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Title:
A DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE MONITORING BY USING GPS POSITION OF VEHICLE FOR MAKING PAYMENT COLLECTED BY VARIOUS AUTHORITIES ASSOCITAED WITH THE VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/250695
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a device, system and method thereof used in/for a vehicle for monitoring and enforcement of rules of various regulating authorities associated with the vehicle. The device and system monitor the vehicle movement and enforce the rules in particular geographical area/zone according to geographical location of vehicles. The device and system also record the audio and video. The device issue alert signal of rules associated in particular geographical regions, issue tickets for challan, penalty associated with traffic rules and service charges levied by the authorities like Toll Plaza, Airport. The whole system works basically by sensing the global position of vehicle and associated rules of payments like over speeding, toll plaza, airport charges automatically from the linked bank. The device and system work in coordination with different server of different authorities.

Inventors:
PREHAR RAJ (IN)
PREHAR RENU (IN)
PREHAR MANU (IN)
PREHAR GAURAV (IN)
Application Number:
PCT/IN2021/050554
Publication Date:
January 13, 2022
Filing Date:
June 07, 2021
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
PREHAR RAJ (IN)
PREHAR RENU (IN)
PREHAR MANU (IN)
PREHAR GAURAV (IN)
International Classes:
G01S19/42; G07B1/00; G07B15/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BHAT, Raghavendra (IN)
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Claims:
AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 06 November 2021 (06.11.2021)

We claim:

1. A device (102, 102 A) for auto payment of ticket, penalty, challan issued by the various regulatory authorities associated with a vehicle, the device (102, 102A) comprising: a processor (116) configured with a unique identity number (UIN), wherein the unique identity number is one of a registered vehicle number, engine number, vehicle owner details including address, vehicle owner mobile phone number; a real-time global positioning system sensor (GPS) (132) coupled to the processor (116) and configured to detect and monitor the geographical position of the vehicle with time stamp and an audio recording unit (110) coupled to the processor (116) and configured to capture the audio surrounding to the device (102, 102A) with time, location stamp; an image capturing unit (108) coupled to the processor (116) and configured to capture plurality of still images and videos in digital format with time and location stamp; a hom controlling unit (139) coupled to the processor (116) and wherein the vehicle acoustic device/horn controlling unit (139) communicatively coupled to a hom of the vehicle to count a number of horns and length of each horns; communication means (134) coupled to the processor (116) and configured to transmite and receive information’ s/data with wire or wirelessly including Bluetooth; a I/O connecting ports (130) coupled to the processor (116) and configured for connection means including input and output; a battery coupled to the processor (116) and configured as a power supply means (128); a memory unit (114) coupled to the processor (116) and configured to store the information’ s/data, instructions, programming instructions and coupled with the audio recording unit, the image capturing unit (108), global positioning system sensor (GPS) (132), vehicle acoustic device/hom controlling unit (139), data related to horn blow; alert means (118) coupled to the processor (116) and configured indication by way of colour lights or audio beep sound; a display unit (109) communicatively coupled to processor (116) , and configured to display atleast video, messages, images, wherein the display unit (109) is configured to play the information’s contained in a Alert signal, and a Permit signal wherein the Alert signal, Permit signal includes indicating the status of the vehicle, the status of vehicle may include at-least paid or unpaid challans of traffic rules violating, pending toll tax, vehicle not insured, pollution certificate not obtained, vehicle fitness not renewed, driving licence expired or not renewed etc, wherein the permit signal having information’ s in a form of text, image, video and audio; and an audio unit (123) coupled to the processor (116) and configured to generate audio or audio messages, wherein the audio unit (123) includes a speaker, and wherein the audio unit (123) is configured to play the information’s contained in the Alert signal, and the Permit signal; wherein the processing unit (116 ) is configured to: receive data of said detected location of the vehicle from the real-time global positioning system sensor (GPS) (132); receive data of images and videos captured from the image capturing unit (108); receive data of audio recording recorded by audio recording unit

(HO); receive data of number of horns and length of horns from the hom controlling unit (139); generate a control signal, wherein the control signal comprises one or combination of the Alert signal, and the Permit signal based on said received data; computing an amount corresponding to one of a penalty, a challan, a ticket based on the Alert signal, Permit signal deuduct the amount from a account associated with the UIN, there by enabling auto payment of ticket, penalty, challan issued by the various regulatory authorities associated with a vehicle 2. The device (102, 102A) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device (102, 102A) acts as an interface unit between the plurality of regulatory authorities associated with vehicle, Point of Sales (POS) of regulatory authorities, vehicle owners and bank/ e-wallets associated with device (102, 102A) of vehicle or owner of vehicle, mobile phone device’s (104) of owner of vehicle to generate penalty, challan, tickets and receive amount of penalty, challan, tickets on the basis of a Alert signal, Permit signal generate by device server (120) on real time basis by debiting from the linked bank account/ e- wallet, and issuance of e-receipt online real-time basis on the basis of geographical location/position of vehicle and associated rules of regulatory authorities and the provision to debit the payment later on through the electronic means in case payment failure either due to insufficient fund balance or technical snag in the system (100) including device (102, 102A) communication system.

