Vehicles are equipped with communications devices and electronic controllers that store vehicle-related information and communicate the information with a plurality of extra-vehicular data sources, including traffic signal systems and remote data storage. The vehicle can be equipped with display devices that can be driven by the electronic controller to function as electronic license plates. The electronic license plates or other display devices are altered to indicate changes in vehicle status. Communicated information is used by a plurality of additional systems, for purposes including code enforcement, vehicle status monitoring, vehicle localization, and theft and fraud prevention.
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC LICENSE PLATES AND OTHER RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS
2015-12-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION , Übertragung digitaler Information, z.B. Telegrafieverkehr / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G07C TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS , Zeit- oder Anwesenheitskontrollgeräte |
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