WO2014125384A1

WO2014125384A1 - System and method for managing transport vehicle information through a contactless smart card unit

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Publication number: WO2014125384A1
Application number: PCT/IB2014/058085
Authority: WO
Inventors: KUMAR Chellappan KUSHAL
Original assignee: Kanhatech Solutions Limited
Priority date: 2013-02-13
Filing date: 2014-01-07
Publication date: 2014-08-21

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system and a method for managing transport vehicle information. In an embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a tamperproof contactless NFC smart card unit with a built-in memory unit. The transport vehicle information stored in the contactless smart card unit is encrypted and secured which can be read and updated by NFC scanners. The updates made to the NFC smart card are simultaneously synchronized with the central server. Any authorized personnel with permission access can read the contactless smart card unit using the NFC scanner to identify the history of the vehicle and owner of the vehicle.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSPORT VEHICLE INFORMATION THROUGH A CONTACTLESS SMART CARD UNIT TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to electronic data transactions and data storage. In particular, the present disclosure relates to managing transport vehicle information using a contactless smart card unit.

BACKGROUND

Presently the management of vehicle information contains manually checking the vehicle and issuing a paper certificate. The certificate contains all the details of the vehicle along with the condition of the vehicle. Currently, such certificates are being issued for Vehicle Registration Certificate (RC), Driving License, Vehicle Fitness Certificate (VFC), and Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC).

In case of vehicles RC, contact smart cards are being implemented in a few states of India. Even after implementation of the contact smart cards, frauds are still happening as there is no way to authenticate the Vehicle RC smart card on the roads by the traffic police personnel. The smart card has to be inserted in an optical reader, which is installed only at the transport offices, in order to read the scanned papers stored in the optical strip of the smart card.

Similarly, in the case of driving license, contact smart cards are being implemented in a few states of India. Again, there is no way to authenticate the vehicle driving license smart card on the roads by the traffic police personnel unless and until the card is read by a smart card reader, currently available only at the transport offices.

Presently, Vehicle Fitness Certificates and Pollution Under Control Certificate are purely paper based. There are many drawbacks associated with the paper based VFC and PUCC issuing system. The existing system being inefficient and inclined more towards visual checks encourage false documentation and corruptions. Further, the existing system of issuing and verifying paper based certificates is time consuming. The paper based certificate can be tampered with and therefore, it becomes difficult for concerned government agencies to distinguish between counterfeit and legitimate certificates. Further, life of paper certificate is very less and can be easily damaged and a new paper is to be issued after expiry of defined period of time.

Therefore, there is a need for a method and a system to manage transport vehicle information to overcome the above mentioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The shortcomings of the prior art are overcome and many additional advantages are provided through the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed disclosure. The system and method of the present disclosure provides an efficient, secured, tamper proof and low cost infrastructure for managing and verifying transport vehicle information.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a contactless smart card unit for managing transport vehicle information. The contactless smart card unit comprises a memory unit configured to store digitally signed transport vehicle information, wherein the transport information is stored after encryption. The contactless smart card unit also comprises a reader/writer for reading/writing the transport vehicle information from and to the memory unit. Further, the contactless smart card unit comprises a microprocessor configured to encrypt the transport vehicle information for storing in the memory unit, and control role based access to the memory unit. The contactless smart card unit has a unique digital identification number associated to a transport vehicle.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a system for managing transport vehicle information. The system comprises a contactless smart card unit comprising a memory unit, a microprocessor to control accessing of the memory unit, and a reader/writer for reading/writing transport vehicle information from and to the memory unit. Further the system comprises one or more NFC scanners for reading and updating the transport vehicle information stored in the contactless smart card unit. Also, the system comprises a NFC personalized server and a central server. The NFC personalized server is locatable at one or more transport offices to communicate the transport vehicle information with the NFC scanners. The central server is communicatively coupled to each of the NFC personalized server located at the one or more transport offices.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method for managing transport vehicle information via a contactless smart card unit. The method comprises acts of issuing the contactless smart card unit comprising transport vehicle information. Then, the method comprises reading and updating the transport vehicle information by a NFC scanner, based on the role based access permission. The contactless smart card unit has a unique digital identification number associated to a transport vehicle.