3. The device (102, 102A) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said various regulatory authorities associated with vehicle includes but not limited to these are Road

Transport/tax offices (RTO), Highway Authorities, Toll plazas, Public works departments (PWD), Airport authorities, Municipal Corporations, Railway, Banks, and finance institute etc.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of regulating authorities on the basis of information’s associated with the vehicles having unpaid ticket, penalty, challan’ s in a device server (120) can trace and catch those vehicles on the real time location/position and collect the unpaid challans, tickets, penalties amount associated with the unique identity number (UIN) of device (102, 102A) of the vehicle.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said device (102,102A) is generating alerts by display or alert means of device (102,102A) or through the associated mobile phone device’s (104) and keep sending alert messages for upkeeping scheduled payment or pending payment of various regulatory authorities associated to the vehicles.

6. A system (100) for auto payment of ticket, penalty, challan issued by the various regulatory authorities associated with a vehicle, the system (100) comprising: a device (102, 102 A) with a unique identity number (UIN) coupled with a vehicle for real-time vehicle position monitoring and recording, said device (102, 102A) configured to generate a control signal based along with a unique identity number (UIN) configured with processor/processing unit (116) of the device (102, 102A); a device server (120 ) includes atleast a memory unit (114), a processing unit (116), and control unit module (116A) configured therein, wherein said device (102, 102 A) connected with device server (120) through communication means, the control unit module (116A) configured to process the information’s received in the control signal from said device (102, 102A); a plurality of database units (507, 607, 707, 807) stored in the memory unit (114); a communication means for transmitting, receiving information’ s/data, wherein communication means wire or wireless communication and includes internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.; a mobile phone device’s (104) communicatively coupled with the system (100) through the mobile service provider, the m mobile phone device’ s

42 (104) has user interface to connect with the system (100) and device (102, 102A); a plurality of servers (500,600,700,800) of respective regulatory authorities connected through communication means with the device server (120) and respective Point of Sales (POS) device, wherein predetermined set of rules stored in the servers with respect to the geographical locations of various regulatory authorities associated; a server related to payment collect system through RFID (radio- frequency identification) tag (115) means; said device server (120) configured to: receive said generated control signals by the device (102,

102A); process said received control signals by the control unit module (116A) of said device server (120) on the basis of geographical location of device (102, 102A) of vehicle and invoke associated rules related to pre-defined geographical locations related to: payment related to penalties, challans in default like traffic rules, vehicle driving rules, or payments related to tickets for use of the services like vehicle parking, toll plaza, airport access etc, wherein the geographical location includes atleast but not limited to Toll plaza, Traffic Light, vehicles Parking, Airport or Police/ Traffic police/ Point of Sales(POS), Authorities patrolling vehicles to find offended vehicles in the Geography location; generate the Alert signal by the Control unit module (116 A) of the device server related to challan, ticket, penalty charges amount related to geographical locations as per the pre-defined set rules of various regulatory authorities associated with the system (100) and transmit the Alert Signal to the device (102, 102A); the device (102, 102A) process the received Alert signal and make alert messages in form of beep or sound or display means for

43 entering in for Point of Sales (POS) payment zones regulated by one or more authorities; the control unit module (116A) further process the information received from Control Signal for auto debit of payments through the linked bank accounts/wallets, generation of payment receipt and generate Permit signal; transmit the Permit signal to the device (102, 102A) associated with vehicle and mobile phone device’s (104) associated with the vehicle and to the point of sales ( POS) terminal; generate online Permit signal having information of status of the vehicle, the status of vehicle includes at-least one of unpaid, penalties, challans of various regulatory authorities, paid receipts at point of sales (POS), and pending or paid tickets of various regulatory authorities including toll plaza charges, information of vehicle not insured, scheduled payments like vehicle insurance etc, information of vehicle fitness not renewed, information of vehicle owner driving licence expired or not renewed etc; and the device (102, 102A) processes the received permit signal and make message in form of beep sound or display means to that payment is successful or failure at the Point of Sale (POS), in case payment is successful made RFID (115) payment system disabled at that POS, in case failure make RFID (115) payment system enabled.

