EP1053138A4 - Systeme de comptabilite automatise qui evalue, verifie, enregistre et facture les utilisations de materiel et/ou de vehicules pour une societe - Google Patents

Systeme de comptabilite automatise qui evalue, verifie, enregistre et facture les utilisations de materiel et/ou de vehicules pour une societe

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EP1053138A4
EP1053138A4 EP99903125A EP99903125A EP1053138A4 EP 1053138 A4 EP1053138 A4 EP 1053138A4 EP 99903125 A EP99903125 A EP 99903125A EP 99903125 A EP99903125 A EP 99903125A EP 1053138 A4 EP1053138 A4 EP 1053138A4
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Richard C Walker
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/30—Detection related to theft or to other events relevant to anti-theft systems
    • B60R25/33—Detection related to theft or to other events relevant to anti-theft systems of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R2325/00—Indexing scheme relating to vehicle anti-theft devices
    • B60R2325/20—Communication devices for vehicle anti-theft devices
    • B60R2325/205—Mobile phones
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  • the monitoring system include, a network of on, in, out, and off board devices working together with people through software and interfaces to provide services and make machines and their actions accountable, through safe, secure communication and control devices in real time.
  • the invention is designed to account for all machines vehicles and equipment and their socio-economic and environmental impact world wide.
  • Figure 1 is a key-coded flowchart diagram explicitly designed to state all the PFN functions from the invention's earlier patent control system embodiment (WO 98/24664 and PCT US97/21516) stop box, black box which is combined presently with this billing box function designed to retrieve machine data to receive payment for machine use or account for impact fees to the individual, any commercial interests, the environment, and or for all levels of government to monitor, to cost, to report to the public, and/or manage machine use world wide socio-economically and environmentally.
  • Figure 2 is a diagram displaying satellite technologies, G.P.S., communications, land-based phone systems and all wireless communication devices tied together to help keep track of the use of equipment worldwide and to link government, people and commercial interests in a coordinated, socially-responsible system.
  • Figure 2a is a list or directory of government agencies that are already designed to issue their mass data back to the web account pages that this invention creates through its ability to acquire machine data and deliver it to these agencies and thereby allow them to due their government functions and report their gathered data and activities to the public, commercial interests and government on the specialized web pages described in this application (for local, state, regional, national and/or globally, if sanctioned).
  • Figure 2b is an illustration that shows the invention and its explicit capability, as has always been stated from the first patent to monitor and control humanities equipment, machines vehicles and environment to provide a better social, economic, and a more informed public governance for every facet of technical and equipment use.
  • Figure 3 is the add-on billing box system designed to initially receive payment for use of equipment and to due it through credit card billing.
  • this system is the precursor of the OEM factory primary focal nodes that will be a part of all of civilization's machinery along with personal and environmental PFNs to help civilization assess and account for the use of resources and impact of all equipment on the world.
  • Figure 3a is an extension of Figure 3 and it illustrates how a card swipe is used and incorporated in the billing box or any PFN to enter credit card data into the MMN and account for any machine uses economically.
  • the card swipe illustrates how all the devices can be coupled and or interfaced and have their manufacture software installed into the PFN for securing their interface to a host piece of machinery and deliver a specific data input or service under the electronic control of the processor in the PFN.
  • Figure 4 is a example drawing of the function of a standard PFN secure box structure and a detail of the physical properties that are desirable to create the PFN interface to perform all the accountable functions of communications data storage remote control in the standard sedan. It is not the only configuration the invention will be and the description of the structure and materials are meant to also illustrate the concept of a secure environment for all these sensitive expensive electronical devices and critical accountable devices to monitor and control humanities equipment, machinery and/or vehicles.
  • Figure 5 is a cutaway view of the secure box illustrating the mobility of the shelves and or trays that hold the interfaced devices as well as a structural illustration of a suggested design for the PFN secure containment in a sedan as pictured in the dash shown in Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a diagram of three shelves that are on rollers and powered to eject and retract inside the secure PFN interface and it also shows a suggested arrangement of protected PFN devices, secured customer preferred C.O.T.S. products, and a power tray as a good possible device array for a PFN.
  • Figure 7 is a parts combination map of device coupling for the prototypes of the PFN's components. It is also to show the varied level of commercial developments in a general way. Most all devices couple together or interface from left to right and the sophistication of the technology goes from the most simplistic, at the top of the page, to the most complex, at the bottom of the diagram. This is only a general rule as their are a multitude of combinations that will function well to perform many and most all necessary task by different combinations.
  • the device combining criterion is basically cost and efficiency for purpose and function desired.
  • Figures 8-12 show the Mac, PC, PS2 keyboard, mouse, and serial ports and, in fact, the next 5 to 7 Figures are just to name the standard computer connection, e.g., SCSI,IEEE 1394 and the new interfaces, IrDA ports, like in Figure 11 , as well as, other electronic and automotive connectors in Figure 12. All of these physical connections are all utilized for many of the peripherals and for the many varied PFN configurations.
  • Figure 13 is the standard cordless phone short-range interface as has been described earlier as an optional PFN interface.
  • the drawing is an illustration of another use with a cordless phone and a laptop or palm top to get on land phone lines for data transfer without a hard, i.e., connected to the wall.
  • Figure 14 is a personal locator belt that illustrates a G.P.S. system coupled to a reflex pager for registering and reporting a person's geographic location on a page request to at least one remote location.
  • the present invention uniquely interfaces (on board) a network of separate devices and or interfaced IC circuits together, to create a "Primary Focal Node” (PFN) (ultimately in some form on every piece of equipment in the world).
  • PPN Primary Focal Node
  • This is an interactive control center (ideally secured and protected) and connected to many peripheral devices and sensors, that can be remotely controlled and monitored from the (PFN).
  • the (PFN) is able to, record and play back various data of different mediums, report this data back, or communicate it with off board "Gateways" to computer networks (like servers on the WWW) and/or receive from these Gateway servers commands to restrict unauthorized, and or affect normal uses of the vehicle/equipment in relationship to its cost and legitimate operation to society and the environment, and or regulate the vehicle to a compliance level to meet with any legal parameters and or commercial contractual agreements in real time.
  • the present invention also uniquely provides a control device for society to fairly and accurately monitor and control the impact of equipment use on the world's environment and a nation's infrastructure.
  • the invention's (PFN) on board will provide the initial technical processes and hardware to fulfill these needs and services for the equipment and the people, who own and operate them for today and into the future.
  • the total invention is designed to be a set of secure devices and systems interfaced on and off board to analyze society and machine interaction, and to safeguard this world's environment, which is the physical support system of humanities existence.
  • the invention comprises hardware, hardware embedded software (firmware), software programming, peripherals device and sensors on board and communication devices and computer network systems off board to do this monitoring and accounting business in a realistic and fair manner socially and economically.
  • the invention is a composite of a number unique innovations that also interface uniquely with other commercial products to develop a complete and thorough accounting system, which is completely described in this application and the related filings.
  • the present invention accomplishes the accounting and service tasks, by performing them in an efficient, economically expanding, but money saving and responsible manner.
  • the general purpose and scope of this invention is to automate a data collection process, through two-way communication, that controls an onboard network of devices, sensors, machines, and to utilize data gathered from each machine's Primary Focal Node (PFN) to appraise it's impact and affect on the environment world wide and on any nations infrastructure.
  • PFN Primary Focal Node
  • the present invention also provides software systems and support people to form the necessary set of mechanical and system structures for civilization to control its machines and its economy from now long into the future in a secure manner (i.e., technically, socially, and physically).
  • Newly created industries e.g., commercial businesses evolutions
  • all technical devices and their interfaces as well as any integrated circuit evolution for onboard, outboard and off board systems (e.g., hardware, firmware, software interfaced C.O.T.S. and personnel) to implement the present invention
  • any integrated circuit evolution for onboard, outboard and off board systems e.g., hardware, firmware, software interfaced C.O.T.S. and personnel
  • goals include: conserving and using the world's materials and energy sources and resources intelligently and fairly to insure peace in the world, while accounting for that use and any and all impact on this world's environment and civilization's general health physically, socio-emotionally and economically; also, to help provide, organization and control for the maintenance of individually free, lawful and secure societies world wide; to join individuals and their nation states and societies with an accurate understanding of their physical world and their impact on it and each other; and to provide more safe convenient and unintrusive and or individually respective services through new products and innovative uses of already existing technologies to improve the quality of life.
  • the invention's is designed to ultimately create an economic accounting tool to evaluate and bill for the use of resources and provide a fair impact fee system for societies infrastructures as well as create an economic structure and device to fairly bill other safer and less toxic energy sources and systems.
  • the invention's control system is a necessary technical evolution that can adjust the worlds economic tool, while helping to assure the least disruptive socio-economic path for a healthy and stable environment. For this to happen it is necessary to evaluate and account for all the use and impact for any and all energy sources as they are used in real time by all of civilization world wide.
  • the secured (PFN) is linked to the invention's peripheral sensor system and processes pertinent data on each individual host machinery and transmits it to local, nationwide and worldwide computer processing and mass data storage devices for the environment, for traffic data, for law enforcement, etc., where it is evaluated in real time and processed according to predetermined software programs at all the above-mentioned levels.
  • the invention's control system is needed and is being brought out and commercialized in a timely and responsible fashion so as not to rock the economic structure of the world as driven by fossil fuels. But to marry with these present systems and allow for timely world, national, commercial and public change with stability in all the economic markets and the public and private companies that will be affected.
  • the major answer is fairness and for it to work presently it must be accountable.
  • the invention achieves this goal on a planetary level by combining communication technology, computer technology and all industrial technologies into a monitoring and control system of communicating equipment with its societies. It accomplishes this from first data acquisition with the invention's "primary focal nodes", virtually on every piece of equipment.
  • the primary nodes process and record all types of data that impact the environment and/or have socio-economic importance.
  • all forms of commercial, private and publicly owned communication devices are used to transfer and or copy data to (gateways) for computer networks, where it is processed and recorded in mass management and storage systems, and if so deemed proper at national levels, retransmitted to the world wide web where it is presented to the public as ,world and national web pages.
  • MSN Machine Messaging Network
  • This invention is designed to enfranchise the individual into all local, state, national, world issues and give a real voice to the individual as policy is being determined.
  • the invention is also designed to enhance the development of the individual to continue to improve the quality of human existence on this planet.
  • the invention can give industries and governments real data, as well as in real time, provide any investors which will help insure and guide technical development through financial incentives to use resources wisely, to meet real informed and known needs, while being truthful to the public and suppling real and needed desired products and services.
  • the invention can reduce any need to provide a false economy by providing more real innovations and opportunities.
  • this provision of real and valuable service for the growth of the economy can remove the "soft money" of today and stop the buying of results by funding and granting research with money that has private interest origins as well as funding our representatives with similar political commercial goals. This "soft money” will be used to buy public opinion or it will find a less costly and more appropriate way to do business in a really free enterprise system that integrates everyone.
  • the result at the very least is a reduction in generating waste and misuse, or lack of use, of all our resources.
  • the invention can help to create a society intelligently, empowered with accurate data and awareness that could be coordinated efficiently in real time with purposeful directions for enterprises that can fulfill economic needs.
  • the fact that these decisions would meet with greater public awareness that are geared to improve human life will guarantee more popular support and commercial acceptance to these market directions and their products for personal purchase and for public investments, which becomes a healthy, efficient and natural way the world and its populous desires to conduct business.
  • World banking organizations, brokerage houses, various financial institutions and stock markets around the world can use the invention to help their investors market plan and strategy as to trends and socio-economic goals and environmental considerations to intelligently invest in new and needed markets through knowledge and skill to continue to grow the economy in a healthy manner. In this way, people can still vote financially and individually and the public companies will be lobbying the public more directly and our government representatives less as time goes on, which can help to reduce the present day election use of all the soft money.
  • the present invention begins to place monetary value in worthy directions and uses our economic tool to serve society, as well as the individual, more efficiently. It provides a modality for the individual to be known and respected in a secure manner.
  • the invention can monitor and insure that any agreed upon policy terms made in conference agreements between nations, and between commercial interests, are adhered to in the most definitive ways. This could be a crucial assistance to many unorganized nations, who presently fall pray to corruption and crime that steals and markets away a nation's life essentials and resources for growth, while bullying and exploiting its populous. And it can also be used to help provide the necessary education and tools to achieve a better survival rate.
  • the invention could aid greatly in nation building and to develop trust between all parties in an agreement to accurately inventory and account for provisions their movement and dispersement and monitor all these movements for any sanctioned world police force, that needed to interview in an area, where there was no or unacceptable self autonomy and plagued with savage and barbaric behavior that needed to be interrupted.
  • the invention's interactive capability can be also used to develop a deliberative process with society's elected representatives (Madisonian Freedom).
  • the representatives will be able to use the web page feedback to make well-informed, but most importantly, representative decisions in a timely and expedient manner, regarding equipment /industrial/public/private use geographically and worldwide, along with representing the populous on contemporary issues presented on the same web page, or compiled into a E-mail format for the representative to review quickly (described in the mass media and web page section).
  • the invention could continue to evolve by incorporating more well-informed individuals' instant participation through the computers interactive medias, e.g, new Web TV's Internet and other developing inexpensive communication networks to a point where a society or all societies would decide to operate their secure issues monitoring and voting web as the means by which they govern themselves and make decisions, especially on local issues.
  • This would be a departure from the traditional Madisonian Economics of representation to a more deliberative process for Democracy, incorporating all individuals.
  • voting access through the invention would have to be insured, with confidential, secure personal identification numbers (PINs), coded to fingerprint conformation scanners (no name record after original approval).
  • the fingerprint scanner would be attached to a pulse detector to insure a live voter.
  • the present invention also provides a detailed description of the national and world uses.
  • the present invention is coupled to the described data base systems of management and storage through commercial servers called "gateways".
  • the invention will in real-time gather data from operating machines and equipment, and make available for analysis processing and accounting of this critical data which has been requested by any world community organizations and has been sanctioned for release by the specific individual nations, for the purpose of forming issues for the world populous to review and decide on. It is important to keep in mind that this invention is a versatile, composite set of innovative interfaces for existing products, devices, components, and net work technologies that span the globe to provide responsible and accountable remote control, in a progressive customized manner, that can be offered in the present, and is designed to stay current in the future.
  • the primary goal has been to provide innovative technical and commercial options for humanities industries to cost effectively provide the most accountable remote control to this new emerging technology of machine messaging by responsibly looking to the future, and to marry the invention to a free enterprise economy, guided by a free Democratic society which can govern all its technologies through a responsible, accountable and informative modality.
  • This application's best mode of carrying out the invention incorporates, the earlier stop box, black box and this present billing box as an all inclusive secured Primary Focal Node(PFN) that is ultimately part of every piece of humanities equipment. It also completely details the third embodiment of the first application which was an off-board control and monitoring system that received reports from the secure and recordable on-board remote control systems (PFN).
  • the first patent application detailed the private use of the smaller operated remote control system or network through standard commercial paging and cell phones system providers whether they were personal, private or commercially owned. They could be operated by a single phone call or a control center computer terminal node or gateway (commercial) to monitor and send machine messaging to locate and perform remote control functions.
  • the invention is designed specifically to protect and secure these functions. It also is designed to double as a platform to interface and organize all these separate devices and or their functions. This secured protected interfacing will be for communication systems, any utilized locating systems, control systems and total record and or data storage systems. And this is done to create a good working environment for all of these components. To protect them from rough service damage, deliberate tampering, theft, and to create as credible as possible a secure accounting device and system to appraise any user, or use cost for every piece of equipment in the world. This is intended for individuals governments, public or social groups, and or any commercial enterprises. It is intended to monitor and appraise any use of equipment.
  • the accompanying billing box function has the ability to give real-time controls to any billing and payment process and it is designed to be a secure and efficient process. It will make it possible to pay with a credit or smart card system almost anywhere that the phone swipe system is located either on land lines or mobile applications.
  • the invention was also deliberately conceived and designed to fulfill this purpose for all the new energy systems and powertrains that have no good or any material products that can be commercialized to operate machines (e.g., a gallon of gasoline) and/or any control machine use to match payment received.
  • the invention can fill this void for society socio-economically and environmentally. This kind of monitoring will be needed to maintain accountability, stability and to bring about the changes for the commercialization of these new energy technologies.
  • the invention can serve as a mobile gas station to receive moneys for these new technologies while assessing their impacts fairly and accurately in real time matching receivables to real use. Ultimately, fossil fuel suppliers will have insight and be flexible by embracing the invention these new technologies and plan to invest in these new technologies as they have for the exploitation of oil for the last century.
  • the physical structure in most cases will have laminated walls with the first surface a 3/16" or less thick plates of abrasive resistant steel (AR plate) or steel of greater hardness.
  • the center section will be a composite of Aerogel Space Tile, "Solid smoke” or “Geo bond", and the final layer for the interior surface of the box is of 1/8 inch steel to the same AR Plate standards as the first plate.”