The aforementioned and other features and advantages of the disclosure will become further apparent from the following detailed description of the presently preferred embodiments, read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The detailed description and drawings are merely illustrative of the disclosure rather than limiting, the scope of the disclosure being defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The features of the present disclosure are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The embodiments of the disclosure itself, together with further features and attended advantages, will become apparent from consideration of the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. One or more embodiments of the present disclosure are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanied drawings wherein like reference numerals represent like elements and in which:

Fig. 1A illustrates an exemplary contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. IB illustrates an exemplary embodiment of transport vehicle information stored in contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 illustrates a system for managing transport vehicle information in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. 3 illustrates a flow-chart showing a method of issuance of a contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 4 illustrates a flow-chart showing a method of inspecting validity of a transport vehicle through a contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 5 illustrates a flow-chart showing an exemplary method of issuing contactless smart card unit for a transport vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

Fig. 6 illustrates a flow-chart showing an exemplary method of checking pollution emission of a transport vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

The figures depict embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The foregoing has broadly outlined the features and technical advantages of the present disclosure in order that the detailed description of the disclosure that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the disclosure. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as set forth in the appended claims. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the disclosure, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.

Fig. 1A illustrates a contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The contactless smart card unit 100 can be a credit card sized plastic card with an embedded NFC micro tag to be carried by owner of a transport vehicle. The transport vehicle can be selected from a group including but not limited to cars, buses, trucks and bikes. A person killed in the art would understand that the concept of the present disclosure can be used with any other type of transport vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the contactless smart card unit is made of polycarbonate, which is very durable. In an alternative embodiment, the contactless smart card unit 100 can be a tamperproof NFC sticker for sticking on the windshield of the vehicle. The NFC sticker is pasted on the windshield of the vehicle using a special adhesive. In particular, the NFC sticker is pasted inside the windshield of the vehicle. It will not be possible to remove the NFC sticker from the windshield without damaging it. Any attempt to undo the adhesion will damage the sticker material and thus render clear tamper evidence. Further, this will render the NFC sticker useless. In addition, any damage caused to the internal electronics, including but not limited to the NFC antenna, NFC reader/writer, memory unit will be detected by the microprocessor and cause erasure of stored secrets. Thus, the tamperproof sticker used in the present disclosure helps in preventing vehicle theft, document theft and fraud as the NFC sticker cannot be removed from one vehicle and pasted on other vehicle.

Each of the contactless smart card 100 unit associated with a transport vehicle has a unique digital identification number stored in the smart card unit 100. The contactless smart card unit 100 comprises a memory unit 102, a NFC reader/writer 104, and a microprocessor 106. The memory unit 102 is configured to store the transport vehicle information. Further, the contactless smart card unit is provided with a NFC locked storage device 108 for storing additional transport vehicle information. The NFC locked storage device 108 can be an additional USB drive with

NFC lock strip to store more information. In an embodiment, at least one part of the NFC locked storage device 108 and the memory unit 102 of the contactless smart card unit is enabled with Write Once Read Many (WORM) technology. The parts of the storage enabled with WORM technology could be written only once. The same part cannot be overwritten again. These parts of storage could be used to store secure and permanent information. This acts as a further deterrent against tamper and fraud. The microprocessor 106 is configured to control role based access to at least one of the memory unit 102 and the NFC locked storage device 108. The access to at least one of the memory unit 102 and the NFC locked storage device 108 includes reading from or writing into the at least one of the memory unit 102 and the NFC locked storage device 108. The role based access can be customized by the microprocessor based on the requirement. This allows for the technology of the present disclosure to be deployed for multiple applications with different requirements, based on law, policies, and preference of the local authorities. Fig. IB illustrates an exemplary embodiment of transport vehicle information stored in contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The transport vehicle information stored in the at least one of memory unit 102 and the NFC locked storage device 108 comprises at least one of personal details of owner of the transport vehicle, vehicle details, transaction details and other miscellaneous details. The personal details of the owner of the transport vehicle includes, but are not limited to, name of the owner, address of the owner, digital signature of the owner, biometrics details of the owner and vehicle checking official/authority office details, unique identification number of the vehicle and description of the vehicle such as private vehicle, commercial vehicle etc.. Further, the vehicle details includes, but are not limited to, registration number, type of vehicle, engine number, chassis number, date of manufacturer, seating capacity and fuel type. The transaction details stored in the contactless smart card unit may include, but are not limited to, amount paid for fitness check, amount paid for cost of card. Other miscellaneous details may include, but are not limited to, address of fitness check centre where the last check was done with date, date of validity of fitness check, digital signature of transport vehicle owner or his authorized representative, digital signature of fitness checking authority, photograph of rear end of the vehicle with number plate.

