WO2012056467A1

WO2012056467A1 - Advanced management control system for real time monitoring of vehicles

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Publication number: WO2012056467A1
Application number: PCT/IN2011/000092
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ramit Wadhwa
Original assignee: Ramit Wadhwa
Priority date: 2010-10-27
Filing date: 2011-02-14
Publication date: 2012-05-03

Abstract

An advanced management control system for real time monitoring of multiple vehicles based on multiple parameters includes a vehicular sub-system installed in each vehicle of the multiple vehicles, a surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on at least one parameter of the multiple parameters and at least one inspection device for inspecting the multiple vehicles. Further, the vehicular sub-system, the surveillance sub-system and the at least one inspection device are capable of communicating with each other via at least one mode of communication network.

Description

ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME MONITORING OF VEHICLES

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to monitoring of vehicles, and, more particularly, to advanced management control systems for real time monitoring of vehicles.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002] In recent years, traffic congestion has become a serious obstruction to the quality of life in urban areas across various nations. A common problem faced by almost all the nations is that physical road capacity of the nation's roadway system has grown slowly over the past few decades, whereas the number of vehicles travelling on such roads has grown exponentially over the same period. It has been indicated by transport departments of various nations that there are insufficient resources to build additional physical road capacity at a rate to keep up with demand. Additionally, high costs to add physical road capacity and long timelines for deployment have led to anemic growth in physical road capacity in the urban areas.

[0003] Generally, a common solution to reduce traffic congestion is to predict the volume of traffic. For example, as described in Japanese Patent No. 2002-298281 , there has been proposed a method for predicting the traffic volume, according to which, traffic volume patterns, referred to as accumulated traffic volume patterns, are stored in a memory on a daily basis. Then, with respect to a common time zone, such as from 10 o'clock to 11 o'clock, an accumulated traffic volume pattern which resembles the traffic volume pattern of the intended day for traffic volume prediction is searched for and extracted from the memory. Then, based on the extracted accumulated traffic volume pattern, the traffic volume within a predetermined time after a prediction point is predicted.

[0004] However, when comparison between the traffic volume pattern for the intended day and the accumulated traffic volume pattern is made only with respect to a common time zone, the accumulated traffic volume pattern to be extracted may bear less resemblance to the traffic volume pattern. Thus, the precision of prediction about the traffic volume is reduced, and the intended purpose, such as to decrease the traffic congestion, cannot be achieved effectively.

[0005] Furthermore, the automated communication of information commensurate with traffic conditions in real time to a central location, to thereby enable traffic control management decisions to be made and implemented, is becoming of increasing importance. Changes in average traffic speed may be indicative of a localized problem which warrants action, the activation of signs for example, to alert motorists to a potentially dangerous condition that is being approached and/or to change the posted legal operating conditions. At the present time, sensors which provide signals from which traffic flow information may be derived are mounted in or on the pavement. Such sensors, for permanent installation, are typically in the form of a pair of spaced magnetic loop detectors embedded in the pavement. In the case of temporary installations, such as in construction areas, such sensors may take the form of spaced pneumatic tubes which are secured to the surface of the pavement. These prior art sensors provide a pair of "switch closures", i.e., two electrical pulses spaced by a variable time period, for each vehicle detected.

[0006] Generally, the use of sensors, which are installed in or on the pavement present a number of significant problems. In the case of the magnetic loop detectors which are embedded in the pavement, installation is expensive and requires the creation of a dangerous condition while the traffic lane in which the sensor "antenna" is being installed is closed to permit such installation. Furthermore, because the operating environment is exceedingly harsh, particularly where the pavement is subjected to large variations in temperature, such loop detectors are prone to breakage. Repair of a broken loop detector presents the same problems as the initial installation. In the case of pneumatic tubes, which are directly subject to impact by vehicles, service life is relatively short due to the harsh operating conditions.