7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein said plurality of database unit having: a first database (120-7) comprising a plurality of unique identity numbers (UIN) of a plurality of vehicles, said each unique identity number corresponds to details of vehicle registered with road vehicle transport authority like RTO, details of an owner of the vehicle, and a

44 bank account number, mobile phone number of the owner of the vehicle; a second database comprising the details of the plurality of regulatory authorities associated with the device (102, 102A), vehicles and the geographical zones based on map associated with the Global position system (GPS) associated with the plurality of regulatory authorities; a third database comprising a predefined set of rules correspond to the regulatory authorities associated with the vehicles with respect plurality of zones including geographical zones, geographical coordinates of location/position based on map associated with the Global position system (GPS) includes but not limited to like Toll Plaza, Traffic signal, Airport, Parking, No Honking Zone, No parking zone, No Honking Zone, Speed limit etc; a fourth database comprising pre-defined rules related a list of penalty, challan, tickets issued and pending penalty, challan, tickets for / against unique identity number (UIN) device (102, 102A) associated with the vehicle with respect to one or more regulatory authorities; and a fifth database comprising rules and penalty amount for buzz a horn in no horn/ honking zone, silence zone like hospitals, VIP area etc with geographical location map defined on Global position system; and a sixth database is associated with the database through server of RFID tag based technology like Fast Tag. wherein above plurality of databases are being auto updated in the device server (120) by networking of servers of different authorities associated with the device server (120).

8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein said penalty, challan includes to violation of traffic rules, horn buzzer rules and tickets includes taxes/service charges related to Toll Plaza, car parking, airport access, vehicle insurance, car fitness, pollution certificate of the vehicle etc.

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9. A method for for auto payment of ticket, penalty, challan issued by the various regulatory authorities associated with a vehicle through a system (100), said method comprising: detecting real-time position of the vehicle, by a real-time global positioning system sensor (GPS) (132) fitted in a device (102, 102A) having unique identity number (UIN), wherein the unique identity number is one of a registered vehicle number, engine number, vehicle owner details including address, vehicle owner mobile phone number; generating a control signal by a processing unit of the device (102, 102A), wherein the control signal information related to the device (102, 102A) of vehicle based on a real-time geographical position of the vehicle in a Point of Sale (POS) defined by one or more regulatory authorities; transmitting the control signal by communication means to a device server (120) processing the information of the received Control signal by control unit module (116A) of the device server (120) based on on the basis of pre-defined rules stored in the device server (120 related to that geographical location area; generating, by the device server (120), one of a permit signal or a Alert Signal to the device (102, 102A) and to the Point of Sale (POS) at the Geography location of vehicle having data/information about the type and amount of calculate tickets, Challan, penalty; computing, by the device server (120) one of penalty, challan and tickets amount on the basis of the alert signal and the permit signal and pre-defined rules of with respect to the point of sale (POS) of the geographical location of the respective associated regulatory authority; excuting, by the device server (120), an auto debit of an amount from bank/ e-wallet linked and associated with the device (102, 102A; generating by the device server (120), the receipt of successful payment as per pre-defined rules of the associated regulatory authority; and

46 transmiting, by the device server (120), the permit signal payment information, to a mobile phone device’s (104) associated with device (102, 102A), Point of sale of the respective authority of geography location where vehicle located/positioned, the permit signal contains the information about payment information successful or failed.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said permit signal may contains the status of the vehicle based on information stored in the device server (120) wherein status of vehicle include at-least paid or unpaid challans of traffic rules violating, pending toll tax, vehicle not insured, pollution certificate not obtained, vehicle fitness not renewed, driving licence expired or not renewed etc of the various authority, wherein the permit signal having information’s in form of text, image, video and audio etc.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising transmitting the of status of vehicles in near vicinity area like tolls, Malls, etc who are offender and not paid penalty, challan, tickets or pending any payments related to penalty, challan, tickets, trace and hold the vehicles and collect the amount of unpaid challan, penalties and ticket or confiscate the vehicle on the basis of status of vehicle information stored in device server (120), to one or more patrolling team’s of the plurality of regulatory authorities may.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising recovery by the regulatory authority using an interface system in a interface vehicle connected with the device server (120 ) trace and based on identifying such vehicle in near vicinity who have outstanding penalty, challan, tickets by statue of vehicle from the device server (120).

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