The microprocessor 106 encrypts the transport vehicle information for storing in the memory unit 102 and the NFC locked storage device 108. In an embodiment, the microprocessor supports cryptographic algorithms to encrypt the transport vehicle information to be stored in the memory unit 102. Also, the microprocessor 106 controls role based access to the memory unit 102. The different access to the contactless memory card unit 100, which is controlled by the microprocessor 106 can be reading from or writing onto the contactless smart card unit 100. In one embodiment, the microprocessor 106 implements biometric authentication to control the access request by different entities. Further, the reader/writer 104 is configured to allow the transport vehicle information to be read from and written into the contactless smart card unit 100. Fig. 2 illustrates a system for managing transport vehicle information in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system comprises a contactless smart card unit 100 with a NFC locked storage device 108, one or more NFC scanners 110, one or more NFC personalized servers 112, and a central server 114 connected to the one or more NFC scanners 110 and the one or more NFC personalized servers 112 through a network 112.

The NFC scanners 110 comprise a memory unit 118 and are configured to read from/write into the contactless smart card unit 100. The one or more NFC scanners include, but are not limited to, mobile phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and any other handheld terminal. The transport authorities are provided with the NFC scanners 110 in order to retrieve information regarding a transport vehicle from the contactless smart card unit 100. The one or more NFC personalized servers 112 comprise a memory unit 120 and are located at each transport office to communicate with the one or more NFC scanners 110 and the central server 114 through a network 116. In an embodiment, the one or more NFC scanners 110 and the one or more NFC personalized servers 112 are communicatively coupled to the central server 114 through at least one of GPRS, 3G and WAN. All the transactions on the contactless smart card unit can be performed offline or online. In the offline mode, the one or more NFC scanners 110 are not connected to the database stored in a memory unit 122 of the central server 114. The NFC scanner is tapped onto the NFC contactless smart card unit 100 of the vehicle and the information regarding the vehicle is retrieved from the memory unit 118 of the NFC scanner 110. The transactions take place locally, between the contactless smart card unit 100 and the NFC scanner 110. The data is temporarily stored in the memory unit 118 of the NFC scanner 110. Later, when NFC scanner 110 is connected to the network, the transaction information is transferred to the NFC personalized servers 112 and database of central server 114. In an embodiment, the transaction data is automatically transferred to the database of central server 114 when the NFC scanner 110 connects to the network. In another embodiment, the user of the NFC scanner 110 transfers and synchronises the information of the NFC scanner 110 with the NFC personalized server 112 and database of central server 114. In the online mode, the NFC scanner 110 is connected to the database of the central server 114. All the transactions between the contactless smart card unit 100 and the NFC scanner 110 are simultaneously synchronized with database of central server 114. Further, the NFC scanner 110 can access information from the database of central server 114 in the online mode.