  • AeroGel or “Solid Smoke” is made of silica, alumina and carbon as well as other materials. And is like having a solid piece of vacuum in this center area and this is why it does not transmit radiant heat. It was developed through NASA research to replace the space tiles on the shuttle to protect against the high heats generated on reentry through the earths atmosphere. Presently it is being marketed for the construction of refrigerators ,catalytic converters and furnaces. This products can insulate up to a 100 times better than the original space tiles. Geo bond is another product that is made from gypsum and other aggregate and silicates. These are but only two of the acceptable thermal insulating products on the market today and their mere mentioning here, is in no way intended to limit the inventions options on insulating products or systems.
  • the invention has basically three shapes; it is prototyping but in no way is this to be considered a limitation on the designs possible and configurations needed either in the automobile industry or any other industry .
  • a second design is a horizontal system that is 18- 20" long X 12.5" deep and 6" thick internal. This system will be used in small vans or in center consol, or ceiling configurations.
  • the third one is the add on box system for commercial use which will not be a storage system for personal devices and its size will be governed by what products and services a company might want, e.g., a cab company or a truck fleet tracking program . But all will sooner or later carry equipment that are required to operate it legally, e.g., communication device a sensor array and record and report function and a G.P.S. as well as an automated shut down for the vehicle.
  • the front of the cube will provide lockable access panels that can also be opened electrically and will close in some incidences from sensing inertia via inertia sensor or fluid sensors in stable reservoirs.
  • This is one major property of the invention's design and purpose is to provide a modular interface exchange with flexible customized compartments or areas to universally accommodate existing products. This was done to first provide a standard and a place to interface or to accommodate Commercial Off The Shelf (C.O.T.S.) products and personal accessories. And then to provide flexible retrofitting for future consolidated and integrated systems and their components. Basically, the customized versatility has been designed into the secure protective containment to increase the appeal for this kind of interface and to create a point to organize these merging technologies and to control and regulate them properly for society.
  • this invention's interface (PFN) device claims the right and capability to connect up with any diagnostic port or electrical connection (either hardwired or through infrared comports or any visual sensor arrays referred to in earlier applications (including fiber optics)) and use any software available or invented herein (i.e., OEM, or after market and/or C.O.T.S., and the like) to most easily accommodate or access any host piece of equipment's electrical and diagnostic system and individual devices or sensors either OEM or installed accessories either physically or remotely activated by and or controlled through this interface.
  • the invention claims the capability to install its own priority sensors, devices and software to either augment any existing host accessories or increase the capabilities of any diagnostic or analytical systems desired for any accounting application for services or products to be offered commercially and/or be described within this invention.
  • This versatility will allow all the individual communication, electronic, and automotive product manufactures to become involved and design specific shelves, trays, cassettes , cartridges, and or IC cards, etc. for the custom constructed modular compartments to feature their array of products and/or components.
  • Automobile manufactures will save space in the dash board area by storing some of their sensitive electronic components or those susceptible to auto theft OEM devices, i.e., CPUs/PC expensive audio and video components, etc. that will benefit by a secure, stable and easy to access for replacement compartments. And the box will actually replace the need for any traditional glove box as it can easily be used to provide a safer storage for personal property and legal documents (registration, etc.- possibly obsolete with electronic serial number and registration (ESNAR) stored on board).
  • ESNAR electronic serial number and registration
  • the box will provide many modular options for the consumer and the manufacturers to customize. This holds initial automotive costs down for the base vehicle price and allows manufactures, dealers and aftermarkets to sell to the public to provide affordable upgrades and accessories for more comfort, ease and luxury as well as needed services.
  • This modular component secure system interface one can store all valuables and electronics and use them as well in a concise, organized and safe manner. Either modular trays ,cartridges, or I.C. component cards, etc. that can be removed and placed in a brief case or satchel and carried off for personal use elsewhere.
  • These types of products, trays, cartridges that give structure to contain and connect products with electrical or electronical connections for interfacing them with other products of the invention and the host machine are products of the invention.
  • Another configuration could take the form and still function as a small carrying case (like an entire briefcase or woman's purse) which would hold a persons desired electronic device array (a mobile office, etc.).
  • This entire case would have a connector (USB) probably on the case or an IR communication port so that it would either jack right into the vehicle secure box or optically communicate with the interface system either where a space was provided for it internally or connected to the connection array bus or (USB) on the front of the secure compartment.
  • USB connection array bus or
  • these personally carried component systems would be stored and used in the protection of the invention's secure containment system because of the high cost of the devices.
  • Some existing briefcase products do have chargers but they are not interfaced with the automobile's TT1, analogue or digital logic control system. This is a great benefit to the consumer with this personally owned and operated vehicle diagnostics system and interface. S/he immediately has accountability for any actions taken in the repair of their vehicle and they can have direct contact with any service provider, who can look at the same data give advice and prices or dispute another service providers diagnosis and pricing.
  • the invention can record, report and even print data through the many combinations of interfacing the varied C.O.T.S. devices and products available.
  • any interfacing or connecting of personal owned equipment to diagnose, view augment, record and or report whether secured or not when used by the general public for any and all vehicles, machines and or equipment are products of the invention when sold commercially for this purpose
  • Another good purpose for the invention's interface would allow two systems to synchronize their settings (e.g., clock timing and G.P.S. coordinates) with the vehicle having it's own G.P.S. chip set system and the mobile office briefcase having a G.P.S. system or a hand-held unit one could set a "Trail" marker exactly where they left their vehicle and the hand held unit would guide them back.
  • the interface box will have a bus of connections that connect all the trays, shelves and or modular compartment areas. These trays etc, will offer some or all of the interface communication links listed below. There will also, be an external array of connections place for convenience in the vehicles cabin so that one can connect any desired additional devices in the cabin that might not require security or protection. This array of connections will be greatly reduce with the advent of the IEEE.(USB) or latest 1394 communication links, however, there is a great deal more hardware connections, light and sound as well as firmware and software to be accounted for.
  • the off board accounting and control system monitors all relevant data, and processes it (initially sent by the primary focal nodes software program (vehicle secure interface).
  • the off board processing system in one modality is a mass data management network using the same software as (WWW) (mosaic software) and presently (Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) This is detailed more in the Off board mass data Systems for the 1100 series and 1200 series (Spider Eyes and Greeneye programs) of the invention and will be forthcoming in this application.
  • the invention uses this secure box interface on every machine to guide development from these more versatile modular products initially and then on to the best consolidate integrated circuitry to be secure based as hardware on each type of equipment configuration (and not just for automotive applications).
  • This process allows for rapid functionality presently in the initial C.O.T.S. combinations and it provides for efficient condensing of size and space into ever smaller and more capable integrated secured systems, which also deserve and benefit from a safe and secure environment in their accountable service through the primary focal node (PFN) or the inventions secure box interface systems.
  • PPN primary focal node
  • the first patent was very extensive in the C.O.T.S. application of the standard pager showing how to use pager activation and access data through hard wire connections, sensing functions and or scanning the LCD display through optical readers to be non invasive of this C.O.T.S. product.
  • As was described in the first application there has been a rapid evolution of pager technology and cellular phone technology. And both these technologies as C.O.T.S. Products have always been employed to deliver two way communication when interfaced in the inventions secure containment. But presently with both of these technology's advancements, i.e., pagers and cellphones they can deliver many more capabilities and functions to the inventions secure and accountable interface.
  • the invention first utilizes these new standard C.O.T.S.
  • the first ingredient to insure accuracy between machines for a voice communication interface is to create a sound proof environment so the interface between these smart C.O.T.S. products will have a controlled environment designed to allow them to accurately address each other specifically and transfer data in relation to their functions and the host machines needs and operation.
  • controllers or computers manufactures controller or computers and or the personal owners computer. They could be networked together or separate, but the master command for any sensitive data storage protocols will be burned in firmware in the secure containment as part of the data storage lock up and secured from changing any data content or commands, until freed up copied or erased by the proper authorities or physically removed and replaced by the same).
  • the devices so equipped are stored in the inventions secured and protected containment section their interaction can be recorded with any number of audio recording and storage systems utilized by the invention which could be a part of the accountability programs for any and all the devices or products and or system failures.
  • a microphone in the closed compartment of the invention and recording the machines conversation to the record storage system, which is set up in normal operation to rewrite itself on a 20 minute loop; unless an incident protocol gives the command to store a specific recording, all the devices in the box will be accounted for at the time of an event or accident and can be properly assessed in the appropriate legal settings.
  • Multi-language capability and automatic translator functions would be easy to construct as the voice systems vocabulary should be structured for a set group of universal commands and alpha- numerical data similar to the limited English vocabulary universally used for international pilots. To identify the units that are interacting they can be named or numbered and a protocol for this mass conversation would have to be structured and sanctioned by the proper authorities. But most conveniently would be the ability to just add one other device to the invention and not be required to wire it in if the CP or CPU was voice capable and had voice recognition and so did the peripheral being added. Just set it in and with the appropriate software in the PC just ask it to install the new peripheral and the two could talk it out through interface through an install protocol.
  • the voice recognition technology offered by Motorola has an exclusive dealership for it's pager product.
  • the dealer is Oi electric voice pager.
  • the pager runs on AA batteries and can be easily inserted into the invention and use the battery peg system to energize it. (Batt. Peg can be used to give continual power to all devices in the trays or supplied by traditional AD/DC power connector jacks).
  • the Oi pager uses Lernout & Hauspie's voice compression technology to store and replay messages. This same technology could be incorporated into a G.P.S. chip set or C.O.T.S. hand held receiver and be preprogramed to in the G.P.S. circuit to say the earth coordinates verbally when asked verbally by the inflection voice Oi Pager.
  • the Oi pager would send this less than 20/sec data to a receiving computer that provides the pager service offboard the inflection voice system for interpretation and tracking.
  • the computer could have a voice recognition program and show the coordinate on the screen and pass them on to law enforcement, etc., or this could be done digitally and simultaneously and/or digitally solely, and only apply voice in a review process.
  • This use of voice commands could actually be used efficiently and quite inexpensively between all the devices compartmentalized and similarly equipped and programmed to interact with certain and specific dialogues of protocol. In this case the tracking of a vehicle could be accomplished with just these two pieces of equipment.
  • ReFlex 25, 50 and inflection data pager protocols which can receive and return data .
  • ReFlex 25 at 4-and 7 bit binary short messages with outbound signaling speed of 1.6, 3.2, or 6.4 kbps in three 25-kHz carriers in 50 -kHz channel and receiving signaling speed of 800, 1600, 6400,or 9600 bps, and the Re Flex 50 also has a two way application of 4-and 7- bit binary short messages with a out bound signal as high as 25.6 kbps and receiving signal at 9600.
  • Inflection Data which is a high speed two way data supporting pager protocol as many as seven channels subchannels each as fast as 16 kbps; 50-khz channel capacity as fast as 112 kbps its application is two way 4-and 7- bit, numeric and data out bound signaling speed 4-8-12- or 16kbps/ subchannel and receiving at 800,1600,or 6400, or 9600bps All these C.O.T.S. pager protocols are arriving on the market as different paging devices and pager products and all of which can be interfaced with in the invention and enhanced by its unique properties and qualities.
  • This innovative product like most all the products is an independent product interfaced in the invention and can be removed from the invention and hand carried or completely used separately, however in this case it is attached to a belt or collar and attached to an individual and or pet or some mobile object that one wishes to keep track of.
  • the two chips are SA 1570 and the SC 1575 which will operate on 3 volts.
  • the 1570 is a double conversion, speed spectrum, radio receiver circuit with low cost filters and crystals that provide the communication component for the G.P.S. function.
  • the second chip SC 1575 a 16-bit A is a base band processor and this microcontroller core can process the GPS data to provide velocity position and time outputs.
  • the chipset is onboard a serial UART on the base band chip and is easy to connect to other devices to create integrated multi-functional systems. (Philips also and others (Ganged) for Europe and are developing two way paging for EMMIES protocol and when available this also could provide another transceiver function for personally held GPS to locate people and things.
  • the GPS 2-way pager unit could be removed from the secure lockup and affixed to a person and they would be able to send signals back to the car via the pager service and the car would receive an E-mail via other pager receiver system or cell phone technology at which time the car would track all the trail markers sent back and record them and store them in the data storage.
  • the pager commercial service could have an automated watchdog software that would track record and store and respond to emergency queries protocols.
  • This commercial service is another commercial product of the invention (like a lifeguard system) attached to the 911 system and provided by commercial paging companies or any private monitoring companies that wanted to run either a phone node (Gateway) and or web sites to monitor for E-mail.
  • the person could send it to a personal friends E-mail for them to monitor or their own E-mail. And on silent mode a parent could trigger the GPS and have it give the real-time location of their child and if it was a voice system as well they can listen on mute to appraise the situation or ask verbally.
  • the lost person could send the signal back or ask for help from a few selected sources by their own direction as they appraise their needs, police, EMTs, etc.
  • the signal would only be sent to the vehicle or other 2-way pager GPS or cell phone
  • GPS system that could be hand held. This is also an easy technology for the cellphone systems to adapt to add. And finally this system could be coupled with the short range repeater systems that are detailed later which would send a local signal first for immediate use and action to locate a child near by, etc. and use any vehicle as a platform to repeat the signal to the proper authorities as a locator tool.
  • Motorola has another paging product from it's flex technology (FAST) -called Creatalink where it uses one-way and two-way pager protocols interfaced with a micro-processor and can perform remote control functions mainly in the automotive industry. These devices basically perform the same functions as described for the C.O.T.S.
  • CreataLink(TM)2 it has a internal and external antenna if necessary has a serial TTL interface/RJ-12 Connector/CLP Serial data protocol.
  • Cell phone systems have a number of companies directly producing modems that convert the cell phone into a data link for Laptops, palmtops programmable controllers Etc. For the lap and palm tops they come with 2 in 1 PCMCIA (PC card)s to be able to use your laptop or palmtop like a desk top in a mobile situation through analogue telecom lines at 14.400 or 33.600 or through a digital GSM cellphone up to 56k bytes/sec.
  • PCMCIA PC card
  • the pager interface connectors will also be listed for one way and the logical development of the two way pager that are cots products and described as the original communication link and system for the stop box.
  • connectors that will be used in the invention that do not involve portability.
  • the invention may be stationary and being used in other industries that will employ land based lines, regular modems and or some other communication system to either remotely control, record and or report machine use from this secured environment.
  • the company Option International is one of many companies offering interfaces and cable connectors to interface laptops and PC's with peripherals so these supply companies will not generally be listed, however, most all relevant parts and interface systems will be referenced here.
  • this invention also uses another product of Sony's the "memory stick" and in most cases this D-WAVE CELLPHONE with digital camera devices interfaced or a form of this D-WAVE protocol would be used to send these images to the on board protected storage stick if it was deemed important but not worthy of an immediate trans mission.
  • Sony has a lot of plans for this new technology and it is an ideal fit for the invention and any of its mobile uses, e.g., their web browser will have a new Internet technique called "personal scrap book", which allows a person to select content from familiar sources, also WebSPF(TM) allows for one to reliably and quickly connect to any website with out HTML defects and an immediate disconnect, which without these qualities could be debilitating in a mobile application.
  • This prototype can be used typically as a modem for any onboard easy interface with the computer systems and or personal laptops and will function with ISP servers as well. And will be interfaced as a COM Link and support base for video peripherals in most of the more sophisticated computers used by the invention. Another important advantage to this unit is it's self contained 65,535-color active matrix screen
  • the prototype handset communicator is ideal for the compartments in the invention because it is only 4.25" long 2.5" wide and less than 1.25' thick.
  • a interface connector tray would have to be configured to supply, a battery charge, any necessary interface connector array, any possible voice or infrared data transfer desired, and any external antenna considerations if necessary from the multi antenna buss in the inventions (PRN).
  • PPN polysulfone heat shield covered ports in inaccessible area of every secure (PFN) to allow for these contained product's standard antennas to function inside the box with no threat of damage from fire
  • Polysulphone is a high heat water proof thermal plastic and a product of Amoco Oil). It can handle direct heat up to 370 F).
  • the interface trays will also provide away to appreciate the LCD screen if not utilizing some other larger display on board either in other products (personal laptops etc.) or part of the OEM host machine (Hologram wind shield displays or other LCD displays for the instrument panel (IP) or video technologies , flat screen digital, etc.) or one of the Inventions own displays.
  • This is an the ideal technology protocol to interface the inventions card swipe phone or installable bill box system, which is depicted in Figures 3 and 3 a.
  • the entire unit can be reduced in size and increased in functions to provide secure data transfers of bank card driver licenses , Etc information to charge and check credit for cabs, busses , Etc, as well as, confirm a driver licence and photo on file for the police or for the acceptance of a credit charge.
  • the Sony system is one of many that are going to have to be able to give location data for cell phones in the near future, but it's (CMA) D-WAVE Protocol has all the right properties to work really well in the invention.
  • TM Compact PC Card
  • TM cellular system and a landline and modem PC card. But most importantly, it can also be supported in the inventions computer systems with a PCMICA Type III form factor socket and windows software program form 3.1 up.
  • the "Complete PC card”(TM) has it's own antenna and is a cell phone, modem and can hook up to the nationwide seamless cellular system. It has a transfer rate is 14400 Baud. It is a C.O.T.S. product and already FCC approved.
  • This system will be part of any integrated consolidation for a dedicated cell phone technology to handle remote control through the inventions computer and will be stored in the legally protected area. It is the best present system for the inventions communication link and the one chosen for the prototypes. It can also be connected to land base lines with the standard RJ11 phone connector. It does not require any cables and it has no compatibility problems.