[0007] Consequently, it has been suggested that radiant energy, and particularly conventional Doppler radar, could be used to replace the above- discussed loop antennas and surface installed sensors. However, loop antennas and surface installed sensors have the ability to detect moving traffic in a single lane of travel whereas the prior art devices which employ radiant energy, such as Doppler radar transceivers, do not have the ability to accurately detect motion within a single traffic lane only. A further deficiency of previously available vehicle detectors employing microwave radar results from the fact that such radar devices produce beams which are characterized by side-lobes. Reflection of the side-lobe energy is known to produce "false" vehicle detections. Additionally, the central traffic control station data processing equipment which is presently installed is typically capable of using information in the form of the above- discussed "switch closures" and the output signals provided by present microwave radar detectors is not compatible with such existing data processing equipment.

[0008] In addition to the above-mentioned criteria, it is essential that a traffic detector employed in a traffic management system provide only valid information, i.e., the detector must be able to discriminate between vehicular traffic moving in a direction of interest and stray reflections, movement of animals, wrong way traffic, etc. Similarly, in order to be suitable for the traffic management system application, a motion detection and discrimination device and technique must be highly reliable and have only modest power supply requirements.

[0009] Accordingly, there exists a need in the art for reliable and optimized traffic management systems, which are full proof, secure, automated and are deployable across multiple jurisdictions. Furthermore, there exists a need in the art for preventing theft of vehicles. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[00010] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an advance management control system for real time monitoring of multiple vehicles based on multiple parameters is disclosed. Particularly, the advance management control system includes a vehicular sub-system installed in each vehicle of the multiple vehicles, a surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on at least one parameter of the multiple parameters and at least one inspection device for inspecting the multiple vehicles. Further, the vehicular sub-system, the surveillance sub-system and the at least one inspection device are capable of communicating with each other via at least one mode of communication network.

[00011] While the invention is described herein by way of example using several embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described, and are not intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any way. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modification, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the present disclosure. The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to be used to limit the scope of the description or the invention. As used throughout this application, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words "include," "including," and "includes" mean including, but not limited to. Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one" and the word "plurality" means one or more, unless otherwise mentioned.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[00012] So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.

[00013] These and other features, benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following text figures, with like reference numbers referring to like structures across the views, wherein:

[00014] FIG.1 illustrates an advance management control system 100 for real time monitoring of multiple vehicles based on multiple parameters, according to one embodiment of the present invention; [00015] FIG.2 illustrates a block diagram of a vehicular sub-system installed in each vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles, according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[00016] FIG.3 illustrates a block diagram of a central monitoring station 125i of a surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on at least one parameter of the multiple parameters, according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[00017] FIG.4 illustrates block diagram of a base station 120i of the surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on at least one parameter of the multiple parameters, according to one embodiment of the present invention; and

[00018] FIG.5 illustrates a block diagram of an inspection device 1 10 for inspecting the multiple vehicles, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[00019] Embodiments of the present invention disclose an advance management control system 100 for real time monitoring of multiple vehicles based on multiple parameters, according to one embodiment of the present invention as illustrated in FIG.1. The advance management control system 100 includes a vehicular sub-system installed in each vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles, a surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on at least one parameter of the multiple parameters and at least one inspection device 110 for inspecting the multiple vehicles. Further, the vehicular sub-system, the surveillance sub-system and the at least one inspection device 1 10 are capable of communicating with each other via at least one mode of communication network 115. Particularly, the surveillance sub- system includes multiple base stations 120i, 120₂, 120N and multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125_N. Further, the multiple central monitoring stations 125^ 125₂, 125N are connected to the multiple base stations 120i, 120₂, 120N via the at least one mode of communication network 15 for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters.

[00020] · In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one mode of communication 115 network includes at least one short range mode of communication network. The at least one of short range mode of communication network includes a wireless communication network and a wired communication network. The wireless communication network includes bluetooth, WIFI, WIMAX and the like. The wired communication network includes USB and the like.

[00021] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one mode of communication 115 network includes at least one long range mode of communication network. Particularly, the at least one long range mode of communication network includes radio frequency based communication, Ethernet, LAN, MAN, WAN and the like.

[00022] In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters includes date of renewal of a vehicle insurance, date of renewal of a pollution under control certificate (PUC) of the vehicle, a registration certificate (RC) of the vehicle, license information of users of at least one of states of a country, social security number of multiple drivers of the one or more states of the country, information about police records of multiple offenders, information about vehicle theft in the one or more states of the country and the like.

