Patent ID: 6894601
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A system for conducting wireless communications between a remote system and a computer embedded within a vehicle, comprising: a first communications tag mounted to a vehicle and having a first computer configured for radio frequency communications; a second communications tag mounted to a trailer and having a second computer configured for radio frequency communications; a third computer embedded within said vehicle and electrically connected to said first computer; a remote computer operable to establish a first radio frequency communications link with said first computer and to establish a second radio frequency communications link with said second computer, said remote computer extracting a serial number from said third computer via said first radio frequency communications link and extracting a trailer identification code from said second computer via said second radio frequency communications link, said remote computer comparing said serial number with said trailer identification code and transmitting an incompatibility signal via said first radio frequency communications link if said serial number and said trailer identification code are incompatible; and means associated with said vehicle and responsive to said incompatibility signal for providing notification of said vehicle and trailer incompatibility.