  • peripheral connections There are a great deal of manufactures that produce peripheral connections and these proprietary connections will be configured to allow the universal interchange and quick connection of all these separate devices to be used in any secure box interface.
  • the manufacturers producing these connectors are named below as well as the cell phone peripheral connections
  • One system of interfacing for all these older systems will be the peg board system much like an electrical engineer's or experimenter's bread board, which will offer female jack holes in parallel rows
  • all the specific cots devices will have their specialized connector on one end connecting cable and on the other end will be male plug which is able to be inserted into this general multi- peg board buss set up for (Serial, parallel SCSI and or any of the newer interface connections like the IEEE 1394).
  • the peg board bus is shielded all the way around in plastic covered insulated foil to reduce electrical noise.
  • Infrared communication interfacing and coupling for data transfer is another way to interface devices in the invention with out a direct cable connector type system or the traditional (DCC) computer connections.
  • One innovative design for the infrared interfaces is to have their optical windows on a flexible electrical cable cord and have the windows out fitted in a velcrove band that would have its mating tape on the C.O.T.S. Product IR window for quick, proper and stable attachment of the two windows for an optimal union energized from the main controller.
  • a convex semi-circular chamber node or glass ball node covered in velcrove which provides a number of uncoverable attachable port holes to couple a number of Ir optical cable end windows to form a multi- port fiber optical cable juncture on this optical node.
  • this same glass node or reflective prism could be connecting fiber optic cables or flexible glass or plastic rods with specially prepared ends to accept and transfer the data stream optically so long as it did not bend the infrared light and corrupt the data stream. These ends would also be attached with velcrove to allow the user to quickly install and interface the devices no matter where their Ir ports were located. There are many attaching devices and using any different system should not constitute any uniqueness on this protected and flexible interface for IR interfaces as described above. IEEE 1394, INTEL'S UNIBUS (USB) AND APPLES "FIRE WALL" TECHNOLOGY
  • the secure (PFN) has a real commercial purpose as a secure lock up interface to provide a good environment to accomplish these interfaces and protect them from theft and unwanted tampering.
  • IEEE 1393 protocol is quickly emerging as the standard to all its predecessors even those that have been combined to create it, like GEOport, USB connector styles and SCSI. Even though these designs can support data transmission for video and graphic, they are limited in speed and can in most cases service one host computer, however, they can be utilized within the invention.
  • the invention will be configured and detailed in the 1000 series parts to accommodate and work with these shortcomings as well as all the types of connectors and interfaces previously mentioned as backward technologies because of it's wide array of combinations and levels of operation, and to deliberately develop a universal interface system for all peripherals and combinations to better serve the Machine Messaging Network (MMN).
  • MSN Machine Messaging Network
  • designs where ever possible will incorporate the IEEE 1394 because they provide the best service with size considerations for the physical connections and they provide for 63 connected devices and computers networked being of great importance in the (PFN) secure box system as is apparent to any one skilled in the art.
  • GPS Globalstar
  • Rand McNally products and other geographic mapping software programs that can recognize earth coordinates (latitude & longitude, received as an electronic and/or digital signal, or any software conversions and/or already in-house invention described interfaces, as well as utilize standard address information.
  • These systems can position the vehicle and map it in the PC display which will allow the operator to locate and guide himself individually and faster without having to use any outside support software service or servers, which will free up any network system software or commercial servers for those who need it.
  • These products have been developed to chart the best driving path and give on the road instruction verbally and in written directions and in map diagrams
  • An onboard automated operational software program could triage services and prioritize them to be handled by onboard software; either PC driven or by advanced versions of the billing box computer/processor and designed to maximize and consolidate the services desired to meet any of these needs either by onboard devices or offboard servers and their devices, e.g., software and networks that could be decided by an individual's decision as to any monitoring system service cost vs individual hardware/software cost and/or personal privacy of movement concerns with respect to these variations.
  • the "OEM 4000"DGPS credit card size receiver will provide, the high performance differential GPS embedded applications in the world wide standard R(B)DS and RTCM SC 104 formats. Depending on the differential correction service the GPS position accuracy can attain 1 meter.
  • This product will interface with RS 232 or TTL very simply providing integration of GPS systems of use in many applications, e.g., geodesic research, forest applications, marine positioning and car systems. Ir connects through a 6 pin connector and requires +5VDC. While this has been designed to be used in the inventions own devices this credit card size GPS is one modality to give GPS to Laptops and Palm Tops which is described as another product of the invention.
  • STAMP II The 940 series computer has been thoroughly described in the previous patent application and is an excellent in expensive system to be coupled with a myriad of devices and communication equipment. However in some of the heavy duty remote control applications and robotic's full computers are required and full data storage devices are also required for accountability.
  • the invention uses, for example, 5 different inexpensive computers presently they are the Target 188EB a PC/104 embedded processor board, The target 386EX a high speed embedded processor, 486SX micro controller, 386SX 486SXLC2 processor board and a high performance AIM104-386-33 single board PC.
  • the reason for the many varied computer controller boards is to accommodate all the varied functions of the invention's peripherals, e.g., running big industrial equipment to operating small solenoid valves in simple blind remote controls.
  • PPN is a versatile storage control center performing the stop box, black box and billing box functions which have been isolated out and described to better provide easier understanding, development and commercialization of the invention.
  • the secure (PFN) is designed to provide safe storage for all mobile electronics personally owned e.g Lap tops, organizers cell phones, etc., and any of the host equipments control circuitry, e.g., programmable controller, controller modules, system control modules as well as any memory storage for trouble codes linked or separate that might be served well by being consolidated and or interfaced in the secure protective environment of the invention and part of any Primary Focal Node (PFN). It is the intention to develop the invention's secure electronic interface as a standard set of structured devices in some form on ever piece of equipment to complete the (PFN) task in the future.
  • the Original Equipment Manufacturers e.g., for car manufactures, e.g, GM, FORD CHRYSLER/DAHMER, Nissan, Volvo, etc.
  • PFN Physical Equipment Manufacturers
  • the PFN interface will be able to interface electronically with any number of automotive multi-pin connectors that it has to transfer data TTL, digital or analogue either inboard a (PFN) structure or in some separate linked network and or daisy chain configuration to obtain any operational information on the vehicles performance and operation as well as control its electronic equipment.
  • the normal vehicles peripherals will be monitored, e.g., OEM computer or one of the inventions computers and or any additional innovative peripherals either products of this technology or other manufactures will also be interfaced utilized for their special properties and or monitored in their performance and if of a critical operational failure to the host equipments proper operation recorded and if necessary reported back to the offboard monitor and control system the Machine Messaging Network (MMN) and or on to the web pages on the (WWW) to create the (MMNWWW) interface.
  • MSN Machine Messaging Network
  • WWWW web pages on the (WWW) to create the (MMNWWW) interface.
  • ESNVIN Electronic Serial Number Vehicle Identification Number
  • the invention combines the communication devices electronic serial number and the manufacturer's vehicle number so the exact combination of equipment sending information is identified and also the exact location of the transmission (GPS) Personal profile can be sent as part of this header with the Lie.
  • Tag No. and/or driver's licence as scanned in through the card swipe, or fingerprint analysis if publicly determined policy or some judicial conditions for an individual's driving privilege. All this information would be listed in the state mass data computer to be run through a compare list and dealt with accordingly.
  • This process also provides for any initial privately purchased program for fleet management and the regular citizen owner and or operator to be notified in real time on the IP instrument panel and for the shop of his/her choice to be notified at an earlier level than a critical notice to the state highway mass data systems.
  • the operator or their shop would have preprogramed in the software of the (PFN) in anyone of the capable controlling and communication systems previously mentioned another address, e.g., phone number, that is the data for review as the driver is notified in real time. If this is a persistent problem that violates the public's laws, e.g., brake problems or CO pollution the preprogrammed monitoring controller will search its compare list for frequency and dial up the proper authorities as well as notify the shop of the transmission. Ultimately and ideally this software will be part of any vehicle OEM computer and secured and protected in this manner. Question: Why is this needed? 1) No more need to waste the citizens' time for vehicle inspections.
  • Highway Safety to assess the country's infrastructure and the personal equipment in use and all the impacts. 8) The public can view their highway system and the condition of the vehicles on it and decide how they best would like their representatives to vote.
  • the GM powertrain controller will have its connector and pin configuration socket represented in the drawings with all the other industries sockets as adaptive connections for the modular trays to be designed for and jointly bussed together. There are many other connectors presently and the manufactures will develop there most ideal way to tray them or compartmentalize them in there specific configurations. In fact, universal busses are going to simplify this process in the near future anyway ,which will be completely described after this discussion on how the PFN will access the standard automobile sensors of present and all the accessories.
  • Philips Semiconductors is one of the major semiconductor manufacturers in the world and is a leader in In Vehicle Networking (IVN) .
  • Philips has many products based on Controller Area Network (CAN) bus protocol. Some are standard-setting receivers and deliver high ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) with low radiation levels for automotive applications. They have both single wire CAN compliant Transceivers AU5790 and the earlier AU5780 and 2 wire fault tolerant transceivers PCA82C252, TJA1053, a 2 wire high speed CAN transceiver PCA82C250. PCA82C251 highspeed CAN transceiver and a SJA1000 Protocol controller.
  • EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
  • the PFN has been designed to have a 110 -120 VAC plug in the front of the PFN for the additional accessories.
  • a special water proof socket with properly shielded cable could supply power to an aesthetic plug socket on the exterior to energize small house utility requirements in an emergency, e.g., a few lights, electric hotplate, very small fridge, etc.
  • This circuit is displayed in the drawings but their are many other variations. And also the third application details many of these variations in the peripheral circuitry for the electrical devices on board the host vehicles.
  • a solar cell array will be placed into the top surfaces of a vehicle in a aesthetic configuration and the (PFN) will be provided a current sensing system that will wake up a pre-programmed EEPROM and microprocessor and it will automatically call out and give its last GPS coordinates, or initiate a hot reading to keep suppling hot GPS coordinates. This is activated if the car is stolen or in an accident or by a person activating the emergency communication mode for an SOS call or 911.
  • the firmware or software will also turn on a receiver so that if the SOS hail is received a call can be given back to the stranded motorist that help is on the way.
  • the storage space saving protocol will be initiated by, e.g., the court disk software instructions controlling the recording process to take place only when the driving parameters are deemed violated. At which time they are time and dated and given location coordinates stamped along with what ever is determined as monitorable necessary data input, e.g., vehicle speed, inside cabin video, of the operator, breathalyser readings as well as a request for fingerprint scan, any short range highway info- transmissions as to speed postings, lights run, etc., and on and on.
  • monitorable necessary data input e.g., vehicle speed, inside cabin video, of the operator, breathalyser readings as well as a request for fingerprint scan, any short range highway info- transmissions as to speed postings, lights run, etc., and on and on.
  • Some of these programs are: automated uniform report protocols for; Crimes (UCR's) criminal incidents captured recordings in real time, vehicle service work orders and work completed reports, standardized judicial programs to asses reckless driving, substance abuse, aggressive driving, pensive driving, watch dog driving analyzing programs for suggested driver improvements
  • This next product is another Sony product and it is a tremendous asset to the invention.
  • First it is smaller than a stick of chewing gum and its storage capacity is 5 times greater than that of a standard 3.5 inch floppy disk. It is available in 4MB and 8Mb storage sizes and with a PC adapter makes it easy to connect as a C.O.T.S. product.
  • PC card adapter (MSAC-PC1) slide into an ATA type II PC card slot in Cameras or peripherals and also in to lap top computers if only the transfer of data is desired.
  • the connecting surfaces can be duplicated to provide a socket for plug in and removal versatility as a resident storage device for any serial data transfer with on board systems
  • the stick was designed to be used with small digital audio/video electronics products, e.g., digital cameras handy cams, ect, and with the 8MB memory stick up to 160 digital images can be saved on one memory stick. It is highly reliable which is important for legal use. It will be useable with newer technologies because of its original serial protocol and it is being designed in the future to incorporate digital copyright protection which will be great for legal applications. It has a 10- pin connector, and for the 8MB stick and PC card interface.
  • Sony also has another product called the link. It is a digital interface that meets the latest IEEE interface 1394 specifications. This provides high speed and easy interfacing for audio and digital products to be linked to computers in a single small cable which will allow for space saving data transfer and control for all the peripherals, e.g., cameras remotely directed from any on board computers. Through the link multiple formats are possible to simultaneously transmit digital video, digital audio, DID, DSS and special command controls to operate AV equipment remotely.
  • This high speed data link can operate at speeds of 100, 200, or 400 Mbps(MCGA bits per sec). However, the slowest connected component speed will dictate the system operation speed. What is nice about this combination of components is that they will easily fulfill the C.O.T.S. Interfacing for this data storage or peripheral operation because they all have a compatible matrix.
  • the permanent storage system will also be a Sony product which is a magneto optical disk drive (MO)disk drive .
  • This disk is coated with a special coating that is magnified at a very high temperature. Approximately art 300 degrees. It is extremely reliable and low cost for MCGA byte of storage. This technology is not easily effected by other magnetic fields and it requires 300 degrees to write to the disk, which is provided by a laser. If desired it can be written over many millions of times unlike the traditional CD rom or CD-R.
  • the MO drive is versatile in it's recording capability it can be a rewritable device or a once only record which is probably how it will perform its judicial functions.
  • magneto optical disk drives can be used with most all platforms and operating systems. It is an excellent storage device for Audio/video, document imaging, graphics, CAD/CAM, medical imaging, digital video, multimedia Accounting, banking and legal records.
  • This storage system could make any of the inventions (PFN) a vehicle computer system that could complete any need imaginable.
  • the whole drive is only 5.25 inches high and can be easily compartmentalized in the (PFN). However this unit is being considered as a permanent storage system and not for rewrite.
  • Sony provides write once media which is WORM media part # CWO-2600 2.6 GB their are 3 other WORM write once media but this provides the largest data storage.
  • the Sony product number for the MO drive is RMO-S594/DWPS.
  • the software will be explained as all the functions that will be performed by the on board devices and offboard devices and systems including the data transfers.
  • the specific programming will be designed and created by for all the specific devices but the functions they will command will be described presently.
  • In one modality by having timely performance checks that can be run through onboard hardware initiated by onboard and/or offboard software through comlinks, that control sensing devices which are able to communicate this data back to monitoring support systems that can augment it with up-to-date software and diagnostic data/devices either directly or by networking with other servers.
  • the host vehicle will be able to assimilate this and its own gathered data from in and outboard sensor devices to record and report on its own road worthiness, while issuing warnings and/or repair orders to the driver and local mechanic as well as telecommunicate this data to the proper authorities or commercial servers.
  • the present invention may be provided data by interfacing with these devices, which can provide distinct electronic signatures of molecular structures to the preprogrammed mini computer and/or processor so it can identify specific chemical compounds.
  • This will give the secure Stop/Black Billing box,(PFN) the ability to recognize the hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides, carbon monoxide and other significant toxic chemicals and heavy metals which are the by products of our fossil fuel energy consumption.
  • PPN Stop/Black Billing box
  • the minicomputer or stamp II and/or more advanced substitute computer
  • the minicomputer would then open an interface with the host vehicles programmable controller unit and the fax modem onboard with the offboard servers hardware/software sending signals to trigger latches or initiate software to have the host vehicles send preprogrammed data that is to be provided per servers requests.
  • the invention monitors this braking data and has a program either in a manufacturer controller/computer, or in the invention with an analytical software program that could denote subtle changes in repeated brake applications under consistent circumstances that would trigger a warning notice to the driver to check tire tread/pressure as well as specific wheel braking problems.
  • This information bar is another product that is designed to help communication on the crowded highways to better help people to be more social.
  • a voice recognition program, or small key board, or selected preprogram messages package a diver would be able to create or select a message he wanted to send a driver behind him, it is conceivable to have these info bars placed on the side or even written back wards so a driver in front could read a message.
  • This device should be designed not to write expletives or derogatory phrases to reduce road rage and the chance for some one to shoot your lights out.
  • the system will be designed to stay below the rear window brake light height and be on either side for retro fitting or in newer cars incorporated in to this brake light.
  • This info bar has been created and will be used by the invention to give warnings to outside drivers in any emergency and or remote control protocol. However this device has real aftermarket value presently.
  • any data determined by onboard software to indicate an operational hazard would be sent from the invention to the driver as a warning or notice for his or her acceptance which would be logged and reported to all necessary devices and parties on board and off board, e.g., PFN storage systems, surrounding drivers, Government traffic, and or environmental agencies that were operating any interactive highways, remote control or robotics systems and/or any mechanical monitoring service connection or national program the driver is enrolled in or commercially participating with for insured road service.
  • PFN storage systems e.g., PFN storage systems, surrounding drivers, Government traffic, and or environmental agencies that were operating any interactive highways, remote control or robotics systems and/or any mechanical monitoring service connection or national program the driver is enrolled in or commercially participating with for insured road service.
  • This last option is part of the local state and national monitoring and control system that will involve interactive highway systems with short and long range communication equipment for, environmental, traffic and law enforcement computers with data management software provided and maned by all thee levels of government.