[00023] In one embodiment of the present invention, the multiple vehicles include a private vehicle, a public vehicle, a police vehicle, a government vehicle, a military vehicle, a taxi, a commercial cab and the like.

[00024] FIG.2 illustrates a block diagram of a vehicular sub-system installed in each vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles, according to one embodiment of the present invention. Particularly, the vehicular sub-system includes an authentication device 200, at least one identification means 210, at least one vehicle control member, and multiple sensors 215. The authentication device 200 authenticates a driver for driving the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles. The authentication device 200 includes at least one central processing unit (CPU) 204, support circuits 208, and memory. The CPU 204 includes one or more conventionally available microprocessors or microcontrollers. The microprocessor may be an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The support circuits 208 are well known circuits used to promote functionality of the CPU 204. Such circuits include, but are not limited to, a cache, power supplies, clock circuits, input/output (I/O) circuits and the like. The memory contained within authentication device 200 may include random access memory, read only memory, removable disk memory, flash memory, and various combinations of these types of memory. In operation, the authentication device 200 includes at least one first port (not shown) to receive and / or transfer data, a first information database 205 for storing the multiple parameters, and a vehicle control unit. The vehicle control unit includes a processor. The processor of vehicle control unit 204 of the vehicular sub-system includes a retrieval module 220 having instructions stored therein for retrieving the information stored on the at least one identification means 210, a comparison module 225 having instructions stored therein for comparing data retrieved by the retrieval module 220 with the multiple parameters stored in the first information database 205 and a determination module 230 having instructions stored therein for determining validity of the driver based on the multiple parameters retrieved from the first information database 205.

[00025] In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one identification means 210 identifies at least one driver. Particularly, the at least one identification means 210 includes at least one of a biometric identification means, a smart card and the like.

[00026] In one embodiment of the present invention, the smart card includes a magnetic strip or a computer strip for storing information. Particularly, the information includes a unique identification code of the driver of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles. The information further includes data about driver's license information registered with a state department of motor vehicles, vehicle insurance information, a proof of registration to operate the vehicle, date of birth, height, weight, eye colour, sex of the driver, an address of the driver and the like. The smart card is inserted into the authentication device 200 of the vehicular subsystem for providing the driver an access to the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles upon reading of the magnetic strip or the computer strip by the authentication device 200.

[00027] In another embodiment of the present invention, the biometric identification means stores biometric identification data of the at least one driver. Particularly, the biometric identification data includes a finger print data, a retina scan data and the like. The biometric identification means includes at least one of a finger print scanner, a retina eye scanner and the like.

[00028] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, for a new driver entering the vehicle 105, the finger print scanner reads the finger prints of the new driver and converts it into digital data. The digital data is compared with the multiple parameters of the first information database 205 to identify the new driver. In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one vehicle control -member (not shown) is coupled to at least one component of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles. Particularly, the at least one vehicle control member includes an ignition control member, a steering lock control member and the like. In operation, the multiple sensors 215 are electrically connected to the authentication device 200 and the at least one component of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the vehicular sub-system further includes a display means 240 coupled to the authentication device 200. The display means 240 is configured to receive at least a portion of the information of the smart card and the display means 240 being further configured to display the portion of the information of the smart card to the driver.

[00029] In one embodiment of the present invention, a valid driver determined by the determination module 230 of the processor of the control unit 204 of the authentication device 200 grants access to the driver to drive the vehicle 105. Particularly, an access granted to the valid driver activates the multiple sensors 215 to recognize and monitor at least one violation parameter by the valid driver.

[00030] In one embodiment of the present invention, the display means 240 includes a screen, a touch screen electrically coupled to one or more speakers and one or more LEDs and the like. Further, the at least one violation parameter includes speed of the vehicle 105 on the road while driving, jumping a red light and the like.

[00031] In one embodiment of the present invention, the multiple sensors 215 include an alcohol concentration detection sensor, a seat belt sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a high beam sensor, a light intensity sensor, a collision detection sensor and the like.

