Method and a device for finalizing data carrying communication equipment in traffic control systems

Claim 1

A method for producing data carrying communication equipment in traffic checking systems, the data carrying equipment comprising a plurality of stationary communication equipment elements for remotely checking passing vehicles equipped with mobile data carrying units for remote communication, the method comprising: initially producing the data carrying communication equipment and the vehicle units in a serial manufacturing process in a non-defined shape without storing the data required for the communication; utilizing for the end production including storing the data a production system comprising a plurality of computers for general data processing and individually handleable data storage media associated with the computers; storing substantially all data required for carrying out communication between the stationary equipment and the vehicle units on the data storage medium with a system administrator by means of computer equipment of the system administrator; producing additional separate media from the data storage medium, the additional separate media comprising a first type including data required for storing data in a respective stationary equipment and a second type including data required in respective vehicle units, the data comprising data for assignment to a definite checking system for restriction to vehicle units dedicated to the system, data for identifying individual vehicle units that can be communicated in both the stationary equipment elements and in the vehicle units, and recording and processing data for carrying out the remote checking operations or other operations that are to be performed by the remote communication; sending to a system operator of the stationary equipment elements copies of the first type of separate media containing data for controlling respective stationary equipment elements; using the first type of separate media for storing these data in the respective stationary equipment; sending to a system distributor copies of the second type of separate media containing data for controlling respective vehicle units, the system distributor performing distribution of vehicle units; and distributing the second type of separate media to users of the traffic checking system to be utilized in their vehicles for storing data in the vehicle units.

Claim 2

A method for producing data carrying communication equipment in traffic checking systems, the data carrying equipment comprising a plurality of stationary communication equipment elements for remotely checking passing vehicles equipped with mobile data carrying units for remote communication, the method comprising: initially producing the data carrying communication equipment and the vehicle units in a serial manufacturing process in a non-defined shape without storing the data required for the communication; utilizing for the end production including storing the data a production system comprising a plurality of computers for general data processing and individually handleable data storage media associated with the computers; storing substantially all data required for carrying out communication between the stationary equipment and the vehicle units on the data storage medium with a system administrator by means of computer equipment of the system administrator; producing additional separate media from the data storage medium, the additional separate media comprising a first type including data required for storing data in a respective stationary equipment and a second type including data required in respective vehicle units, the data comprising data for assignment to a definite checking system for restriction to vehicle units dedicated to the system, data for identifying individual vehicle units that can be communicated in both the stationary equipment elements and in the vehicle units, and recording and processing data for carrying out the remote checking operations or other operations that are to be performed by the remote communication; sending to a system operator of the stationary equipment elements copies of the first type of separate media containing data for controlling respective stationary equipment elements; using the first type of separate media for storing these data in the respective stationary equipment; sending to a system distributor copies of the second type of separate media containing data for controlling respective vehicle units, the system distributor performing distribution of vehicle units; and distributing the second type of separate media to users of the traffic checking system to be utilized in their vehicles for storing data in the vehicle units.

Claim 7

A device for producing data carrying communication equipment in traffic checking systems, the systems comprising a plurality of stationary communication equipment elements for remote checking of passing vehicles provided with mobile data carrying units for remote communication, the data carrying communication equipment of the stationary equipment and the vehicle units are initially manufactured in series production in non-defined shape without any storing of data required for the communication, the device comprising: a system administrator; a plurality of computers for general data processing; individually handleable data storage media associated with the computers and arranged for storing by means of the computers substantially all data required for carrying out communication between the stationary equipment and the vehicle units; additional separate storage media produced from the individually handleable data storage media, the additional separate storage media comprising a first type including data required for storing data in respective stationary equipment elements and a second type including data required for storing in respective vehicle units, the data comprising data for assignment to a definite checking system for restriction to vehicle units that are dedicated to the system, data for identifying individual vehicle units that can be communicated in both a stationary equipment and in the vehicle units, and recording and process data for carrying out the checking operations or other operations that are to be performed by means of the remote communication; a system operator; a first additional plurality of computers for general data processing and equipped for transferring data from the first type of separate media to respective stationary equipment, the data including data for controlling the stationary equipment elements; a system distributor for performing distribution of vehicle units; and a second additional plurality of computers for general data processing and equipped for transferring from the second type of separate media to vehicle units, which are to be distributed to users of the traffic checking system to be utilized in the users' vehicles.

Claim 8

A device for producing data carrying communication equipment in traffic checking systems, the systems comprising a plurality of stationary communication equipment elements for remote checking of passing vehicles provided with mobile data carrying units for remote communication, the data carrying communication equipment of the stationary equipment and the vehicle units are initially manufactured in series production in non-defined shape without any storing of data required for the communication, the device comprising: a system administrator; a plurality of computers for general data processing; individually handleable data storage media associated with the computers and arranged for storing by means of the computers substantially all data required for carrying out communication between the stationary equipment and the vehicle units; additional separate storage media produced from the individually handleable data storage media, the additional separate storage media comprising a first type including data required for storing data in respective stationary equipment elements and a second type including data required for storing in respective vehicle units, the data comprising data for assignment to a definite checking system for restriction to vehicle units that are dedicated to the system, data for identifying individual vehicle units that can be communicated in both a stationary equipment and in the vehicle units, and recording and process data for carrying out the checking operations or other operations that are to be performed by means of the remote communication; a system operator; a first additional plurality of computers for general data processing and equipped for transferring data from the first type of separate media to respective stationary equipment, the data including data for controlling the stationary equipment elements; a system distributor for performing distribution of vehicle units; and a second additional plurality of computers for general data processing and equipped for transferring from the second type of separate media to vehicle units, which are to be distributed to users of the traffic checking system to be utilized in the users' vehicles.