  • This personnel and mass data storage and a communicative network will mass pertinent data on to the state mass data management system, their watch dog personnel and mass data storage and then on to any national management, and their watch dog personnel and mass storage data bases.
  • their will be priorities parameters established for any passing on of data and specific criterion governing the form that data is stored either in the (PFN) or any of the levels of this monitoring and control system network (1000 -1200 series system) which will be owned by the public and operated by government and commercial personnel.
  • PPN public and operated by government and commercial personnel.
  • the systems hard ware and existing software will be further explained as to how this can be accomplished presently and developed into the future.
  • Most of the mass data structuring exist today in private commercial computer data bases and in government data bases.
  • the invention claims as proprietary specified services and charges comparative tools. Accompanying these mechanical/warning reports, a consumer could request a report of suggested cost for any such repairs that would be made available and printed for the driver and mechanic shop simultaneously as an additional service. The driver could also ask for more service options or have this covered through pre-purchased service agreements with the monitoring service or their OEMs, and then handled by their support mechanic services or subcontractors in the immediate area (e.g., like an HMO program for cars).
  • the monitoring GPS public system might be ideal for monitoring drunk or restricted drivers personal control of a vehicle at any given time, with onboard recording/reporting. This could be a municipality product forced to be purchased by the questionable operator as a condition of their driving privilege, or even a pre-accepted prorating insurance pricing tool for certain drivers and/or driving conditions, e.g., work only restrictions, Day time driving only, a habitual speeder, and the like.
  • the present invention may be used to monitor that person and report back to insurance and legal authorities and could employ the ticket on the spot automated feature of the Black and billing box, as well as stop and control this drivers actions in real time.
  • the new finger print ID in the steering wheel or small ID transmitter bracelet, or a special ID and/or credit card swipe card with or without pin number would be employed along with any audio/video recording/reporting systems that can be activated on the vehicle through the invention to identify the driver and initiate any agreed upon and/or legally mandated pre-programmed software systems stored onboard or part of any communicative network.
  • the system depicted in Figure 3 is an ideal retrofit billing box (PFN) designed to be purchased and supplied software to monitor conditional drivers and account for their presence AND AC ⁇ ONS TO THE COURTS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.
  • PPN retrofit billing box
  • This same system can perform a phone to credit card acceptance service which would work extremely well for taxis and busses and mass transportation applications to allow the rider to pay on a credit card and for the companies to check the validity in real time; also a fee could be collected for the use of this service as a condition of licence or use.
  • a specific driver software program format would be constructed and would be downloaded with any pre-recorded court directions instructions and conditions of driving which could be activated by software and then search a particular individual vehicle system and locate any of these specific devices and functions that might be available or must be onboard as a condition of one's driving privilege, and then activate them specifically by the authorities's (now) onboard directions or any remote control of them by server node and law enforcement, as well as give direct communications to the specific questionable operators.
  • breath sensors or analyzers that would be attached to any of these secure stop and control(PFN) systems for further monitoring of a questionable driver, as well as incorporated in vehicles for standard drivers which could ask the driver to self test and initiate a controlled slow down to stop and secure the vehicle in a stationary position.
  • Persistent attempts to defeat the system will be judged by law enforcement as whether it is a driver behavioral situation or machine error and the proper data will be retrieved from the vehicle and support (MMN) source providers and presented to the proper authorities if necessary while all the proper service and emergency personnel will dispatched all in real-time.
  • the present invention will store a private record and notify preprogrammed server numbers and authorities mass data management of this real time incident. So there is two ways records are stored and these files can be merger compared and consolidated by an approved public policy modality.
  • This system will need to have specified legal parameters for acceptable levels of a particular chemical substance which can be addressed to the public in general, and to the individual specifically which will be determined by government municipalities, qualified medical, and insurance companies and the individuals own physical characteristics which might mandate the amount of operator control and necessary monitoring they will be allowed and thereby automatically licensed for.
  • these systems could be adjusted by any preprogrammed legal messages in the same manner as already described earlier, and/or augmented locally in real-time for any changed operational conditions, as per the conditions sensed for the driver with relation to their vehicle and environment and their legally licensed privilege to operate and control that vehicle.
  • the present invention may make the driver and the proper authorities aware of an operator's impairment due to social, emotional or a purely physical impairments, and affect the correct and supportive response that may be deemed appropriate, and all in real-time.
  • this network completes a total interaction for humanity and its machines. This brings the objective auto tutor to the individual operator by bringing his actions to his own attention, as well as to any and all appropriate others in the appropriate manner. There should also be driver notification of these brief operational conditions/warnings so the driver will be asked to accept, and thereby be given a real-time meaning to the legal phrase that "ignorance of the law is no excuse”.
  • the program is beneficially and optionally interfaced through the invention to any other available accessories that sense erratic vehicle chassis movement and is designed to warn the operator through the electrical system Instrument panel enunciator or on Board LCD displays.
  • the invention will next determine if it needs to augment an aggressive driver program in real-time from onboard data files or offboard commercial servers (insurance company data transfer nodes and public safety providers (law Enforcement nodes or monitoring highway safety system nodes). This sets ups an automated triage of response actions to alert and create a communication link for monitoring and responding to defuse and deactivate the operator's negative impact on the public's safety in real time.
  • the insurance companies will be able to accurately asses all the areas they insure and make sure that they are costing the appropriate companies, government infrastructure and system and the individual pubic in the most accurate way and with the most up to date real time individual policy rates.
  • the insurance research institute can identify costly equipment quickly and provide consumer alerts in a rapid fashion (this will save money for everyone).
  • Standard bio-behavioral telemetry sensors may be used to monitor the occupants and the operator for many body functions, e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, Body temperature, audio screams or verbal expletives, or even video of the driver ripping the head liner out of his car in frustration.
  • the parameters for blood alcohol already exit in most states and could be augmented through research to incorporate any and all substances that can impair diver operation.
  • the invention would be able to recognize these physical properties in people through breath analysis, molecular analysis of perspiration, changes through galvanic sensors, thermal sensors that unobtrusively can accurately sample skin surface for these chemical compounds and there synthesized by products and thermal changes, and assign a specific and distinct electronic signal.
  • the processor would recognize changes in conductivity variations e.g. some thermal sensors.
  • the present invention would be employed just to support the ability of a driver to operate with the correct levels of monitoring and automated control to ensure everyone's safety and the individual's timely care, while preserving their individual freedom as much as possible.
  • the invention will be individually user friendly as an auto tutor to allow the individual to first appraise his or her actions and augment their own activities, until the invention's software identifies a preprogrammed level of unacceptable parameters that denote a public danger. And it is here when an individual seems to have some difficulties that they are reviewed first and given help and finally restricted and/or punished for their unacceptable behavior with equipment if warranted.
  • the present invention also supports any software systems that monitor an operator in any way as previously described, and/or coupled together through any of the invention's computer interfaces, and driven by any appropriate software to combine and utilize these earlier stated devices with state of the art sensors, such as IBM's papillary fluctuation sensor, the standard beep sleeper alert with a short range transmitter to the (PFN) which receives a head nod signal, and the same for a wireless elastic armband blood pressure cup that has a C0 2 cartridge or compressed air canister and electronic 2 way valve with a microprocessor energized with a AA battery that is preprogrammed to pressurize and depressurize the band and send a short range radio signal to the (PFN) to either display the reading or to trigger software to control the vehicle and call for help ,ect.
  • state of the art sensors such as IBM's papillary fluctuation sensor, the standard beep sleeper alert with a short range transmitter to the (PFN) which receives a head nod signal, and the same for a wireless
  • the invention will then either take control completely of the vehicle after warning the driver, or put it into the shut down mode and alert the authorities, or even in the legally authorized application lock the doors as programmed, turn on the dome light, and drive an offender back to jail.
  • the invention will optionally take control of the vehicle and safely stop it or direct it to the appropriate health support facility, while alerting, recording, reporting and/or ticketing the driver if applicable.
  • This repeater station is in every vehicle and equipment's (PFN) receiving any short-range transmission which it processes and then sends this signal or message via the cell phone for immediate 911 attention and vehicle recording.
  • the software in the (PFN) will record all pertinent and current data when it dials out a 911 distress call.
  • the invention recognized early that the integrated highway systems could use short range low noise FM transmissions to deliver messaging to the vehicles there has been plans to incorporate a multi channel transceiver for this purpose. Prior to these designs an earlier product design was experimented with by the inventor called the TOT SPOT, The Hunt Well, The Pet Path finder, and the Friend Finder. As is obvious by there names they were people locating devices or locating device for a lost pet. They were also simplistic in design and not very reliable.
  • the system was two small CB transceivers originally CB channel 14.
  • one of the transmitters was outfitted with a micro processor with the simple SOS burnt in as a latch on the micro processor, which when it received this signal immediately keyed up the microphone circuit on the transceiver.
  • This allowed the receiver portion of the originating unit to pick up the keyed up transmission and by watching a signal strength meter an individual could turn in a circle and locate the direction of the unit with the keyed up mic. This worked very well for a bout a half mile.
  • This system was also designed to key up the microphone circuit if a water sensor detected water, e. g., a child fell into water it would send a signal out.
  • the people pointer is a pager and GPS technology that could be water proof and outfitted with the same water sensors or similar.
  • This Rf transmitter system will rely on a second coded signal that will after a short look around by a concerned parent with their locator watch or belt clip unit; send this coded signal to activate the emergency 911 beacon signal, which will be recognized by any (PFN) equipped piece of equipment within reception distance of the keyed up coded signal unit. All receiving vehicles will instantaneously call into a 911 computer specially set up to center focus all the calls and dispatch emergency services there immediately
  • More sophisticated units could also have GPS chip sets and send earth coordinates as well . These units could be purchased and the service could be a non-charitable minimum for all cellphone customers as a base government tax. In fact, there are many more 911 protocols that should be considered non chargeable to the private customer, e.,g., highway emergencies ect. and this is already the cases with cellphone users able to report troubled motorist for free by pressing *77 or *71 in some states.
  • Some other possibilities for the communication link may take the form of a multi-band smart transceiving scanner (with a controller) that would rapidly use different tuning crystals and bands separating program responses and save computer size and capacity cost and complicated software these would all be pre-programmed and prescribed protocols from the FCC and other agencies.
  • This would allow for many of different RF equipment to access this RF transceiver and help in identifying and locating people and things, e.g., another emergency response protocol other than location coordinates would be to activate outboard cameras and audio systems on all responding (PFN) vehicles/equipment to better track an emergency signal visually appraise it in real time without dispatching server/provider personnel either unnecessarily or inappropriately.
  • PPN responding
  • the present invention creates efficiency and reduces public cost which will always have to be the goal of any basic service. Ultimately for public safety some agreed upon version of this equipment will be required. And to the provide the proper controls each vehicle registered will have an electronic serial number and vehicle identification number (ESN/VIN) followed by all other peripheral devices interfaced by their serial numbers unless another ESN is involved. This will always appear in any header print screen or hard copy record for official record stored. Also listed are any and all state registrations and tag numbers form the most recent backwards. Some of the most crucial data will be bar coded on the external port communication port for a double check for any official queries. And just recently an Identification chip designed in Europe is being used by some manufactures so that even parts can be scanned to see if they are stolen. This system if employed more widely could provide with the inventions system an integrity check for a totally vehicle in minutes.
  • ESN/VIN electronic serial number and vehicle identification number
  • This add on device was designed to be a retrofit to be used for court restricted drivers and also as a pay for use billing box for renting time and electronically customized services and for receiving payment from reading a magnetic credit card for the use or service of a piece of equipment or service provided by a piece of equipment like a ride in a cab, bus or limo. This is depicted in figure 3 and was submitted in this first provisional and described in the first filing for the related applications
  • the invention would have a credit card swipe device along with the earlier version number pad so that an operator can access and could purchase remote system services and pay for any tax charges or any alternative energy charges through the credit card swipe.
  • This swipe and key pad credit card device like the one in use in the stores today, in one modality would be combined with a standard cell phones and it's keypad and have a swipe groove right down the side of the hand held receive and mouth piece instrument to ease the operator's ability to become current with any charges due.
  • the first C.O.T.S. parts that will be used in the billing box system for commercial retrofitting are all from Uniform Industrial Corporation and these magnetic strip card readers are all in the ACETEK Series, they read magnetic strip conform to ISO 7811 format, they are manual swipe, bi-directional read with TTL output, Some are RS232, they can also read dual, triple and JIS (dual) track design.
  • swipe cards will be connected to a F2F Decoder ASIC MRD 510/520 in the cell phone handset and be routed to a special phone node for credit card approval software that can process the digital data and any encrypted security algorithms either part of the credit card companies services or a software program run by private companies to process the card through the cell phone hand set receiver. This will not be the case in the box or any PFN system because space will not be an issue and the decoder chip and hardware will be accommodated everything.
  • THE MACHINE MESSAGING NETWORK is an input data recovery monitoring system from all the individual vehicles, equipment, and machines (PFN)'s to already existing mass data management and storage systems for public safety, on the highways, for it's management of crime in society, and, to preserve this planets environmental state to support human life.
  • the off board mass data systems already exist and in many cases are already networked and interfaced with each other governmentally, in the banking industry and also in the insurance industry and in many other related industries due to a lot of the present commercial mergers.
  • the hardware and software will be described in this section to demonstrate and provide how the invention can greatly aid the information technology highways presently and to best control and organize these newly emerging Machine Messaging system's data input for the future.
  • the Machine Messaging Network technology combines all existing commercial control systems for remote, services, machine controls, tracking, telemetry, all monitoring, and or accounting systems that are processed through any communication medium to conform to a (process copy protocol) for government mass data management and store systems.
  • the protocols are to be structured by the governing agencies and computer systems requirements and the public service functions the agencies govern. They will be given a simple Uniform Format by which information is entered, screened, and routed for public presentation and stored for any archive purpose. This will comprise the National Data Mass Management and Storage System (NDMMSS).
  • NDMMSS National Data Mass Management and Storage System
  • PAWP's Public Account Web Pages
  • RDAR Area Relevant Data Acquisition and Report
  • NRF National Security Review Flag
  • the invention creates (the public account web page system (the PAWP's) products which provides the machine messaging network (the mmn) into a complete and total accountable system for society. This product is also structured to make the agencies and government officials or anyone; available for the public to interactively e-mail through the bulletin board technology that is available today on the web.
  • the (NIBRS) National Incident Based Reporting system deloped for and by the FBI and The Bureau of Justice Statistic (BJS) back in 1982, with and developed into the standard by which all crimes are reported to the national crime statistics mass data computers.
  • the (NIBRS) is generated as a by product of state and local incident based reporting (with this government structure software design). However, it is designed to suit individual municipality needs. There already exists a protocol to extract only specific data form the (IBR) state programs and pre pare them on magnetic tape in a specific format, for the FBI record.
  • This national incident based reporting system is well establish and has a progressive chain from the local departments to either directly transfer data to the national mass data base if the department can provide the data within acceptable national parameter and or state protocols that will insure that the national data base receives it in the proper format. At any point along this process the proper data can be transferred to the appropriate web page.
  • This incident based reporting system will be adjusted to retrieve the most inclusive and current data and direct it and or divert it to the appropriate agencies to prepare this data for everyone examination. And at the local level where it originates off the gateways will be immediately accessed by police request and posted in real time for the public and police to interact with in the quickest safest solution to any and all public safety issues. This is the 1100-1200 Spiders Eye and Green Eye program Social Products created from the (MMMWWW) union. As mentioned earlier all government agencies have their own networks and more and more are they being networked at many interactive levels.
  • the environmental data would be processed throughout the state environmental programs and there hazmat programs and on to agencies like the Transportation Environmental Resource Center (TERC) -And the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA),which is the United States Evironmental Protection Agency's EPA's Division that handles the nations programs and, initiatives, policy and guidance, regulation and s tatutes, citizens involvement, government partners, industry an government environmental justice, Federal facilities and activities, international data systems and models. They also handle training, what's new and news ,feed back, and they have offices regionally and of course they provide a web page which can be the beginning a hyper link from the Web account page and the regional operations can provide their data.
  • the EPA also has it's own law enforcement division called National Enforcement Investigation Center (NEIC), located in Denver, Colorado.
  • NEIC National Enforcement Investigation Center
  • OCEFT criminal Enforcement, forensics and Training
  • the (OCEFT) supports the environmental enforcement community through expertise in field activities, engineering evaluations, forensic labortory activities, information management, computer forensics, technical analysis, training, and in courtroom presentation of evidence.
  • the government structure is in place to set the guide lines for this real time recovery of environmental data sent From the (PFN's) to their Gateway communication nodes and on to the EPA's landine phone connections regionally and nationally as well as assimilate all the state collected data manage it in their standard programs and mass store it. And with out question in this process the regional and state EPA agencies can provide this structured data for presentation on the State and Local Accountability Web Pages.
  • NASA has planned it's seventh Goddard Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies to address the scale of data collections, presently and into the future. Data storage is quickly going from terabytes to peta bytes with the number of objects going from millions to billions. And the integration of archival storage systems into data bases and digital libraries is already under way. NASA and the IEEE are addressing the issues around integrating these archives into information management systems. Not just government ,but commercial computer systems are likewise facing the same mass data storage and management challenges .