Fig. 3 illustrates a flow-chart showing a method of issuance of a contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, a NFC personalization system for issuing the contactless smart card unit is deployed at every transport office. . The NFC personalization system comprises a scanner, a NFC card writer, a printer and a USB drive with a NFC lock writer. The issuance of contactless smart card comprises examining the transport vehicle and registration details of the transport vehicle at step 302. The process of examination may include examining the documents related to the transport vehicle, ascertaining condition and life of the transport vehicle and ascertaining pollution emission levels of the transport vehicle. Next, the transport vehicle information is scanned using the scanner and encrypted by the microprocessor 106 using one or more cryptographic algorithms at step 304. In an embodiment, the NFC locked storage device 108 can be a USB drive which is secured using the NFC lock writer. Further, the encrypted transport vehicle information is stored in at least one of the memory unit 102 and the NFC locked storage device 108 using a NFC card writer at step 306. Then, role based access permission to the stored vehicle transport information is defined by the microprocessor 106 at step 308. Finally, the card is printed using the printer hand handed over to owner of the property. In an exemplary embodiment, a few transport authorities and transport police officers are provided with permission to read from as well as write into the contactless smart card unit 100. On the other hand, other subordinate officers are just allowed to read the transport vehicle information from the contactless smart card unit 100.

The issuance of contactless smart card unit 100 for transport vehicle is a foolproof solution as the information from the contactless smart card unit 100 cannot be accessed or modified without proper access permissions set by the microprocessor 106.

Fig. 4 illustrates a flow-chart showing a method of inspecting validity of a transport vehicle through a contactless smart card unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The inspection of validity of the transport vehicle and documents of the transport vehicle can be performed at the transport offices or anywhere on the road by the transport officials using the one or more NFC scanners 110. The method comprises obtaining access permission to the contactless smart card unit 100 by the one or more NFC scanners 110 at step 402. Then, the transport vehicle information stored in the contactless smart card unit 100 is read by the NFC scanner 110 at step 404. In an exemplary embodiment, if the contactless smart card unit 100 is a sticker attached on the windshield of the transport vehicle, the transport official carrying the NFC scanner 110 taps on the NFC sticker and retrieves all the information about the transport vehicle. In an embodiment, the information can be retrieved from at least one of memory unit 102 of the contactless smart card unit 100. In another embodiment, the information can be retrieved from the memory unit 118 of the NFC scanner 110. In another embodiment, the information can be retrieved from the memory unit 122 of the central server 114. Upon retrieving the transport vehicle information, the retrieved information is displayed on the display screen of the NFC scanner 110 at step 406. The transport official or the traffic police personnel then checks the validity of the displayed transport vehicle information at step 408. In an embodiment, the transport official checks the driver license information, the validity of last pollution control check and vehicle fitness check, and registration documents of vehicle. Also, unpaid fines can be verified by the transport official in an offline mode using application installed on the one or more NFC scanners 110. Further, the transport official can also detect if a transport vehicle is stolen as the contactless smart card unit cannot be tampered. If all the transport vehicle information is fine, the transport official lets the vehicle to pass. However, in case the owner of the transport vehicle has violated some traffic rules, then a fine is imposed on the owner. At step 410, the transport official checks for there is any fines which are due for the transport vehicle. If there are any fines pending to be paid, the transport officer collects the fine at step 412. Finally, based on the validity check, the transport vehicle information is updated on the contactless smart card unit 100 at step 414. The NFC scanner 110 simultaneously notifies the one or more NFC personalized servers 112 of the nearest transport office. At the end of the day, all the updates are made in the central server 114. In an exemplary embodiment, if any fine is imposed on the owner of the transport vehicle, the fine information is written on the contactless smart card unit 100.

In an exemplary embodiment, the detection of stolen of a transport vehicle is disclosed as below. When a transport vehicle is stolen, the owner of the transport vehicle lodges a complaint with the police authorities. The information regarding the stolen transport vehicle is immediately registered onto the database of the central server 114. Then, an alert message is sent by the central server to each of the NFC personalized servers 112 and NFC scanners 110. Whenever the transport authorities scan a vehicle by tapping on the NFC sticker pasted on the windshield of the vehicle, the stolen card can be easily identified.

