Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for implementing a vehicle inspection waiver program
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Application No.: US15233705Application Date: 2016-08-10
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Publication No.: US10706647B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Chris Oliver , Charles Michael McQuade , Fred Fakkema , Brett Brinton , William Brinton
- Applicant: ZONAR SYSTEMS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Zonar Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zonar Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Main IPC: G07C5/08
- IPC: G07C5/08 ; B60W40/09 ; B60W50/14 ; G07C5/00

Abstract:
Position data received wirelessly from a vehicle enrolled in an inspection waiver program are employed to determine when the enrolled vehicle is approaching an inspection station. After determining that the enrolled vehicle is approaching an inspection station, and if the enrolled vehicle has a valid inspection waiver, a bypass confirmation can selectively be provided to the vehicle operator, authorizing the operator to bypass the inspection station. The task of determining when an enrolled vehicle is approaching the location of an inspection station can be performed using a processor disposed in the vehicle, or at a remote location separate from both the vehicle and the inspection station, or at the inspection station. The inspection stations can be mobile so that their locations are varied to prevent operators from intentionally avoiding an inspection, as may occur with fixed inspection stations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160350986A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A VEHICLE INSPECTION WAIVER PROGRAM Public/Granted day:2016-12-01
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