  • the Casset Console is about the same size as the drive console has a data capacity of 7.5tera bytes/180 cassets DIR drives and weighs about 600 lb Junction Consoles for the automated or robotic tape loading and unloading has .6TB 15 cassets same size as the basic console and weighs 925 lbs.
  • the system is scaleable, it has innovative robotics, and it uses infrared communications, controls a unique mailbox system, and the tape scanning system is a barcode type, and the system ca self diagnose and trouble shoot itself.
  • the 1100-1200 series spider eyes program for law enforcement and government use police - spider eyes -report back public web crime or incident- report - record- pub web.
  • the police will have a wide array of innovative devices to chose and aid them in their job. And all created from the invention's ability to interface all types of communications, data storage and interface with remote control devices on the vehicle.
  • the officer could first view and then capture this information and run it through a software compare list that is either a pre-loaded local and national (UCR's) and (NIBRS) pertinent data files from his Role call briefing at the beginning of his shift. Or it could be data obtain in real time through contact via an isolated and protected short range Rf signal from his cruiser where it is received and retransmitted (Repeated) by long range two way radio or Cellphone or a 2 way pager transmission equipment through any number of interfaces and equipment as covered in this application for the invention. Ideally the interfaces would be housed in the secure box system.
  • the hand held unit will have a couple different configurations including hard wire connections and wireless technologies, but all will have in them ( a micro processor, EEPROM buffer and or Sony mini digital" memory sticks" or a comparable technology. If hard wired connections are used the officer will place the hand held unit on his peripheral communication link (USB) or some universal set of connectors array and down load it to s/his larger data storage unit in the cruiser (8 gbte or better). These USB's and outside and inside the cabin connection arrays will also help when servicing any and all vehicles and will help to certify the repairs on the unit for the customers later reference through their own computers on board. Another communication port technology is infrared.
  • MSN Machine Messaging Network
  • WWW World Wide Web
  • One goal of the control system is to empower all the people with real data and communication with each other so they are not victimized by the media's representation of what is pseudo-determined facts by pseudo qualified editorial and/or professional opinions of the real facts and data for any private interest. At the very least this should help develop some responsibility for their extremely financially rewarding use of our public air ways and our laws governing free speech and our extremely generous use of government property in land and our technology as we the informed pubic have afford them in the past. All of us need to be able to give our input to the issues that affect life here on the hydrosphere. And the web page will be detailed on how it will easily provide the facts in a simple precise manner and allow the public to seek out the opinions necessary for them to form an opinion and respond by E-mail directly to their representatives at the very least.
  • the objective of the invention is a good and peaceful merger for all.
  • the present invention is similar to an auto tutor: The belief here is, the accurate information that will be more readily available to all and coupled with the skills to condense this data individually and publicly, man will make the correct decisions and put aside his petty differences and selfish interest. Not at first but with awareness civilization will do this as a whole. This should be how this invention is used and its purpose. It is through these avenues of purpose, service, and use that the invention will generate business and the ways the above mentioned servers and providers will commercialize it as fully described and claimed clearly here and now. And it is very important to understand this huge and diverse unique claim of accounting and analyzing as it pertains to the invention's entire monitoring network system.
  • the present invention with its monitoring and control capabilities, is a secure interactive Internet of communication for man and machine that will evolve as a world wide web with secure communications and control for all civilization's equipment.
  • the invention will actively seek out and query the Government and all it's agencies to gather information as to what equipment and systems it uses and how it gathers processes and stores it's mass data. And then seek out and join with any involved commercial and government efforts underway that are standardizing programs to join together data bases. Once again the timing is perfect. At present the computer industry is trying to readjust for the Y-2K problem. So the inventions deployment can be expedited though this process and the fact that all government agencies are networking their data bases. With coordinated efforts presently this set up for the (MMNWWW) can be accomplished in an efficient manner with joint cooperation. The inventions (MMNWWW) program will strive to coordinate it's direction and goals with these efforts, commercially and govenceally.
  • the invention will also seek out government departments and agencies to utilize their technology transfers and technology grants in an effort to coordinate as much as possible this effort to develop the (MMNWWW) and be willing to combine it's technology with other manufactures and government agencies in as productive a manner as possible to develop this necessary network.
  • the invention will lobby and participate as well with the governments public officials and work on the legislation for the practical uses of remote control technologies and robotics systems for the nations highways (D.O.T.)
  • D.O.T. remote control technologies and robotics systems for the nations highways
  • Interstate Commerce Commission Any and all law enforcement agencies, e.g., for vehicle control, personal monitoring, lost person locating systems, evidence procurement, public safety, fine assessment for violations and automated insurance;
  • the billing box (PFN) innovation is to provide a real service by creating legitimate commercial business that offer accountable services to protect the individual, society and the environment as it evaluates fairly our impact and actions with our machines and on each other.
  • the accountability factor will be based on fair and good use of equipment and resources which will correlate to, and must be augmented by pre-defined cost factors for use, so that fair pay scales for any activities can be equally applied for commercially, as well as private individuals based on the volume or activity and the machinery's operational economic coefficient impact fee which will be determined by the earlier described process, or any agreed upon legally prescribed manner for business operation, e.g., contracts.
  • Every piece of equipment will be evaluated for its impact then monitored and controlled: e.g., cars, farm equipment, construction equipment, even home devices and stationary equipment, private and commercial.
  • the industries are: Car Rental & leasing Companies, Rental Equipment Companies, Loan & Finance Companies, Car & Equipment Manufactures, Repair Service Companies, Insurance Companies, Telecommunication Companies, i.e. pagers, cellphones Rf transceivers, Standard Land Line Phone Companies Inter Net Providers, Cable Services Providers, Public Transportation companies(i.e., railroads, subways, buses, cabs, and limos, fuel and utility companies, credit and bank card companies, any manufacturing that uses equipment and energy to run it). Privately owned and operated highway systems (toll and interactive. Boating Companies, Farming and Agriculture related companies, computer companies, computer software systems, e.g., Microsoft, and the like.
  • MSNWWW macro system
  • This figure is a descriptive flow chart that illustrates many of the possible variations that could be employed to completely create an interactive network of servers and providers as has been ascribed to/from the stop box described in detail in the patent applications incorporated herein by reference.
  • This system has always been described as one that could be individually owned and operated, commercially owned and operated, and/or publicly owned and/or operated.
  • This system embodiment has always described flexibility as to size and function with the defining factors always being the devices, systems and people wishes as to the properties and qualities that comprise any particular market product or system.
  • Figure 1 is a flow chart that plots and prioritizes the command and operational functions of all the hardware and software.
  • the (PFN) is the focal no deal to perform the three basic secure and protected containment functions of;
  • the Stop Box e.g., to restrict unauthorized use of equipment, the Black Box to record and preserve data in an acceptable legal manner, and the billing box which provides a total accountability system for civilization economically and its physical existence on this planet.
  • the software program (already prototyped) also applies the brakes automatically if the driver or occupants try to leave the car prior to the complete shut down of the vehicle. While this software package is relatively simple it completes the stop box and some of the black box recording functions to more than demonstrates the practical reality of the invention and the feasible completion of any of it's prototypes and or technology. So figure one provides a map of directions as to how the software commands initiated in the (PFN) will be structured with respect to the devices and sensors on the host vehicle and how they will be effecting the PFN and the PFN affecting the devices, which are all interfaced with and in relationship to the control systems off board. This application describes how the invention can do all of these functions and it suggests ways for society to use the invention . But in no way does it attempt to prescribe to a democratic society how to govern or implement the inventions use. This is for each society to decide how to use the invention for learning ,analytical and appraisal purposes and or the imposing of any controls physically or legally.
  • Figure 2 is an illustration showing the world and all the possible networking of systems that will make up this complete interactive data handling communication and control system , or create the monitoring network of the present invention the (MMNWWW).
  • Figure 2 shows satellites that surround the world and triangles denote commercial or private servers and government providers; the servers ⁇ providers are gateway nodes in most cases to land based phone service for computer net works for the government agencies commercial service companies, and or the WWW.
  • (ps) means phone system hard wired;
  • (lg) in a circle is local government; [E] in a square is the emergency response; the little man is a lost child or convict; and also depicted is a tractor, boat, plane, bull dozer, factory and a car.
  • the radio towers are, for example, cell phone, digital and/or pager towers, and/or RF systems and the capital of the US represents the national government and the stars are other national government around the world.
  • the triangles are servers in other countries. This figure is meant to present the simple view to establish the concept of a world wide monitoring system to link all forms of communication networks through the inventions PFN's to create the Machine Messaging Network the (MMN) which when it's data is presented on the WWW as informative accountable web pages completes this task.
  • MSN Machine Messaging Network
  • Figure 2A is a list of U.S. Government Agencies. And in fact it is actually a U.S. Federal Government Agency Directory prepared by LSU in a search engine format web page with hypertext and or mosaic or gopher software architecture so that the browser can click on any under lined department or agency and go directly to that specific departments home web page.
  • the purpose is to develop a public product for rapid awareness of one's physical and economical environment from the local to the national level to greater insure the wise use of technology investment and create a more politically interactive public that can voice its views economically and by public comment through electronic polling in the most efficient and clear way.
  • Figure 2B is the entire inventions control system from the Primary Focal Node on every piece of equipment to all accounting processes of public government in every agency desired to an accountable presentation of this Data to the public in general via local state and national Accountability Web pages.
  • PFN's can have more than one purpose e.g. they can be used to bill for service or a particular service of a machine and simultaneously be gathering data on an incident or accident even controlled by off board control systems.
  • PFN Primary Focal Node
  • the icons from the top left are trees with a (PFN) box to monitor the environment, weather, air pollution, etc., either sensors or video camera or any number or types of sensing devices. This box is given a squiggly line to indicate a wireless transmission.
  • the invention will add communication to them if they do not have it and return their data in real time to the agencies that are to govern them and any private or commercial operators of this equipment could be given a tax rebate.
  • the agency will then pass the data on to data management for posting ,CCing and any proper storage determined by any governing software.
  • the PFN's software will be configured to retrieve the data in an easy to handle format to simplify this process.
  • Part of the accounting system is to be able to support this mass data acquisition system with out breaking anyone group, e.g.. the individual, the governments, and or any commercial enterprises.
  • the next icon up on the left is a generating plant and it shows a direct black line going to the commercial servers semi circle.
  • This is a land line phone link and also a squiggly line to indicate a wireless transmission if needed as a back up or more cost effective modality, etc.
  • the invention could list here all the standards for air quality for S02 point source standards, particle point source standards, NOx point source standards, all the green house gas C0 2 etc. However, there are government agencies and private watchdog groups already involved in monitoring this and they have established standards which can be used a s a starting point.
  • the invention will house all the appropriate sensor arrays to detect these toxin or just the "Nose a NASA development along with a communication link to these agencies to insure real-time compliance and report any amount of violation. Much of this data already exist and can be easily prepared for the web account pages.
  • the Rf transceiver is for networking all monitored farm equipment to one land line, transceiver where ever possible and the pagers will be used for inexpensive longer transmissions, also this will provide for the repeater function of a short range signal to a long range transmission or telephone communication line, e.g., people locator (Child find).
  • a short range signal to a long range transmission or telephone communication line, e.g., people locator (Child find).
  • a transceiver With every land based line so outfitted with a transceiver an emergency network could be developed making every land line part of the repeater net system coupled to all vehicle PFN's.
  • the short range transmitter would have the same one tuning crystal the same as the tot spot system mentioned earlier this would be a specially dedicated frequency by the F.C.C.
  • GPS systems are employed by Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) for the governing of irrigation and crop monitoring from satellite systems.
  • ADM Archer Daniel Midland
  • thee systems could be interfaced to return accurate crop data back to the government and to send aid and services to help a farmer or farming district in trouble due to weather or blight ect.
  • the farmer could be given a tax break with respect to crop investment and loss.
  • the data gathered in a specific area was used for public use or commercial use the farmer could be reimbursed for the access to their electronic gathered data.
  • the next icon is a factory and depending on how many pieces of equipment and the proximity they are to land lines these pieces of equipment may also only have a short range radio transceiver that is in communication with a secondary node with in the company (land based line )and reports directly to a company control system in which these machines are monitored and recorded for their operations, but can also be provided instructions from plant management directly to their operators or are operated robotically without operators.
  • This in house network system could provide a data link for service contractors and show a history of operational readings which when run through their software diagnostic programs and or those programs owned by the factory would limit the repair choices and suggest the materials needed to effect an appropriate repair . This would be a great time saver and money saver. Also personal calls could be routed to the operator without them having to leave their machine to answer them.
  • the car icon is very well described in this whole application and is used to describe most all the PFN's properties and qualities in all the other industries.
  • the ESNVIN would also have a special tariff smart card number already swiped into the cars PFN which was bought earlier, this national card only pays for tolls and gas or use tax or commercial cards can be used when they are accompanied be encrypted transmission and reception for security. And, of course, for the interactive highways or any smart cars to be a reality for society they will need to process all their remote control instructions through a secure PFN that can record and account for all the robotic actions for any legal decision involving a driver accountability and an automated systems liability.
  • the tower and or airport facility is normally well endowed with environmental and weather sensing equipment and all this data would be also segmented by agency protocols and CC for the proper mass storage and also presented in the public account web pages.
  • Also at 8 o'clock on the MMNWWW local node gate way protocol is a icon for the interactive high way and in most cases this will act as a primary local node to down load any PFN data that is standing ready for data transfer in the PFN Buffer an has been CC to it's PFN's unit storage.
  • the first ring is the commercial communication server and MMN gateway via Land line systems . More and more in the future standard phone systems are going to have faster switching and for any one to operate a commercial node they must have all their phone support lines be Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines (ADSL).
  • ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines
  • the second ring in and the first ring provides any emergency service if the PFN did not call or was not able to reach an emergency service phone node for some reason .
  • the commercial server will maintain any and all contact e.g. voice and data links till the customer is served or connected to the emergency personnel, otherwise the second ring can provide any number of services from making web connections to down loading entertainment packages for the board driver.
  • the next three smaller circles are for energy accounting and environment, transportation and traffic, and the criminal incident reporting system.
  • the voting node allows for the public with their special pin Id to vote on the road or in the home. Originally first to respond to issues as they drive home to let their representatives know how they feel on the issues that are at hand . They can view them in their cars on LCD screens or see by hologram wind shields, and hear data delivered by voice. (Not Radio) This system would be developed to sanction a vote with a positive finger print ID and or an accompanying pin code. Also a driver could send a voice mail that coverts to a written message to address an issue on, e.g., area roads and specific conditions.
  • the two inner circles will be a continual running account of commercial and public cost and gains so an area can judge how well it is doing and also to determine where best to invent or create its finances and use its resources.
  • This data would primarily be gathered over land lines and this accounting system could be used to make cases commercially to communities to lower taxes or provide support aid in a lean time or help to retrain workers in an eventual lay off. This is not the way business is done to day but it should and could provide a better way of life without stress for all in the future. Business would learn it's local community can help guarantee its survival even if it has to change the way it is doing business.
  • the inner center of the top semi circle is local government and all the way down through the center of the drawing is government with three pegs interlocking the local government the state government and the national government with the local account web pages that are displayed as local, state, national and international web pages.
  • the pegs have letters in them and they spell out REPS for representative or the elected officials.
  • the objective here is to integrate the process of individual power and responsibility for any one representative to be directly responsible to the empowerment structure held by the public individually.
  • the lower section semi circle is the delivery of data to the web account pages with government numbers on money spent and received locally, in the state, and nationally, Stock reports and financial reports on the local commercial companies, the regional companies and corporations, and the national and world stock markets.
  • the highway systems being monitored and ultimately remotely controlled The car is receiving remote service and the house being monitored and for it's energy use.
  • the computer is a web access, the tv at 6 o'clock is mass media with a web response box.
  • the factory can review all that is on the web as to the public opinion and government policy and the world receives all the data from every where and all the world populous can see how the planet and the other humans are faring around the world. And for this to take place all the national governments agencies must clear the data to be freely posted. Well at least they can start some of this.
  • Figure 3 displays two variations on the billing box accrediting system and the credit card devices and phone devices that have been innovated for these purposes.
  • the billing box was designed to be an add on unit or aftermarket device to collect a fee for use of a vehicle, e.g. rental cars, Taxi Cabs, buses, ect.
  • Part 301 is either a standard credit card, ID card or any other information card that one wishes to use to enter information to the billing box (PFN).
  • PPN billing box
  • this device is not just designed for the regular magnetic strip cards as has been described earlier but is designed to stay current with the more sophisticated cards, as well as evolve to other recognition systems e.g finger print and voice and pupil identification systems.
  • the data retrieved from these magnetic cards can be recorded on board in the billing PFN as well as transmitted back to any network gate that can make the necessary land line connection to any credit check procedure and mass management storage for accounting pu ⁇ oses and records. And when this is done through a Billing box or PFN system it is a commercial service product of the invention.
  • Part 302 is the regular or standard cell phone handset that if it is in use the lower bill box could be configured with out a key pad.
  • Part 303 is a standard key pad format that can be used to communicate with the bill box when connected and interfaced with any the invention's computer and supported with the proper interfaces and software and or firm ware.