Fig. 5 illustrates a flow-chart showing an exemplary method of issuing contactless smart card unit for a transport vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. According to this method, the owner visits the nearest transport office. At the counter of the transport office, one or more examinations are performed at step 502. First, the documents of the vehicle produced by the owner of the vehicle or his authorized representative are examined. Then, life of the transport vehicle and vehicle registration details are ascertained by the transport official. Then, at step 504, the information/data is entered into the NFC personalized servers 112 located at the transport offices. Also, the photograph and biometric details of the owner of the vehicle or authorized representative is captured. Further, at step 506, the fee required for the smart card is paid to get the vehicle fitness certificate. Then, at the backend, the documents are scanned using a scanner and encrypted at step 508. Also, a digital signature is attached to the documents. The central server 114 is updated with the vehicle information at step 510. Then, smart card unit 100 is personalized using the NFC personalization unit at step 512. The personalization of the contactless smart unit 100 comprises includes printing few selected details like name of owner of property, unique identification number of the property etc. on the outer surface of the contactless smart card unit 100 using the printer. The contactless smart card unit 100 comprises digitally signed and encrypted transport vehicle information. Also, the contactless smart card unit 100 is provided with a unique digital identification. Finally, the contactless smart card unit 100 is handed over to the owner of the transport vehicle or the authorized representative. Fig. 6 illustrates a flow-chart showing an exemplary method of checking pollution emission of a transport vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the transport vehicle is taken to the Pollution Under Control Check (PUCC) issue station at step 602. Then, the officer authorized to verify inspects the transport vehicle and the documents related to the transport vehicle at step 604. The documents related to the transport vehicle are then entered into the computer at step 606. After that, a fee for the pollution check is obtained from the owner of the vehicle at step 608. At step 610, the officer authorized checks the pollution emission control of the transport vehicle. At step 612, if the vehicle has failed during the inspection, then the authorized officer reports failure and submits a defect report to the transport authority at step 614. Then, the owner of the transport vehicle rectifies the defect at step 616 and again presents the transport vehicle for inspection of pollution control. In the alternative, if the transport vehicle passes the pollution control, a photograph of the vehicle along with the number plate is captured at step 618. Then, at step 620, the database of central server 114 generates unique identification for the vehicle. Then, a pollution control certificate is personalized and the NFC smart card is issued or updated at step 622. Thus, the method and system of managing the transport vehicle information is easy and cost effective.

In another exemplary embodiment, a method of managing illegal parking by transport authority using a NFC sticker is illustrated below. When the transport officer notices a vehicle parked in a "No Parking" zone, the transport officer writes a parking ticket on the memory unit 102 of the NFC sticker using a NFC scanner 110. Before writing the ticket, the NFC scanner 110 of the transport officer is authenticated. In an embodiment, the NFC scanner 110 is authenticated using biometric information of the user of the NFC scanner 110. In another embodiment, digital electronics certificates can be used to authenticate the NFC scanner to access the information from the contactless smart card 100 or the NFC personalized server 112 and central server 114. Simultaneously, the NFC scanner 110 system sends a Short Messaging Service (SMS) to the registered mobile number extracted from the memory unit 102 of the NFC sticker. Further, the information regarding the parking ticket is transmitted to the central server 114. In an embodiment, when the transport officer goes to office, the NFC scanner connects and transmits all information to the central server 114. The owner of the vehicle cannot avoid paying this ticket as it gets updated to central database. Whenever some other transport officer taps the NFC scanner 110 on the NFC sticker of the vehicle, all fines due for the vehicle is displayed on the NFC scanner 110, and the fines collected, as explained in Figure 4.

In an embodiment, the system of the present disclosure reduces paperwork and saves natural resources. Entire history of the transport vehicle can be stored in a small sized card. Also, the contactless smart card unit is very easy to carry. Further, the contactless smart card unit is capable of storing new information and new applications at essentially no additional cost.

This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.

In addition, where features or aspects of the disclosure are described in terms of Markush groups, those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosure is also thereby described in terms of any individual member or subgroup of members of the Markush group.

While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

Claims

CLAIMS:

A contactless smart card unit for managing transport vehicle information, the contactless smart card unit comprises:

a memory unit configured to store digitally signed transport vehicle information, wherein the transport information is stored after encryption;

a reader/writer for reading/writing the transport vehicle information from and to the memory unit; and

a microprocessor configured to:

encrypt the transport vehicle information for storing in the memory unit; and

control role based access to the memory unit, wherein the contactless smart card unit has a unique digital identification number associated to a transport vehicle.