[00032] In one embodiment of the present invention, the alcohol concentration detection sensor 215i of the multiple sensors 215 includes means for detecting breath alcohol concentration of the driver of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles based on pre-determined threshold breath alcohol information stored in a second information database 235 of the authentication device 200. Particularly, the seat belt sensor 215₂ is configured to determine a state of a seat belt of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles and the vehicle speed sensor 215₃ is configured to detect speed of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles.

[00033] In yet one embodiment of the present invention, light intensity of a light beam of the one or more vehicles 105 of the multiple vehicles travelling on road is controlled by the high beam sensor 215₃, and the light intensity sensor 215₄ of the one or more vehicles 105 of the multiple vehicles. Particularly, the beam intensity of the one or more vehicles 105 is determined by the light intensity sensor 215₄ of the one or more vehicles 105 of the multiple vehicles. The determined beam intensity of the one or more vehicles 105 is compared with a pre-determined threshold value of beam intensity stored in a beam intensity database of a sensor processor of the light intensity sensor 215₄. Consequently, a signal is communicated to the one or more vehicles 105 travelling on road to lower the beam intensity via the at least one mode of communication network 115. Further, the at least one vehicle control member (not shown) lowers the head light beam of the vehicle 105 by electrically switching off the high beam button of the vehicle 105.

[00034] In another embodiment of the present invention, an invalid driver determined by the determination module 230 of the processor of the control unit 204 of the authentication device 200 does not grant access to the driver to drive the vehicle 105. Further, an access not granted to the invalid driver generates an alert via the authentication device 200. The alert is communicated to the surveillance sub-system via the at least one mode of communication network 115.

[00035] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, an advance management control system 100 for real time monitoring of multiple vehicles based on multiple parameters further includes at least one Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite having an allocation of memory for storing GPS location range. The GPS satellite broadcasts the GPS location range to a Global Positioning System (GPS) device 238. Particularly, the Global Positioning System (GPS) device 238 is electrically connected to the authentication device 200 and the display means 240 of the vehicular sub-system. Further, the Global Positioning System (GPS) device 238 is connected to the multiple base stations 120i, 120₂, 120_N, and the multiple central monitoring stations 125^ 125₂, 125_N of the surveillance sub-system via the at least one mode of communication network 1 15. Particularly, the Global Positioning System (GPS) device 238 includes a GPS control unit. The GPS control unit includes a GPS processor configured to compute a current GPS device location for the GPS device 238. Subsequently, the current GPS device location is compared with the GPS location range of the at least one Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite and the determined at least one GPS location range by the GPS processor is displayed to the driver via the display means 240.

[00036] In one embodiment of the present invention, the current GPS device location falls within the GPS location range of the at least one Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite. Consequently, the current GPS device location is stored in a location database 143 of the central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂₎ 125_N of the surveillance subsystem. Particularly, the location database 143 includes information about latitude and longitude coordinate position of a location, identification of the multiple vehicles who cannot enter a particular location, law enforcement contact information, and the like.

[00037] FIG.3 illustrates a block diagram of a central monitoring station 125i of the surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on at least one parameter of the multiple parameters, according to one embodiment of the present invention. Particularly, each central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125_Ί, 125₂, 125_N includes a central information database 130 for storing the multiple parameters and map data, and a central control unit 132. The map data includes road data and traffic data. The central control unit 132 includes a central control processor. Particularly, the central control processor includes a central receiving module 135 having instructions stored therein for receiving an authentication information retrieved by the retrieval module 220 of the processor of the vehicle control unit 204 of the authentication device 200 via the at least one mode of communication network 115, a central comparison module 140 having instructions stored therein for comparing data received by the central receiving module 135 with the multiple parameters stored in the central information database 130 and a central determination module 145 having instructions stored therein for determining validity of the at least one driver based on the multiple parameters retrieved from the central information database 130. However, the authentication information includes the information stored in the first information database 205 of the authentication device 200 of the vehicular sub-system.

[00038] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the processor of vehicle control unit 204 of the authentication device 200 of the vehicular sub-system further includes a second retrieval module 233 having instructions stored therein for retrieving validity of the at least one driver determined by the central determination module 145 of the central control processor of the central control unit 132 of the central monitoring station 125i of the surveillance sub-system.