  • Part 304 is a multibus bar connector universal with 29 contacts so that it can support any system/device entered into the bill box. These were earlier designs. And this earlier design will probably not be used and will be replace by the multi bus system IEEE 1394 or the universal bus and or IrDA interface.
  • Part 305 is a quick connect end on one portion that will make a pigtail to connect with any combination of electrical connectors on the other end of this second portion, e.g., computers, any electronic connections, radio or automobile, but in this case is depicted in the drawing as RS232 part number 306.
  • the other short pigtail is part number 305, there may be 5 to 10 in quantity, that can slide easily back and forth to allow many varied positions for the different devices and the space they require. All hardwired connections could be made with Commercial Off the Shelf devices in the box or by infrared com port connections.
  • a segmented infrared bar can be aligned to any device's infrared window to communicate with the invention's control circuits.
  • Part 307 is a mouse ball that one can use to run window type graphic programs either displayed in the unit display 308 and/or any larger display within the field of view for the driver, either LCD vacuum tubes e.g. VGA flat screen, or the new hologram wind screen in the newer cars (e.g., Pontiac Grand Prix).
  • Part 308 is the unit display
  • part 309 is an emergency power pack
  • part 310 is the secure bill box.
  • Figure 3a is a interior block diagram as to how a card swipe or card swipe cell phone would be connected to one of the billing box or PFN computers and would then process the magnetic data stored on a card through the software provided by the card swipe manufacturers, as well as any credit card company proprietary security software used by the PFN computer.
  • An electronic signal with a preprogramed dial up number to a credit card approval service company with any proprietary software to process the data in the remote location would be partially and or either held on the card or in the PFN software package depending on the type of cards and devices chosen to complete this remote billing and payment procedure, e.g., smart cards vs. regular cards, etc.
  • CE,FCC,UL,cUL certified were all discussed earlier in the devices that could be interfaced with the PFN's as peripherals section of this application to provide mobile remote services.
  • This card swipe is another peripheral that will be on all manufacture vehicles in time as part of any PFN's to allow for a vehicle ⁇ equipment operator to pay for any use fees, uncontested tickets, or to log driver licence information, and or pay energy fees immediately, rather than having to stop the vehicle to stay current monetarily for use of the vehicle or services. They can card swipe at any time, either while taking on any energy provisions or at any convenient time in the comfort of their vehicle out of the elements while using the equipment / vehicle simultaneously.
  • personal identification equipment e.g., fingerprinting, pupillary ID, voice recognition, pin number from key ⁇ number pad, ID trans mission bracelets, etc used as either additional ID conformation peripheral systems or a future primary personal ID credit device component to a remote or PFN personal credit data storage accounting system will be connected and interfaced in the same manner as illustrated in figure 3a. Or these systems will employ any of the interface technology shown in figure 7 .
  • the on board PFN universal RF receiver section will receive the signal and have a serial data conditioning of the signal encoder or this will be a function of the PFN computer processor and software through a special IC decoder ⁇ encoder card part of the computer hardware.
  • the transmitted data will be recorded in the PFN memory systems e.g., hard drives, buffers or flash memory devices or MO drives or CD write drives, etc. as well as any remote location credit data management and storage system.
  • the ESNVIN number of the sending PFN along with time date and locator coordinates for the billing, charging , ticketing and acceptance of as well as any acceptance criterion for these transactions, e.g. electronic signature or hard copies generated by on board printers etc. which are turned in with a transfer of memory at the end of a shift or use of a vehicle or service
  • drawing 3a 302 is a cell phone that can either be inside the billing box or outside and only electronically connected.
  • 302 here is out fitted with a card swipe slot that can read the magnet IC strip of a credit card or a driver ID, etc.
  • 320 goes to a PCMCIA modem to support data communication by a cellular phone for the PFN computer, (these actual connectors can be serial RS232 connections or IC cards configured into the PFN computer hardware mother board ,euroboard or done with edge ribbon connectors etc.
  • 321 illustrates a direct connection if the special cellular phone is already out fitted for data delivery in its circuitry and therefore would connect directly with the computers RS232 with a mere cable or utilize the new 1394 universal bus system or utilize any connection to handle TTL or the standard serial port PS2.
  • a function switch will send a firmware stored signal to the PFN to process and store the card swipe data in it's hard drive if on board or in it's processor buffer to be retrieved and sent via the PCMCIA modem to the cell phone and to the remote location.
  • this function could be manually contrived with the button first processing and then in another position sending it as data through the cellular protocol. Or this data could be performed through soft ware commands stored on the card and PFN or even in the cell phones firmware e.g. D-WAVE phone protocol from Sony and its multitasking capability out fitted with a card swipe.
  • 311 is a PFN computer and is one ideally with at least a 386 processor as was described in the processor and computer section of the PFN's described earlier. 311 would also be programmed with all the necessary and proprietary software to complete these security billing procedures. In the lower left corner of 311 is a small square with the letter [B] this stands for buffer or hard drive in the PFN computer.
  • the number 319 has lines that go to the little square [B] on 311 and to the horizontal square to the left.
  • the horizontal memory square is additional memory to keep a record of credit tans action most probably done with Sony memory sticks, how ever any of the memory systems described could be utilized and then erased by the proper procedures after any reasonable tie had past on questionable charge entries.
  • 323 with a lighting symbol signifies a wireless cellular signal conditioning device for data transmission to and from PC's.
  • PCMCIA in a square.
  • 313 is a two way data modulator for any RF transmitters, receivers, or transmitters, used to down load data from the PFN or in this case the card swipe protocol to a remote location or gateway, etc.
  • 314 is a two way Motorola reflex protocol to down load data to a remote location, (this would involve PFN software that could break up the data into 20 bit segments and transmit the data to a remote location that could reconstitute any lengthy multiple transmission into a complete secure text transmission if it is determined necessary to develop a secure algorithmic protocol for credit card data transfers.
  • Motorola is very protective of these transmission signal protocols already and this might prove a secure system if practically capable of handling the quantity of data in any commercial transaction.
  • 322 is a new product that adds so much to ease interfacing of cellular technology to the PFN and that is why it is mentioned here directly . It is a complete data hook up of modem transceiver and antenna with a PCMCIA III connectability to any of the PFN computers.
  • the last square is a standard telephone data modem for computer data transfer, the little circled (H) stands for hard wired to land phone lines; and is listed hear to demonstrate that the PFN will be used with stationary equipment as well as mobile equipment and vehicles to value use and service related to use as well .
  • 318 shows the connectability of all these data conditioning and transmission devices described above and in figure 7 and within this application and all related applications. 318 also shows that the memory 319 will store any crucial down loaded data to a remote location on board the PFN as well.
  • 315 is a pager receiving station
  • 316 is a cellular phone receiving station
  • 317 is a radio frequency station and these are all wireless to land based phone node systems, they can be gateways or they can provide wireless communication through standard ISDN phone lines to secondary commercial, private or public entities that perform gateway functions , accounting services and or monitoring and or remote control function to a vehicle ⁇ equipment or any multitude of net work services as shown for all three wireless communication modalities in drawing 3 a.
  • the listing of these commercial, governmental public and or private functions and services listed in figure 3a under each of these wireless modalities is in no way confining to a specific wireless modality .
  • Figure 4 Shows a picture of a dash board in a traditional sedan.
  • the PFN just right of the dash is the PFN and it is depicted as a box with a personal computer slid all the way out of the containment with the lid or screen display opened so that the driver could use the computer screen with a GPS system like DeLorme running to receive automated directions to an address he was unfamiliar with.
  • Below the computer and the secure lock up center section rests a cellular phone that has its phone modem connector coupled to the heal of the phone and directly to the right is a second communication device a pager that is also coupled to an optical scanner in this case as was described in the first patent.
  • the lock up in the center can house permanent invention computers and storage records plus GPS and any communication devices that are desired on the vehicle all the time, This lock up section is only accessible by authorized personnel in the most ideal situation and hopefully mandated by law.
  • This section would house the PFN invention computers and in the place of an on board personal computer their would be an LCD screen that could display map graphics if need be, through the on board computer systems.
  • the square boarder with circles inside is the walls of the PFN case.
  • 401 is the outer metal case plate which can be up to 3/16" thick made out of AR metal plate to resist penetration or drilling.
  • 402 is the inner metal plate up to a 1/8" thick and it is made of the same AR plate.
  • 403 is an insulating product and their is two that are being used to construct the prototypes. One is "solid smoke” a product developed for the space shuttle and "Geobond" a gupsum product. None of these products or specifications should be considered the only way to create a secure PFN containment to fulfill any part of the nature and scope of this invention. The thickness of 403 the insulating section would not exceed 3/8".
  • 404 represents one kind of lock cylinder like those used in safety deposit boxes, however, not made of a soft metal like brass. From 404 can be seen two flat bars that go out past the inner plate 402 where they pass through a solenoid catch mechanism that when it is deenergized will not allow the bars to pass out of the front edge of the encasement. 404 in the center can also be opend manually with a key. once again their are many manual and or electrically automated locking devices that could be utized for this same pu ⁇ ose.
  • 404 is displaying the bottom compartments access panel swung open on a piano hinge part number 406. So the view is displaying the back of the panel so bars can be seen and that is why they are depicted as solid lines. Behind 404 lies the secured section which is represented with dotted circles because they are located in back of the bottom access panel in the open position. If the center section is the designated section to handle or store the legal storage electrical components it will not have an electric lock release or it will be disconnected to only allow for the proper authorities to remove this data or component parts. 405 is the bottom access door in the closed position and that is why the bars are depicted in dotted lines.
  • 406 is a piano hinge and is a part on each of the three sections as a point of articulation for the panel door.
  • 407 is the standard glove box that can either be used or discontinued to allow for other rerouted accessories HVAC vent, ducting and planums or blowers motors, etc.
  • 408 is the SIR compartment which is the sudden impact restraint or the Air bag.
  • 410 is the pager as earlier described with a scanner on the front however any interface and connector system could be employed in the PFN. Also Motorola pager processor "Createalink could be utilized here and even as an effective processor in the center section that is closed for the ultimate secure service functions as another C.O.T.S. computer communication combination for the inventions control center.
  • 411 is the standard cell phone with 409 depicting a connector modem, which will be wired through the trays to any on board computer to receive and transmit data to any system in the PFN or connected to it.
  • 412 is a specialized tray connector made by or for the personal laptop computer that will provide all or any of the desired physical connections to interface the computer to the host vehicle or any other peripherals or to net work it with any other computers.
  • the holding and securing tray will then couple to the sliding either motorized or powered by vacuum. And so the electrical connections to be functional here it will have a controlled flex cable to 503 the central buss channel or canaleta or race way where it will route wiring up and down inside the containment.
  • FIG. 5 shows two views of the secure box for the PFN in the Dash.
  • the top view is of the back of the box cut off so the components can be viewed.
  • the top shelf is showing a laptop with all its varied connections that have a preformed shelf designed to supply the necessary connections directly to the laptop connectors.
  • This same tube works as an antenna galley and channel to house the control buss of wires to the out side of the secured and protected PFN .
  • These wires are protected in a armored flex cable like the one described in the first patent for the protected beeper.
  • This 1/8" thick access door is made out of stainless steel and numbered 510 in figure 5 .
  • the access doors 510 can be opened in three different ways, one with a key in two places as displayed in figure 5, another as described in figure 4 with the throw bars out to the electric solenoid catch mechanisms and there by finally opened by electric solenoid release triggered from the inside program software of the inventions on board controllers which is reliably energized by the emergency batteries inside the PFN.
  • the two key system would also have the same solenoid lock release system.
  • dash plate / drink holding table numbered 507 which is illustrated in the down and open position and appears as the end view of this dash plate / drink table .
  • the front is molded and formed to create a uniform appearance to the dash board.
  • This aesthetic dash front may be constructed by covering the compartment panels with cushioning and upholstery and not having the drink top dash panel.
  • 501 represents a molded rubber gasket that is grooved to accept the dash plate /drink table in the closed position.
  • 502 is the two sided lock placement cylinders if this type of lock system is employed.
  • 511 depicts the electric latch plate and solenoid assembly that receives the lock bolts from the keyed cylinders.
  • 505 is another piano swing hinge for the table / dash cover plate.
  • 504 is a coiled spring that returns the dash plate when all the drawers and or trays are retracted.
  • 506 is a shelf roller that can be slid into any number of slots in many places of 402 the inner wall of the box . These slots will either accept a tee ended fastener that supports these shelf casters or rollers or it will allow a compartment plate or separating partition wall to be slid down the slot.
  • These compartment shelves or rollers can be moved or exchanged to create any number of configurations, however, the trays will be standardized to certain sizes that will be customized by the manufactures to accommodate their products.
  • These separating plates have lock blocks that have drillings with 10/32" screws that will thread into tapped receiving holes in 402 the inner wall. 508 in one of these partitions. 506 the rollers have a screw that can be tightened to clamp the tee device against the inner wall skin- part 402. 412 is the personal lap top in the top shelf. 509 is the trays that ride on the rollers, these trays presently are designed to either be half the size of the PFN or to go all the way across the containment. This is not the only design for the movable trays and adjustable flat compartments and should not be considered so, but this design is being prototyped presently . Any protected containment or interface that is structured to coordinate and control remote functions on a machine all fall within the nature and scope of the invention.
  • Figure 6 Depicts 3 possible drawers configurations for a possible application of the secure box
  • the top draw houses the laptop computer 412
  • the bottom draw houses the power pack batteries 601 and 602, the transformer 613 and the inverter 603 along with power supplies that are varied power taps 617 for the C.O.T.S. products housed in the PFN.
  • the center drawer houses all the essentials to complete the necessary function for the PFN. It has a GPS 616, A Cell Phone 605 a Pager 609 and a small PFN computer or controller 611 and a data storage MO disk drive or memory sticks 612. With the drawers and compartments 12.5 x 12.5 x3" all components easily fit into the three drawers.
  • the top drawer 614 is showing the multiple fittings that would be molded into the tray and not visible as a end view but instead as a top or side view. In most cases the manufacture would not have to outfit a tray and probably would not do so for all the possible connections for the laptop. However they are shown here and mentioned as all being possible. Reading from left to right the first connection would be for 14.vdc as a power input for the computer and is supplied by the bottom shelf tray from part 614. On the top shelf again the next round circle to the right of the DC power connector icon the PS2 mouse or keyboard connection for an external mouse or GPS 616 connection in some cases. The next comport is a 9 pin serial port and the following one is a 9 hole additional monitor port.
  • the infrared communication port and the very next one is a parallel printer port 25 hole LPT1 port and the last one on the left is the a USB communication port and most likely the one that will be used with any peripheral hook ups in the box , however any of these connections might be used for any number of interface connections and it is possible that a laptop manufacture or secondary provider for the trays may outfit any and or all the communication ports with a service connector in the tray. Ideally the placement into the tray or cartridge that is affixed to the rollers and rolls it self or is placed on a shelf and does so . In any case the tray or cartridge for any peripheral will instantly plug up to the laptop or other device when placed and secured in it. This would replace any need for thumb screws to complete any required secured connecting unions.
  • the bottom shelf or power tray as designed for this prototype will have two batteries one a 12vdc part number 602 and a 6vdc part no.
  • 604 receives it's power from a 120 vac circuit that is created from the host vehicles 12vdc supply of 6 amps and the PFN battery pack energizing an inverter of 250 watts, which also supplies 120vac to a plug prt.#617 in the front stainless steel access plate for other devices that people might need 120 volts AC. e.g. small heating blanket, coffee pot and/or hair dryer
  • the OCR optical character recognition scanning devices are OCR optical character recognition scanning devices and they are wired to a micro processor so that the unique digital signal from a scanned alpha-numeric image on any and all of the devices that have LCD displays, e.g., GPS, cellphone, pager and respond to any appropriately addressed message with the proper preprogrammed response as described in the first application.
  • LCD displays e.g., GPS, cellphone, pager
  • This scanning interface is only one example most all the of these COTS devices have their own interfaces to allow them to communicate with any onboard computer they are connected to, e.g., serial or TTL, etc. And any of the IC components would be all part of a circuit if it was in the secure lock up as a mandated circuit function by law.
  • 606 is a connector for a cellular phone, and on the back of the tray are a number of different sockets for data transfer cables to the 503 wire race or cable channel that goes from top to bottom in the containment.
  • the communication links are all listed in the left column and they are as follows: the One-way pager, two- way pager ReFlex, any number of different radio transceivers for long and short range, land line phones, special cell PCMCIA card phone, and land line modem for computers, cellular phones and GPS system.
  • the next column the second column and the fourth column are interface modalities to link the communication devices and all the functions and accessories to the 6 types of computer interfaces that are used by the PFN and the personal lap tops that a person may wish to have on board and interface with their PFN.
  • this second column there is, sensing or scanning which is described in the first patent for the one way pager.
  • decoding and encoding is a possible modality to retrieve POSAC or alpha numeric messages through either hard wiring or the above mentioned scanning system.
  • the hard wiring serial input commands and or any digital signal commands in the case of using Motorola 's ReFlex protocols would be interfaced with the PFN computer or any other desired computer.
