
- an information card reader/writer device mounted in a vehicle for reading input data from a magnetic strip-like information card and writing output information to a magnetic strip-like information card;
- a processor mounted in said vehicle and in communication with said information card reader/writer and a plurality of vehicle systems, said processor capable of retrieving said input data from said information card reader/writer device, sending output data to said reader/writer device for storage on a magnetic strip-like information card, and retrieving vehicle data from one or more of said plurality of vehicle systems, said processor transmitting said retrieved vehicle data in real-time to said card reader/writer for storage on a magnetic strip-like information card;
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- a transmitter for real-time transmission of said input data and/or said vehicle data using wireless transmission to external entities and devices.
A system for real-time retrieving and transmitting of vehicle and/or driver data comprising:
- an information card reader/writer device mounted in a vehicle for reading input data from a magnetic strip-like information card and writing output information to a magnetic strip-like information card;
- a processor mounted in said vehicle and in communication with said information card reader/writer and a plurality of vehicle systems, said processor capable of retrieving said input data from said information card reader/writer device, sending output data to said reader/writer device for storage on a magnetic strip-like information card, and retrieving vehicle data from one or more of said plurality of vehicle systems, said processor transmitting said retrieved vehicle data in real-time to said card reader/writer for storage on a magnetic strip-like information card;
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- a transmitter in communication with said processor, said transmitter automatically transmitting in real-time said retrieved vehicle data and/or said input data to data collection units deployed along a roadway and in wireless communication with said transmitter;
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- said data collection units further capable of being accessed by selected third-party entities so that said third-party can retrieve said vehicle and/or input data in real-time.
A system for preventing unauthorized access to a vehicle comprising:
- an input device for receiving driver data regarding the physical attributes and/or biological data about a potential driver of said vehicle;
- an information card reader/writer device mounted in a vehicle receiving input data from a magnetic strip-like information card;
- a processor mounted in said vehicle and in communication with said input device and said card reader/writer and a plurality of vehicle systems, said processor receiving said driver data from said input device and said input data from said information card reader/writer device, and assessing said driver data and input data to determine whether said potential driver is an authorized driver of said vehicle;
- said processor enabling or disabling the operation of said vehicle based on said assessment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.