[00039] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the display means 240 of the vehicular sub-system is further configured to receive and display at least a portion of the multiple parameters, stored in the central information database 130 of the central monitoring station 125i of the surveillance sub-system, via the at least one mode of communication network 115 to the driver of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles.

[00040] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, for the new driver entering the vehicle 105, the finger print scanner reads the finger prints of the new driver and converts it into digital data. The digital data is compared with the multiple parameters of the central information database 130.

[00041] FIG.4 illustrates block diagram of a base station 120i of the surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of the multiple vehicles based on at least one parameter of the multiple parameters, according to one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, each base station of the multiple base stations 120^ 120₂, 120N includes a base information database 160 for storing the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters and a base control unit 162. The base control unit 162 includes a base control processor. The base control processor includes a base receiving module 165 having instructions stored therein for receiving the authentication information retrieved by the retrieval module 220 of the processor of the vehicle control unit 204 of the authentication device 200 via the at least one mode of communication network 115, a base comparison module 170 having instructions stored therein for comparing data received by the base receiving module 165 with the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters stored in the base information database 160 and a base determination module 175 having instructions stored therein for determining validity of the smart card based on the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters retrieved from the base information database 160.

[00042] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the^{^} processor of vehicle control unit 204 of authentication device 200 of the vehicular sub-system further comprises a third retrieval module 237 having instructions stored therein for retrieving validity of the smart card determined by the base determination module 175 of the base control processor of the base control unit 162 of the base station of the plurality of base stations 120-i , 120₂, 120_N of the surveillance sub-system. [00043] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the display means 240 of the vehicular sub-system is further configured to receive and display at least a portion of base information stored in the base information database 160 of the base station of the multiple base stations 120i, 120₂, 120_N of the surveillance sub-system via the at least one mode of communication network 115 to the driver of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles.

[00044] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, for the new driver entering the vehicle 105, the finger print scanner reads the finger prints of the new driver and converts it into digital data. The digital data is compared with the multiple parameters of the base information database 160.

[00045] FIG.5 illustrates a block diagram of an inspection device 110 for inspecting the multiple vehicles, according to one embodiment of the present invention. The at least one inspection device 110 for inspecting the multiple vehicles includes at least one inspection port for receiving and / or transferring data via the at least one mode of communication network 115, an inspection information database 250 for storing the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters and an inspection control unit 254. The inspection control unit 254 includes a processor. The processor includes an inspection retrieval module 255 having instructions stored therein for retrieving, the information stored on the first information database 205 of the authentication device 200 of the vehicular subsystem, the information stored on the base information database 160 of each base station of the multiple base stations 120i, 120₂, 20_N and the information stored on the central information database 130 of each central monitoring station of each state of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125_N, an inspection comparison module 260 having instructions stored therein for comparing data retrieved by the inspection retrieval module 255 with the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters stored in the inspection information database 250 and an inspection determination module 265 having instructions stored therein for determining validity of the at least one driver based on the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters retrieved from the inspection information database 250.

[00046] In one embodiment of the present invention, the inspection device 1 10 for inspecting the multiple vehicles includes at least one inspection port for receiving and / or transferring data via the at least one mode of communication network 115. Particularly, the data includes insurance data, PUC and the like. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one inspection device 110 is a portable device mounted on a wall, or being hung on any other structure to monitor the multiple vehicles in a parking area by communicating the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters stored in the first information database 205 of the authentication device 200 of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles to the processor of the inspection control unit 254 of the inspection device 110 via the at least one mode of communication network 1 15. The at least one parameter of the multiple parameters are the parameters which are necessary for the purpose of parking and includes driver name, RC number, License number and the like. Further, the at least one inspection device 110 includes a time entry database 270 for storing time entry of the multiple vehicles in the parking area. Particularly, the processor of the inspection control unit 254 includes a calculating module 275 having instructions stored therein for calculating a parking fee of the vehicle 105 and a generation module 280 having instructions stored therein for generating a parking fee token. In operation, the parking fee calculated by the calculating module 275 of the processor of the inspection control unit 254 of the at least one inspection device 110 is communicated to the first information database 205 of the authentication device 200 of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles, the multiple base stations 120i, 120₂, 120_N and the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125_N via the at least one mode of communication network 1 15.