  • This data transferred would be converted to a format that the computers were preprogrammed and had firmware and software to process it in an explicit manner with respect to Motorola's protected protocols. Or it could be used in the most simplistic fashion just as sensed current on one of the I/O pins of a micro controller or serial input on the more complex systems computers to activate a preprogram task in response to a current or specific signal presence.
  • RF transceivers for all types of radios either transceivers or just receivers that can be used in the invention either as the primary communication link to a gate way node or those used in the earlier described repeater function which would be used for short range transmission and then their message or signal would be boosted or repeated to the gate way node via the longer rang communication systems on board.
  • These radio transmissions would interface with the computers via serial input digital signal whether they were a digital signal or passed through a ADC analogue to digital converter chip, or they might have there own complex protocols already provided by the manufactures of the radio equipment.
  • Land line hook ups will be connected to the standard modem products on the market to modulate and demodulate any signal transmitted over the land line based phone systems which are constantly improving their switching to handle more data and digital transmission.
  • the cordless phone that is outfitted with the standard j-11 phone plug in the hand held receiver also uses the standard modem.
  • the experimental cordless phone data transfer have been using the 900mhz phones. Transmission has to be slow due to band width but with a compression/ decompression of digital signals done in the base station of the cordless phone and in the hand held receiver this can be remedied.
  • the most obvious solution would be to use the compression decompression digital chips used by the paging industry with reconfigured firmware burned into condition the signal for standard phone data transmissions that will be compatible with the standard modems.
  • this cordless phone connection has worked when connected up and transferring data at 2400 baud with no signal conditioning.
  • the next interface discussed is a complete product that the invention plans to incorporate to interface all cellular functions to any of it's computers. It is the Complete PC card which allows for land line and cellular interfacing and this will be hardwired via a PCMCIA socket on any of the PFN computers and this is already set up for laptop's .
  • PCMCIA cards are available with cables to connect cell phones up for digital transfer to computers and these have been all detailed in this application and prior applications.
  • the GPS system will either be in a on board chipset that will send its information by request or triggered latches in TTL back to the system requesting earth coordinates thru Serial UART connections or RS232 connections.
  • the AIM 104- motion-1-a motor controller the AIM 104- Video-video capture board-Aiml04 VGA LCD-3-Super VGA flat panel and CRT Module.
  • TheAiml04-CAN Optolsolated CAN interface module the AIM 104-ser4 4 channel serial communications.
  • the remaining modules to augment the computer systems are: AIM104-ser4 , AIM104-IN16, AIM104- 1032, AIM-MULTH-IO, AIM104-RTC, AIM104-ADC16/1N8, AIM 104- VGA-CRT AIM104- DAC2/IN8, AIM104-ETHER AIM104-KEYDISP, AIM-OUT16, AIM104-PULSE . All of these modules can be interfaced directly to the computers via PC/104 interface with deep mating buss connectors, and these circuits are credit card in size.
  • the next interface modality column has been set up to closely relate to the host vehicle peripherals or function accessories they can best service with most any of the computers listed. For the most part on this chart everything moves from side to the center to the sides with the center computer column receiving data and issuing commands or storing or reporting data as prescribed by its software commands.
  • This drawing shows the standard Mac 8 pin serial port in the top left hand comer and the pins are designated as to their functions .
  • the lower left shows the PC standard digital input connector and below the illustration is a box chart with the pin numbers and the functions.
  • the PS/2 mouse function connection In the upper right hand corner is the standard PS/2 mouse function connection and below the PS2 mouse connection is the Pin functions description chart as well.
  • Many peripherals such as video systems or digital cameras use either combinations of the serial port and the mouse or keyboard connections if they are not equipped with the latest USB connectors IEEE 1394.
  • the key board connection is a standard way to add the card swipe systems to all PFN computers without having to hard wire and solder connections. This will be an advantage to Cab companies buying regular vehicles and just plugging in devices in a PFN that are easy to plug in to the PFN for immediate use.
  • FIG. 9 is a continuation of the hardware connectors that will find use in the PFN to accommodate backward technologies.
  • This first version of the SCSI-1 connector is a Groan 50 way female delta connector and it is an external connector. Because of the large amount of pin connections the connector is displayed as if the center section has been removed.
  • Figure 10 This drawing covers the old and the new of the most standard computer connection /connectors for interfacing equipment.
  • the serial connectors 9 and 25 pin at the top of the page are the most standard way peripherals have been connected to a host computer and will be employed extensively in the PFN for a very long time.
  • Most C.O.T.S. products for GPS, Cellular phones RF transmitters or receivers or any combination of the two also use these kinds of connections to interface the signals received and or converted to digital and or Binary codes through their specific provided software and prepared for e.g. windows program or Dos operating systems.
  • This of course is all preprogrammed software / firmware for this interface to take place. This is a usual use of this component along with the IrDA transceiver in both devices.
  • Much more description of this type of interface will be covered in the third and following patent in parts series 1000 where the interfacing of digital systems will be done in some cases with fiber optics And or IrDA light transmissions in the exterior of any PFN modalities.
  • This power train control module connector depicted in this drawing is from a GM 97 Chevy Lumina or Cutlass Oldsmobile. And it is being used because most of the prototype devices have been done on the Chevy Lumina. Most all automobile manufacturers have their own programmable controllers even if their connectors and pins may be different in placement and configuration and vary through out the years of manufacture.
  • the established 5 volt reference for the throttle position sensor ,the mass air pressure sensor and the exhaust gas recirculation valve would be monitored for malfunction and reported on by any of it's trouble codes through the on board PFN computer to a phone node a small monitoring control system like (e.g., On Star).
  • a small monitoring control system like (e.g., On Star).
  • the driver would receive all these error messages in real time as well and a reasonable time would be tolerated for them to interact with their service program and apprize their monitoring service if different than their service provider that they were going in for service at a specific date.
  • the monitoring service would ask the car through a preprogrammed date in the vehicle soft ware to run a full diagnostic on it's EPA systems to see if their was any unrepaired devices.
  • Presently some of these systems work on analogue current and digital where their acceptable operational parameters are judged by a specific voltage reading or digital signal received in TTL, e.g., +5 -5 or a coded automotive language or serial Data UART.
  • the monitored EPA pins would be [16]-TP sensor MAP Sensor and EGR Valve with the report criterion being The trouble codes ACTIVATED P1635, P01101, P0122, PI 107, PP1122, PI 406 and stimulated through pin [29] EGR. Also pin [30] EVAP canister Purge Valve Driver monitored through code activations in the PCM PI 655, P0441, PI 441, and pin [54] mass air flow sensor P0103.
  • sensors will be able to sniff the elements of vehicle exhaust and measure the level of toxic fluid levels in electric cars as well as report on how mechanically safe a vehicle is or it's road worthiness.
  • sensors like the "Nose" all HC, No, So2 ect or any of the determined toxins will be monitored and recorded for their posse of them and their containment and any byproduct toxic impact of their use and the impact of the total vehicle when it is in use.
  • Controller Area Network is the direction the automotive manufacturing is headed to allow for the combination of all these different types of systems to be interfaced electronically.
  • Philips semiconductors has a multitude of In Vehicle networks (IVN) that are finding wide application in today's vehicles so just a moment more will be taken to discuss the properties and products names that will be used in the PFN's of the invention as interface systems in the prototypes.
  • IVN In Vehicle networks
  • Telematics networking is going to use the IEE1394 BUS for a standard high speed, high band width communication because it can in real time deliver the audio and visual thanks to the development of a dedicated layer for this multimedia Bus.
  • This will prove to be most necessary for accurate inexpensive remote and automated controls, an therefore is planed for use in the inventions prototypes as a standard interface. It is also working its way into the automotive industry as well as all other related electronic fields, which makes interfacing a lot more easy.
  • USB-IrDA is planed for some PFN prototypes and is also seeing more use in the automotive field.
  • the high speed Digital Data Bus-Optical will be used to carry control and source data D2B-0 in the automotive (CAN's) and therefore will also be employed in the inventions PFN as a interface technology. It is off of this fiber-optic technology that the earlier mentioned invention's optical node to make simple multi connections for networking with a glass ball or conveyance node and branching fiber optic cables would be employed to transfer the optical signals to other devices either in the PFN or externally. This system shows a lot of promise because of it's electrical immunity. The other systems mentioned above are well designed to reduce EMF interference but none are as reliable as this light technology. And of course, as was discussed earlier the standard US SAEJI850 mid speed (Class B) standard
  • Bus will be one of the first employed in the PFNs as this standard bus is the most popular in the states at present and will be here for quite some time.
  • Figure 13 is an illustration of a by product interface of the invention.
  • this cordless phone option can be used to supply phone service to a PFN on a temporary basis or a permanent basis to augment or remotely change a machines pre-programmed functions or to diagnose malfunctioning parts by being a data link to OEM manufacturers' computerized repair service departments.
  • the cordless phone When employed on a temporary basis the cordless phone would be to connected up directly as shown in figure 13. And if a permanent hook up was required the cordless phone would be energized and provide with a stable 3.6 vdc from the P.N. or connectable computer to insure that the phone would not fail due to a low battery.
  • the cordless phones very greatly in cost quality and capability to handle this type of data transfer interface.
  • the major obstacle in the less expensive systems is band width limitation and speed of processing the large digital data streams which create much slower data transfer connections and unreliable connections with all the other slow old phone switching still around.
  • circuit (A) Some of the more sophisticated circuits can accomplish this data transfer by being connected from the computer modem directly to the front end radio transceiver circuit of the cordless phone. This connection is made on the output pin of the microprocessor chip that generates dialtones from the keypad switches activated in a standard dial up mode.
  • This circuit is shown in block form at the bottom of the drawing because there are quite a large number of processor chips and circuits manufactured and some circuits are resisted and it is important not to be restricted by some resisters in making this connection in some for some of these circuits.
  • the simple connection and circuit is depicted by circuit (A).
  • circuit (B) is designed to help solve the Band width dilemma and the bottle neck at this point.
  • this is accomplished with a digital ⁇ data compression chip in the hand set labeled 1313 and a decompression digital ⁇ data chip in the base station.
  • cordless phone 1300 in the drawing can be a PFN computer, however, here a personal laptop is used to show another application for this cordless interface by product.
  • the cordless phone can be used to give laptop users a quick way to be more portable without having a hardwire to drag out to a remote location, e.g., a patio, etc., for around the house or building use.
  • a remote location e.g., a patio, etc.
  • 1301 is a standard phone jack j-11 (in the proto type),(however a special mating notch for this J-11 female plug and accompanying male socket will be made for the commercial 1302 phone cord that connects the cord less phone to the computer which has a standard j-11 connector on the computer side.
  • This special access j-11 In 1304 handset is to prevent a person form accidentally connecting the cordless up directly to the land phone line and damaging the transceiver section of the cordless phone 1304 with standard phone line tip and ring current) (however a dual functional phone capability may also prove to be a marketable asset and the appropriate circuitry can easily be provided so that a phone can be cordless as will as support a direct line service for times when portable power supply is diminished.
  • 1302 in the prototype is a standard phone cord with 1303 another standard j-11 phone jack, which has it's two center leads the standard green and the red wire connected, red to the red lead of the ear piece and the green lead to just past the resistor solder point where the output pin for the dialtone micro processor circuit connects to the input of the radio transmission portion of the cordless hand held receiver 1304 , (These chips vary from manufacturer to manufacturer so this output circuit to transmitter input circuit most be located first and avoiding any resistors in the different circuits. All that remains is to turn on the cordless phone to get dial tone and start your program to get on line or to send a fax through an automated dial up of a preprogrammed number.
  • the computer by passes the microprocessor and generates the dial tones to connect with a data node or gateway over the standard phone lines .
  • the signal is first transmitted to the base station where it is converted and transmitted on the standard land based phone lines ideally ISDN.
  • cordless can be designed to turn on when a phone signal is sent from the computer or a current sensing switch with a semi conductor driver could switch closed the power on circuit to turn on the cordless phone automatically or this could be a burnt in firmware in a small
  • EEPROM processor chip and a computer command in the modem or computer software could perform this function as well.
  • 1304 is the cordless phone
  • 1310 is the base station 1307 is another j-11 standard phone jack.
  • 1306 is another standard phone line.
  • 1305 is the standard phone in the wall j-11 jack.
  • 1308 is the DC line coming from a transformer for the base station and 1309 is the black cube transformer plugged into the standard 110 ac wall socket.
  • 1311 is the standard modem and the two lines that come out of the left side of the 1311 modem block (A) goes right to the output pin of the dial tone processor 1319 then on to the radio transceiver 1312 an over to 1314 transceiver to be processed by 1316 and on out 1317 phone line in 1318 j-11 jack in the wall.
  • B circuit does the same except the signal first gets compressed after the modem 1311 in 1313 then it is routed to the radio transceiver 1312 in 1304 the hand set and then on to 1314 radio transceiver in 1310 the base station and is decompressed and processed by 1316 and on out the phone line 1317.
  • Chips similar to Motorola digital data compression decompression protocols used to handle bandwidth problems for digital data for the paging industry are planned for in the prototypes to over come this possible band width difficulty or situation whereever necessary.
  • semiconductor manufacturers that produce these kinds of IC chips for this pu ⁇ ose and the mere mentioning of a particular prototype component or modality should not limit any claim to this innovation for cordless phones.
  • Figure 14 1401 is a belt buckle that has a special key to release the locked buckle or electronic lock or any kind of locking mechanism.
  • 1402 is a hard nylon or similar plastic flexible strap resistant to cutting in the most practical way, that has and inner liner of nylon strap so that one or two way pagers and or a G.P.S. system like Motorola "Oncore"XT, XTsII,GT, UT, VP or Philips G.P.S. chip set mentioned earlier in this application can be secure and concealed in an protected enclosure between the two nylon straps to store these G.P.S. components along with differing levels of transmitting devices that can receive signals or messages, transmit signal or messages, and or alert of sound alarms on both sides of these trans missions.
  • Figure 14 displays varying levels of one way and two way pagers and C.O.T.S. paging protocols as well as voice paging applications.
  • this invention provides for short RF signal transmitters with their transmissions received by every piece of equipment that has a P.N. and will ultimately all have RF transceivers to receive these emergency priority signals and condition the signals and repeat them in a pre programmed manner over what ever long distance communication hardware that exists in the PFN to the proper authorities. This is a repeater function deserving of special consideration and is not the same technology stated hear for the pagers in Figure 14. As has been described and maintained through out all these applications. However, these types of carrying systems e.g.
  • the G.P.S. chip set or IC board is represented in Figure 14 by #1405.
  • 1407 is the patch antenna for the G.P.S. and this cable would be place into the belt and follow the contour of the belt to be concealed.
  • 1403 is an extra battery in some equipment variations and a way to give longevity to the entire locator belts functions.
  • 1406 is a speaker or a loud speaker if a monitoring protocol determines it to be the best option to send a message either via a pager or cell phone signal, e.g., Motorola reflex protocol to alert the person wearing the belt, e.g. , criminal leaving a restricted area, or child lost and a public announcement is desired to seek aid from responsible adults in the area.
  • the speaker could also emit a loud electronic whistle or shrill alarm intermittently to attract attention to the wearer of the locator belt or band.
  • C.O.T.S. Pager products that will be used in the proto types are the Creatalink pager processor both one way and two way, the standard one way and two way pagers (reflex protocols) using the interface technology detailed in earlier related patents e.g. current sensing as was done in the first patent and Binary/ASCII/NMEA BIN/Loran from the G.P.S. all processed into 20 bit data segments to meet the Motorola reflex protocols for transmitting return data. Either through soldered connections, or BNC connector DB9 for RS232 as already detailed.
  • the software for these applications are available for product development for this product through Motorola and only the specific software commands must be written to create the desired functions. This is easily accomplished on the PC and downloaded into the chip set processors.
  • 1408 is a voice recording chip to give prerecorded messages as triggered from phone pages as described in the first related application for the stop and control box.
  • 1415 is a processor if the Creatalink is not used and it could be a small stamp computer.
  • a Stamp I although Motorola and Philips as well as Siemens Tech, Radio Shack and a host of others all make micro controllers or processors to turn on the voice chip and speaker or hailer when they receive and recognize a coded message from 1404. Or if the water sensor sends a signal (the small square [W ⁇ in 1408 indicates a water sensor which would go off if the wearer of the belt was being submerged in water. And Of course all the electronic equipment is made water proof.
  • FIG. 1404a shows a C.O.T.S. standard one way pager with the inventions proprietary non intrusive battery peg 1409 connected to a current sensor chip exactly the same as the first patent for the stop and control box to sense a silent pager vibration activation.
  • the chip is connected to the voice recorder chip so when a phone page is received it draws current down out of the battery peg circuit and creates a ground on one pin of the current sensor which triggers the voice recorder or howler or hailer through speaker 1406a message or noise.
  • a small micro controller with a EEPROM can run firmware programs to alert the surrounding public or in a two-way pager reflex protocol application monitor 20 character bit audio sound bite of what the wearer is experiencing.
  • 1402 is a belt on a man walking on earth.
  • 1410 shows 4 satellite a minimum for getting G.P.S. coordinates and most systems mentioned use at least 6 satellites and as much as 8 channels are available for taking a reading in all the Motorola chip sets.
  • 1411 (SG) tower is a commercial server or land line phone node or gateway as has already been thoroughly described.
