Zonar Systems, Inc.

Zonar Compliance Systems, LLC

William Brinton, Jr

Charles Michael McQuade

Brett Brinton

Daniel Mayer

Eric S Manegold

Richard Lugash

Robie Russell

A method and apparatus to provide evidence that a person who is intended to make a required inspection was actually physically present at a predefined location associated with the inspection, so that the inspection could have been done, and if not, to provide an indication of the failure to perform the inspection. This invention is particularly well suited to determine if required pre/post-trip inspections of vehicles have been performed. Detecting a triggering condition, such as powering on (or off) equipment, indicates the beginning of a period of time during which the inspection is to be performed. The monitoring system waits for a predetermined event to occur, which indicates the period of time has expired and determines if data corresponding to the inspection have been received. If not, it is concluded that the inspection has not been performed.

System and process to ensure performance of mandated inspections

An accessory () removably attached to a portable computing device () and handheld, portable readers (and) are used to generate and store data that indicate an operator was sufficiently close to each of a plurality of components during an inspection to actually inspect the components. The portable device includes a sensor that detects tokens such as radio frequency identification tags, which are affixed adjacent to the components. Messages appearing on a display and/or audible instructions from the portable reader prompt the operator to proceed to each checkpoint where the state of the component at that location is determined. The date, time and coordinates of each component's inspection (and optionally, the component's state) are included in the data produced by the portable reader. The data are temporarily stored in the portable reader and subsequently transferred to a remote data storage site.

System and process to record inspection compliance data

A handheld, portable device ( ) is used to store data that indicates an operator was sufficiently close to each of a plurality of components during a safety inspection to actually inspect the components. The portable device includes a sensor ( ) that detects tokens ( ), such as radio frequency identification tags, which are affixed adjacent to the components. Messages ( ) appearing on a display ( ) of the portable device prompt the operator to proceed to each checkpoint, determine a state of the component disposed there, and if the component is not operating properly, indicate a plurality of predefined conditions from which the operator can choose to identify the observed condition of the component. The state and condition of each component entered during the safety inspection are stored as data that are subsequently transferred to a remote data storage site over a wire or wireless link.

System and process to ensure performance of mandated safety and maintenance inspections

Growing community of inventors

Des Moines, WA, United States of America

William Brinton, Jr