[00047] . In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one inspection device 110 is a hand held device, and the at least one inspection device 110 is employed by at least one of traffic police employee, a police control room (PCR), a highway police person, and any other law enforcement agency for validating and/or identifying the driver of the vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles based on verification of the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters by the at least one inspection device 110.

[00048] _. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one inspection device 110 is electrically connected to at least one traffic signal post to detect a red light jump by the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles. Particularly, a signal is broadcasted at a red light via the at least one mode of communication network 115. The signal in a vicinity of the red light is detected by the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles jumping the red light. Further, the at least one parameter of the multiple parameters stored in the first information database 205 of the authentication device 200 of the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles jumping the red light is communicated to the at least one inspection device 110 electrically connected to at least one traffic signal post and/ or to the at least one central monitoring station of a multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125N.

[00049] In one embodiment of the present invention, a red light jump fine of the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles jumping the red light is generated by the at least one inspection device 110.

[00050] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the red light jump fine of the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles jumping the red light is generated by the at least one central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 1252, 125N.

[00051] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the red light jump by the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles is detected by storing map data in the central information database 130 of the at least one central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125_N. Particularly, the map data includes road data and traffic light post data. The current GPS device location of the GPS device 238 of the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles is compared with a GPS location range of at least one Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite. Consequently, one or more vehicles 05 jumping one or more red light posts on a road is determined by the at least one central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 1251, 125₂, 125_N. The red light jump fine of the at least one vehicle 105 of the multiple vehicles jumping the red light is generated by the at least one central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125_N.

[00052] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the system 100 tracks the one or more vehicles 105 on roads by comparing map data stored in the central information database 130 of the one or more central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125 with the current GPS device location computed by the GPS processor of the Global Positioning System (GPS) device 238 of the vehicle 105. The one or more vehicles 105 which, have travelled on a toll road are determined by the one or more central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i,

125₂, 125_N and a toll fee for the one or more vehicles 105 is generated by the one or more central monitoring station of the multiple central monitoring stations 125i, 125₂, 125_N.

[00053] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a first vehicular sub-system of a first vehicle 105i of the multiple vehicles communicates with a second vehicular sub-system of a second vehicle 105₂ of the multiple vehicles for sharing data via the at least one mode of communication network 115.

[00054] Therefore, as it may be seen, various embodiments of the present invention provides a centralized system for an advance management control system for real time monitoring of multiple vehicles based on multiple parameters on road. Moreover, the present invention identifies a valid driver to drive a vehicle based on multiple parameters, thereby preventing theft of the vehicle. The movement of one or more vehicles is monitored by the present system for record purposes and consequently, avoiding any violation including over speeding, theft, jumping red lights and the like. Furthermore, the prevent invention obviates the problem of lack of man power for traffic monitoring and challan collection. In the foregoing specification, specific embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the various embodiments discussed above. Accordingly, the specification and figures are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of present invention. The benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any element(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential features or elements as described herein.

Claims

Claims:

1. An advance management control system for real time monitoring of a plurality of vehicles based on a plurality of parameters, said system comprising:

(a) a vehicular sub-system installed in each vehicle of said plurality of vehicles;

(b) a surveillance sub-system for real time monitoring and controlling of said plurality of vehicles based on at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters; and

(c) at least one inspection device for inspecting said plurality of vehicles;

wherein said vehicular sub-system, said surveillance sub-system and said at least one inspection device are capable of communicating with each other via at least one mode of communication network. 2. The system of Claim 1 , wherein said vehicular sub-system comprises:

(a) an authentication device for authenticating a driver for driving a vehicle of said plurality of vehicles, said authentication device comprising: at least one first port to receive and / or transfer data, a first information database for storing said plurality of parameters, and a vehicle control unit comprising a processor;

(b) at least one identification means for identifying at least one driver, said at least one identification means comprising at least one of a biometric identification means, a smart card and the like; (c) at least one vehicle control member coupled to at least one component of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles; and

(d) a plurality of sensors electrically connected to said authentication device and said at least one component of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles.

3. The system of Claim 2, wherein said plurality of sensors comprises a alcohol concentration detection sensor, a seat belt sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a high beam sensor, a light intensity sensor, a collision detection sensor, and the like.