The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 1 is provided with a Near Field Communication (NFC) locked storage device for storing additional transport vehicle information.

The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one part of the NFC locked storage device and the memory unit of the contactless smart card unit is enabled with Write Once Read Many (WORM) technology.

The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transport vehicle is selected from a group comprising cars, buses, trucks and bikes.

The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 1 is a NFC sticker for attaching on windshield of the transport vehicle.

The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the NFC sticker is tamperproof.

The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 1 is a plastic NFC card carried by user of the transport vehicle.

8. The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transport vehicle information comprises at least one of vehicle registration certificate, vehicle pollution under control certificate, vehicle fitness certificate and driving license.

9. The contactless smart card unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transport vehicle information comprises at least one of details of the transport vehicle, details of owner of the transport vehicle and other miscellaneous information relating to the transport vehicle and the owner of the transport vehicle.

10. A system for managing transport vehicle information, said system comprises:

a contactless smart card unit comprising

a memory unit;

a microprocessor to control accessing of the memory unit; and a reader/writer for reading/writing transport vehicle information from and to the memory unit;

one or more NFC scanners for reading and updating the transport vehicle information stored in the contactless smart card unit;

a NFC personalized server, locatable at one or more transport offices, configured to communicate the transport vehicle information with the NFC scanners;

a central server communicatively coupled to each of the NFC personalized server located at the one or more transport offices.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the NFC scanner is selected from at least one of a mobile phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and any other handheld terminal.

12. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the transport vehicle is selected from a group comprising cars, buses, trucks and bikes.

13. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the one or more NFC scanners read and update the transport vehicle information after authentication of the NFC scanner.

14. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the contactless smart card unit comprises a NFC locked storage device for storing additional transport vehicle information,

15. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein at least one part of the NFC locked storage device and the memory unit of the contactless smart card unit is enabled with Write Once Read Many (WORM) technology.

16. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the one or more NFC scanners and the one or more NFC personalized servers are communicatively coupled to the central server by at least one of GPRS, 3G and WAN.

17. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the NFC scanner comprises a memory unit configured to store the transport vehicle information, said transport vehicle information is retrieved during validity inspection of the transport vehicle.

18. A method for managing transport vehicle information via a contactless smart card unit, said method comprises acts of:

issuing the contactless smart card unit comprising transport vehicle information;

reading and updating the transport vehicle information by a NFC scanner, based on the role based access permission,

wherein the contactless smart card unit has a unique digital identification number associated to a transport vehicle.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the issuing of the contactless smart card unit comprises:

examining the transport vehicle and registration details of the transport vehicle;

encrypting the transport vehicle information relating to the transport vehicle by a microprocessor;

storing the encrypted transport vehicle information relating to the transport vehicle in at least one of a memory unit of the contactless smart card unit and a NFC locked storage device of the contactless smart card unit, defining role based permission to access the stored transport vehicle information by the microprocessor.

20. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein reading and updating the transport vehicle information by a NFC scanner comprises authenticating the NFC scanner by a digital electronics certificate.

21. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the transport vehicle information comprises at least one of vehicle registration certificate, vehicle pollution under control certificate, vehicle fitness certificate and driving license.

22. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the transport information comprises at least one of details of the transport vehicle, details of owner of the transport vehicle and other miscellaneous information relating to the transport vehicle and the owner of the transport vehicle.

23. A method for inspecting validity of a transport vehicle through a contactless smart card unit, said method comprising steps of:

reading information of the transport vehicle stored in the contactless smart card unit by a NFC scanner, based on role based access permission to the contactless smart card unit;

displaying the read transport vehicle information onto the NFC scanner; checking the validity of the displayed transport vehicle information; and updating the information of the transport vehicle on the contactless smart card unit and optionally to a central server, based on the outcome of the checking and validity of the transport vehicle documents.

24. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the reading of transport vehicle information comprises reading of transport vehicle information from at least one of a memory unit of the contactless smart card unit, a NFC locked storage device of the contactless smart card unit, a memory unit of the NFC scanner and a memory unit of the central server.