Patent ID: 8428814
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: G07C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method of verifying regulatory compliance of a vehicle having a vehicle diagnostic system including a diagnostic port, said method comprising: providing a vehicle unit comprising an adapter that is configured to connect with the vehicle diagnostic port of the vehicle diagnostic system, said vehicle unit further comprising a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory; connecting said adapter with the vehicle diagnostic port and receiving vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters with said adapter; storing in said memory the vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters received from the vehicle diagnostic system; providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; activating said vehicle wireless communication transceiver with one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers in response to the vehicle bringing said vehicle wireless communication transceiver within a vicinity of that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers to communicate the stored vehicle data to that one of said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; providing a host computer system with access to said communication network and receiving vehicle data from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers with said host computer system; providing a database accessed by said host computer system; collecting environmental regulatory compliance data with said database from vehicle data received from said geographically dispersed wireless communication transceivers; and providing access by environmental authority to said database to verify regulatory compliance; and checking to ensure that said adapter is on the same vehicle when the vehicle is powered on by comparing current vehicle data with stored vehicle data.