4. The system of Claim 2, wherein said smart card comprises a magnetic strip or a computer strip for storing information comprising a unique identification code of said driver of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles. 5. The system of Claim 4, wherein said information further comprises data about driver's license information registered with a state department of motor vehicles, vehicle insurance information, a proof of registration to operate said vehicle, date of birth, height, weight, eye colour, sex of said driver, an address of said driver and the like.

6. The system of Claim 2, wherein said smart card is inserted into said authentication device of said vehicular sub-system for providing said driver an access to said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles upon reading of said magnetic strip or said computer strip by said authentication device.

7. The system of Claim 2, wherein said processor of vehicle control unit 204 of said vehicular sub-system comprises:

(a) a retrieval module having instructions stored therein for retrieving said information stored on said at least one identification means;

(b) a comparison module having instructions stored therein for comparing retrieved data with said plurality of parameters stored in said first information database; and

(c) a determination module having instructions stored therein for determining validity of said driver based on said plurality of parameters.

8. The system of Claim 7, wherein a valid driver determined by said determination module grants access to said driver to drive said vehicle and wherein an invalid driver determined by said determination module does not grant access to said driver to drive said vehicle.

9. The system of Claim 8, wherein an access granted to said valid driver activates said plurality of sensors and wherein an access not granted to said invalid driver generates an alert via said authentication device, and wherein said alert is communicated to said surveillance sub-system via said at least one mode of communication network.

10. The system of Claim 9, wherein said alcohol concentration detection sensor of said plurality of sensors comprises means for detecting breath alcohol concentration of said driver of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles based on a pre-determined threshold breath alcohol information stored in a second information database, and wherein said seat belt sensor is configured to determine a state of a seat belt of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles, and wherein said vehicle speed sensor is configured to detect speed of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles.

11. The system of Claim 2, wherein said vehicular sub-system further comprises a display means coupled to said authentication device, said display means being configured to receive at least a portion of said information of said smart card and said display means being further configured to display said portion of said information of said smart card to said driver.

12. The system of Claim 1 , wherein said surveillance sub-system comprises a plurality of base stations and a plurality of central monitoring stations connected to said plurality of base stations via said at least one mode of communication network for real time monitoring and controlling of said plurality of vehicles based on said at least one. parameter of said plurality of parameters.

13. The system of Claim 12, wherein each central monitoring station of said plurality of central monitoring stations comprises:

(a) a central information database for storing said plurality of parameters and map data, said map data comprising road data and traffic data; and

(b) a central control unit comprising a central control processor, comprising:

(i) a central receiving module having instructions stored therein for receiving an authentication information retrieved by said retrieval module of said processor of said vehicle control unit of said authentication device via said at least one mode of communication network;

(ii) a central comparison module having instructions stored therein for comparing data received by said central receiving module with said plurality of parameters stored in said central information database; and

(iii) a central determination module having instructions stored therein for determining validity of said at least one driver based on said plurality of parameters retrieved from said central information database, and wherein said authentication information includes said information stored in said first information database of said authentication device of said vehicular sub-system.

14. The system of Claim 13, wherein said processor of vehicle control unit of said authentication device of said vehicular sub-system further comprises a second retrieval module having instructions stored therein for retrieving validity of said at least one driver determined by said central determination module of said central control processor.

15. The system of Claim 13, wherein said display means of said vehicular sub-system is further configured to receive and display at least a portion of said plurality of parameters, stored in said central information database of said central monitoring station, of said surveillance sub-system, via said at least one mode of communication network to said driver of said vehicle.

16. The system of Claim 12, wherein each base station of said plurality of base stations comprises:

(a) a base information database for storing said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters; and

(b) a base control unit comprising a base control processor, said base control processor comprising:

(i) a base receiving module having instructions stored therein for receiving said authentication information retrieved by said retrieval module of said processor of said vehicle control unit of said authentication device via said at least one mode of communication network; (ii) a base comparison module having instructions stored therein for comparing data received by said base receiving module with said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters stored in said base information database; and

(iii) a base determination module having instructions stored therein for determining validity of said smart card based on said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters retrieved from said base information database. 17. The system of Claim 16, wherein said processor of vehicle control unit of authentication device of said vehicular sub-system further comprises a third retrieval module having instructions stored therein for retrieving validity of said smart card determined by said base determination module of said base control processor of said base control unit of said base station of said plurality of base stations of said surveillance sub-system.

