Secure communication and control system for monitoring, recording, reporting and/or restricting unauthorized use of vehicle.
US6157317A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2325/304
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stop and control box houses the standard phone pager (a COTS APPLICATION--meaning commercial off the shelf) as a stimulating and communication device in either a secured and/or concealed mechanical lockup or in any protected area that employs any means to limit access. This protected area would also house control circuitry and could house monitoring circuitry to interface with and record the host machine's functions and finally record the operator and occupant's activities. The stop and control box accomplishes its remote capabilities in a number of ways from actually being wired directly to the pagers circuitry to merely sensing or reading the pager functions and numerical messages.
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