  • the 1411 tower will pick up the page signal or RF signal or Cellular system, if these technologies are employed and convert them through phone modem and transmit that signal down a ISDN phone line or comparable to at least one computer 1412 that is running a G.P.S. program to monitor the Bin/ASCII/NMEA earth coordinates and time coordinates data transmitted to 1411. Also as was described earlier the coordinates could be monitored from the car 1413 if the car was the phone data node or the car was able to network with 1412 to receive down loads for the data of earth coordinates. All easily accomplished as described earlier .
  • the second figure down in upper left is the belly belt locator belt laid out flat. And 1401 is the lock buckle 1403 extra battery 1404 is the pager 1405 G.P.S. 1406 speaker or hailer or howler.
  • a two-way pager is responsively connectable via a processor or a computer stored in a secure manner and capable of transmitting data to download it to at least one remote monitoring system.
  • a cellular phone technology is responsively connectable via a processor and/or computer also or either stored in a secure manner and capable of transmitting data to download it to at least one remote monitoring system.
  • a radio frequency transceiver is responsively connectable to a processor or computer or stored in a secure manner and capable of transmitting data to download it to at least one remote monitoring system.
  • a physical connector interface port either on the stopbox or PFN or vehicle interior or exterior is responsively connectable to a processor or computer and or protected, shielded and/or maintained in a secure manner and is capable of transferring and/or transmitting data to download it to at least one remote monitoring system.
  • An Irda or any optical light data transmission port is either on the stop and control box or PFN or vehicle interior or exterior and is responsively connectable to a processor or computer and/or protected and/or maintained in a secure manner and is capable of transmitting data to download it to at least one remote monitoring system.
  • a multi-tasking law enforcement device that has, radar, and any of the above-mentioned communication technologies, is capable, through electronic security protocols covered in these related patents, of "electronically handshake" with the stop and control box PFN processor or computer and download to at least one remote location (e.g., police cruiser) (also a function designed for the cruiser transmission equipment).
  • a processor or computer as detailed within the applications, is responsively connectable to memory and the above- described communication devices in a secure manner that can process by modem and or conversion hardware, firmware or software algorithms a specific electronic signal in to pre-programmed alphanumeric text or ASCII, etc.
  • a processor or computer is responsively connectable to a Global Positioning System (GPS) and the processor is also responsively connectable to the above-described communication devices all in the stop and control box PFN in a secure manner and capable of transmitting the GPS coordinate data (NMEA) protocol and or any other locating device signals as either separate data or error correcting data for the GPS to at least one remote.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • NMEA GPS coordinate data
  • a processor or computer is responsively connectable to a magnetic card swipe device that can transmit via the communication devices detailed herein to at least one remote monitoring and or control system for the pu ⁇ ose of billing debiting or crediting for the use of piece of equipment that has a stop and control box or PFN on it.
  • a processor or computer is responsively connectable to audio and video devices as well as the communication system detailed earlier for the purpose to to guide or control remotely a vehicle with a secure stop and control box or PFN.
  • a processor or computer responsively connectable to a memory to storage system to record a audio or video signal and data used to control a vehicle remotely.
  • a processor or computer is responsively connectable to an audio or video system or device that is remotely controlled by at least one remote location and with the vehicle running or not running, occupied or not occupied, via the communication devices in the stop and control box or PFN.
  • a claim is made for any combination of wireless communication device interfaced or integrated with a processor or computer control or controller circuit for remote controlling or remote switching when protected in a secure manner and is considered a component of the secure stop and control box or PFN (e.g., Motorola's CreataLink, Lojack, etc.).
  • a claim is made for any combination of land phone wired and modem interface that is responsively connectable to a processor and or computer as an integrated or separate device system when protected in a secure manner.
  • a stop and control box PFN also is a space to store valuables in a secure manner of protecting personal property. It is interfaced and/or not interfaced or used in part as a physical storage with specially provided compartments as a antitheft, anti-fire impact resistance rough service proactive containment for (e.g., personal computers, laptops, palmtops, organizers personal communication devices, pagers, cellphones, radio equipment, expensive stereo systems, hand held GPS units, wallet, money, important papers, expensive watches or jewelry, etc.).
  • a antitheft, anti-fire impact resistance rough service proactive containment for e.g., personal computers, laptops, palmtops, organizers personal communication devices, pagers, cellphones, radio equipment, expensive stereo systems, hand held GPS units, wallet, money, important papers, expensive watches or jewelry, etc.
  • this stop and control box PFN could be an add-on device to retrofit older cars or specially outfit cars, e.g., taxi cabs with a locating system magnetic card swipe, a processor or computer and the above-mentioned communication devices so that the cab driver or limo driver can confirm a credit card in real time and bill the card right from the cab as well as store the data print the data retrieve a script or electronic signature from the card carrier and ID the card carrier through photo, finge ⁇ rints or pupillary ID.
  • PFN stopbox and control be made part of the vehicle in manufacturing and house and provide a secure environment for the vehicle processor or computer or any of the control circuits deemed necessary to be inco ⁇ orated in the PFN.
  • stop and control box PFN to have specialized compartments that hold these items in a particular place to provide interface technology for these devices in a plug-in, install program and play modality.
  • stop and control box PFN can be located any where in the vehicle ,but ideally place for easy access and use will be inco ⁇ orated in most all designs.
  • a claim is made for manual locking mechanisms for multiple doors or access panels to the compartments.
  • a claim is made for electrically activated locks and or automated open and close and in and out functions for the drawers and access panels.
  • a claim is made to automatically activate those doors and panels in either direction by inertia sensors Sudden Impact Restraint Deployment Sensors or any distant sensing device or systems or any preprogrammed response from the processor or computer programming.
  • a report data management and memory storage network of the vehicle/machine receives the reports of this processed preprogrammed data from said operation sensors via any secured and or unsecured two way communication devices that are stored on the vehicle/equipment.
  • a report management and storage system is comprised of and layered geographically to be operated commercially, privately, publicly, and or govenceally, which provides mass data management, memory storage and or data transfer capability of processed and copied recorded data, and has routing functions to comprise a machine messaging network (MMN) for any pu ⁇ ose of monitoring or analysis from the smallest operation to the largest level of control and governance, and either operated separately or as a part of an entire network for socio-economic and environmental reasons including monitoring, accounting, and/or any kind of monetary billing.
  • MSN machine messaging network
  • An off the vehicle/equipment report system is first comprised of personal, commercial and governmental owned and/or operated "communication interfaces" that provide wireless communication to land based phone nodes for computer networking via, RF signals, cellular phone signals, satellite communications, other land line based phone switching systems and or one and two-way pager systems, etc. to be referred to as "Gateways”.
  • a "personal or private Gateway” as described in the first patent application referenced can be a privately owned and operated control system using a home phone number and personal computer system with the software to process the modem conditioned machine message signal received from a stop and control box or the primary focal node PFN on the vehicle or equipment.
  • any monitoring purpose regarding: equipment operational sensors, environmental sensors, on board audio video equipment, any identification systems, e.g., cardswipe, finge ⁇ rint ID systems, pupillary ID systems operator physical monitoring devices, locating devices and programs It can be for any remote control or robotic functions to remotely, drive a vehicle, bill for use of a vehicle or machine, remotely operate any and all types of machinery, evaluate and diagnose malfunctions from the PC, to remotely order materials and service personnel to affect repairs, and quote the cost of repairs remotely, to remotely affect remote repairs electronically, to remotely shutdown equipment, etc.
  • any identification systems e.g., cardswipe, finge ⁇ rint ID systems, pupillary ID systems operator physical monitoring devices, locating devices and programs
  • any remote control or robotic functions to remotely, drive a vehicle, bill for use of a vehicle or machine, remotely operate any and all types of machinery, evaluate and diagnose malfunctions from the PC, to remotely order materials and service personnel to affect repairs, and quote the cost of repairs remotely, to remotely affect remote repairs electronically, to remotely shutdown equipment, etc.
  • the Gateway is for any networking with other computers or computer networks that manage data and store it, e.g., vehicle location, equipment technical assistance, personal accounting for machine or equipment use, e.g., tax credits, ect. Small businesses would use desktop computers or PC gateways outfitted with the appropriate accounting software for their vehicle and equipment maintenance D.O.T. requirements and Driver requirements inco ⁇ orated into their accounting software spread sheets and company operational management software.
  • the PC would, if desired, be able to directly dial out to the company accounting firm or network to the accounting department for bigger firms and download data in real time.
  • the PC would be able to deliver government required data to the government nodes if desired, or, if mandated due to, e.g., corporate bankruptcy or, e.g., if convicted for criminal negligence or unsafe operations or if just requested by the small business to receive government aid or support services. This could be done in a real time or near real time. If it is done for accounting pu ⁇ oses like taxing, fines, penalties or for crediting or giving credits, e.g., energy use, environmental improved waste discharges or to warrant providing aid or giving grants or to monitor loan provisions for monitoring equipment for health and safety concerns to the public. This is also applicable to larger commercial businesses government and organizations.
  • a "Gateway” phone and/or network node is also any of the vehicle/equipment remote receiving service or center for wireless communication and or land based lines that receives PFN machine messaging data as operational reports or requests for services.
  • a "Gateway” can analyze this data according to its preprogrammed software to determine appropriate service or services it is responsible to provide as a commercial service, (e.g., equipment mechanical diagnosis, dispatch personnel and locate repair provisions and materials, call emergency response personnel).
  • a "Gateway” also, according to its software, determines if it is suppose to network with any other computer systems or data base to report this data further or any portion of this data for further monitoring and storage or for billing purposes and/or regulation or legal compliance monitoring for either social economic and/or environmental impact.
  • a "Gateway” can be a local and/or toll free phone node to a specific government agency or a combined or multi-agency service node that can through its software route this machine data or manage and store it for local use and reference, regional and state use and reference, national use and reference, and international use and reference.
  • billing or accountable tracking headers in any recorded data and or reported data either encrypted or not encrypted for any transcribed or converted text, graphics or audio video data as well as any Congressional mandated electronic security protocols deemed necessary i.e., any billing or accrediting for PFN Data transferred to agencies, any billing or accrediting for PFN data transferred to commercial service providers, any billing or accrediting for PFN transfer of data for sale to commercial news agencies, and any monetary exchange for any reason completed through a PFN for billing and accrediting or any kind of accounting).
  • a "Gateway" can and should contain software and or the necessary personnel to process and post this machine data gathered in a Web page formate prescribed for a local public Web account page on the World Wide Web so that the public can monitor plan for and control their society, economy and their environment as well as compare and voice opinions on issues and data presented as compared to neighboring communities and the rest of the nation and world.
  • This disclosure is for this type of system if operated publicly or if such a network is owned and or operated as a private access system having (Firewalls) or even it is publicly owned but is composed of guarded or protected information or system either partial or as a complete monitoring and control system.
  • any machine message data from a PFN that is used to compile data for any public media or web page, either electronic, digital, analogue, text conversions audio or video signals or digital conversions; any interactive open forum webpage to voice opinion on issues involving data initially acquired from the Machine Messaging Network MMN of primary focal nodes PFN's; any webpage designed to organize issues for public integration and discourse on geographic levels and/or governmental structure, that also inco ⁇ orates data initially acquired through a Primary Focal Node PFN, either related or unrelated to any issues , public news bulletins; any commercial presentation of data contained on any web page that is initially originated from the Machine messaging network MMN or via any PFN on any piece of equipment.
  • a state web account page would be maintained by the separate state agencies also receiving, processing, storing and managing this machine data for government, financial planning, taxing and any regulating pu ⁇ ose. This could be done either by commercial companies contracted and licenced to perform these services in a prescribed manner, or government staffed and controlled and or a combinations of both commercial and governmental services coordinated to process and provide the machine data for government, commercial and public review.
  • a national web account page will be constructed and serviced by all the government agencies of a nation, and those agencies will also provide all state and local web account web pages with the most current data that is pertinent to any specific geographic area that has been compiled at a national and world level. This will be accomplished with data prepared by the government agencies and or commercial contractors governed, licensed controlled and awarded contracts to perform data management and storage services.
  • the technology to supply data to the web account pages from the local to the international level will vary with the types of mass management and data storage technologies employed today and the world wide web technology. This is continually be altered and improved.
  • Some data will be delivered through client and server type programs like "Gopher” but most all World Wide Web (WWW) is supplanted with "Hypertext” presently.
  • the Hypertext client programs that will be used presently are Netscape and or Mosaic which are browser technologies, already employed and widely utilized by most government and commercial agencies companies, and organizations on the web today.
  • NIC Network Information Center
  • any commercial attempt to provide this type of web account page for public or private review as described herein at any and all of these levels is also within the claims of this invention, e.g., any small industry monitoring and/or data communications network to any large national news gathering and story development data or financial market analysis for projecting futures for industry and their safe practices of doing business.
  • One goal is to develop more tools for the "Netizens". Who, by definition, are supposed to have civic responsibility and participate in world communication through the WWW (as defined by Matisse Enzer's Glossary of Internet Terms). If this a future goal it has to be designed into our technology of today as communication technology and machine automation is merging at a record pace. The world population has doubled in the last thirty years and it is judging free ente ⁇ rise and democracy as a way to live.
  • the invention's energy and environmental accountable claim for mobile devices will be for the stop and control or PFN box- all geographic area traveled or used will be registered, recorded, and reported to a monitoring "gateway" which will bill for highway use (collect wear and tear tax for all non- oil energy based vehicles). For electric cars with specific charging stations this data will be downloaded from a on board PFN while charging , this can even be done at home and can be accomplished with land line connections.
  • the type of fuel or energy used can be measured as a product and or timed as operational machine use. This will dictate the impact on the road as well as weight and emissions ratings for atmospheric impact as well as any other environmental sensors. And any such system that monitors the real time use of a vehicle and bills for that impact with these criterion they fall within the scope of this invention (i.e., the amount of fuel or energy used, type of waste product produced, the amount of the waste product produced, etc.).
  • Insurance investigations decide claims and assign liability.
  • Legal proceedings determine liability and accountability for government agencies to determine safety parameters and make rules, regulations and laws. Audio/video captures criminal incidents by activating unattended vehicle PFN's AV systems to a report criminal event by first waking up all machines from a sleep cycle in a cell or page area which is responsively connectable to a PFN processor or computer to give eyes to law enforcement through remote control in an emergency response situation or any other legal reason.
  • Operational sensors are responsively connectable to a processor that is receiving high way conditions and speed limits, etc. and make the PFN an automated traffic enforcement device for certain driving behaviors such as speeding, reckless driving, drunken driving, road rage, pensive or inefficient driving.
  • the present invention is used to control machines/vehicles/equipment in a remote control fashion to equal equipment use for payment received and to account for that use, analyze that use, identify that equipment, identify an electronic serial number proprietary in these applications and their use in a secure manner, and to apply any accounting function with regards to any of these processes all fall with in the nature and scope of the invention.
  • servers, providers and or Gateways throughout this document are inclusive of any commercial interest, governmental agencies, public or private organizations or individuals that receive data from a host machines (PFN) via, pager, RF transmitters, cell phone technology, telecommunication and or nodes, and/or any additional networks of these systems or any other remote control capable devices and performs any analysis, accounting, for any reason either for monetary assessment purposes and/or information gathering and/or public service and/or to remotely control uses or functions on a host piece of equipment with respect or use of any accounting process as has been described throughout any and all of these applications (e.g., stop box, black box or billing box functions) fall within the nature and scope of the invention.
  • PPN host machines
  • the invention also includes any interface standard telephone or cell phone modem device that employees security features.
  • the invention will be able to give service support to the public in an environmentally safe way, as well as a financial way.
  • the invention's improved cell phone locating system mandated by congress can greatly aid GPS accuracy on land based locating operations in general as most cell towers follow major highway arteries and are fixed locations on the earth.
  • the PFN technology may be advantageously used to direct any smart cars on interactive highways or robotic vehicle operations.

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Cette invention concerne les utilisations environnementales, sociales et commerciales et comprend un système de surveillance (310) qui est constitué d'un réseau de dispositifs embarqués, intégrés, externes et non transportés qui travaillent ensemble avec des personnes à travers des logiciels (311) et des interfaces (306a) pour offrir des services et faire en sorte que des machines et que leurs actions soient responsables par rapport aux hommes à travers une communication sure et sans danger. Des dispositifs de contrôle sont prévus pour rendre compte de leur impact socio-économique et environnemental. A ces systèmes reliés en réseau s'ajoutent des dispositifs (315, 316, et 317) et des modifications nécessaires pour mener à bien ces opérations au niveau national et mondial. Des voies spécifiques mettent en relation un réseau de dispositifs ou de circuits CI séparés pour créer un système ou un centre de contrôle interactif sûr qui peut être commandé à distance. On décrit également dans cette invention un dispositif de contrôle destiné à une société qui surveille et contrôle de manière impartiale et précise l'impact de l'utilisation de matériel sur l'environnement mondial, ainsi qu'une infrastructure au niveau national alors que sont créées des compagnies commerciales destinées à satisfaire les besoins et à offrir les services en matériel et en personnes possédant et exploitant ces derniers aujourd'hui et dans le futur. Un ensemble de dispositifs et de systèmes surs est également prévu pour analyser l'interaction entre les machines et la société.
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