18. The system of Claim 16, wherein said display means of said vehicular sub-system is further configured to receive and display at least a portion of base information stored in said base information database of said base station of said plurality of base stations of said surveillance sub-system via said at least one mode of communication network to said driver of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles.

19. The system of Claim 1 , wherein said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters comprises date of renewal of a vehicle insurance, date of renewal of a pollution under control certificate (PUC) of said vehicle, a registration certificate (RC) of said vehicle, license information of users of at least one of states of a country, social security number of a plurality of drivers of said at least one of states of said country, information about police records of a plurality of offenders, information about vehicle theft in said at least one of states of said country and the like. 20. The system of Claim 1 , wherein said at least one mode of communication network comprises at least one short range mode of communication network and / or at least one long range mode of communication network.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said at least one of short range mode of communication network comprises a wireless communication network and a wired communication network, wherein said wireless communication network comprises bluetooth, WIFI, WIMAX and the like, and wherein said wired communication network comprises USB and the like, and wherein said at least one long range mode of communication network comprises radio frequency based communication, Ethernet, LAN, MAN, WAN and the like.

22. The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one inspection device for inspecting said plurality of vehicles comprises: (a) at least one inspection port for receiving and / or transferring data via said at least one mode of communication network;

(b) an inspection information database for storing said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters; and

(c) an inspection control unit comprising a processor, said processor comprising:

(i) an inspection retrieval module having instructions stored therein for retrieving, said information stored on said first information database of said authentication device of said vehicular sub-system, said information stored on said base information database of each base station of said plurality of base stations and said information stored on said central information database of each central monitoring station of each state of said plurality of central monitoring stations;

(ii) an inspection comparison module having instructions stored therein for comparing data retrieved by said inspection retrieval module with said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters stored in said inspection information database; and

(iii) an inspection determination module having instructions stored therein for determining validity of said at least one driver based on said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters retrieved from said inspection information database.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein said at least one inspection device is a portable device mounted on a wall, or being hung on any other structure to monitor said plurality of vehicles in a parking area by communicating said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters stored in said first information database of said authentication device of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles to said processor of said inspection control unit of said inspection device via said at least one mode of communication network, said at least one inspection device further comprises a time entry database for storing time entry of said plurality of vehicles in said parking area.

24. The system of Claim 23, wherein said processor of said inspection control unit comprises:

(a) a calculating module having instructions stored therein for calculating fee of said vehicle; and

(b) a generation module having instructions stored therein for generating a fee token.

25. The system of Claim 24, wherein said parking fee calculated by said calculating module of said processor of said inspection control unit of said at least one inspection device is communicated to said first information database of said authentication device of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles, said plurality of base stations and said plurality of central monitoring stations via said at least one mode of communication network.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein said at least one inspection device is a hand held device, and said at least one inspection device is employed by at least one of traffic police employee, a police control room (PCR), a highway police person, a PUC controller, an insurance agent and any other law enforcement agency for validating and/or identifying said driver of said vehicle of said plurality of vehicles based on verification of said at least one parameter of said plurality of parameters by said at least one inspection device. 27. The system as claimed in any of the previous claims, wherein said system further comprises at least one Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite having an allocation of memory storing GPS location range, wherein said GPS satellite broadcasts said GPS location range to a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, wherein said Global Positioning System (GPS) device is electrically connected to said authentication device and said display means of said vehicular sub-system, and is further connected to said plurality of base stations and said plurality of central monitoring stations of said surveillance sub-system via said at least one mode of communication network. 29. The system of Claim 22, wherein said at least one inspection device is electrically connected to at least one traffic signal post to detect a red light jump by said at least one vehicle of said plurality of vehicles.

30. The system of claim 2, wherein a first vehicular sub-system of a first vehicle of said plurality of vehicles communicates with a second vehicular subsystem of a second vehicle of said plurality of vehicles for sharing data via said at least one mode of communication network.