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==Repossession patent application<ref>https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20230055958</ref>== "In Terms of a general overview.. ..a first computer sends to a second computer, a message pertaining to a notice of delinquency of a vehicle-related payment. The first computer may be associated with a financing agency (a bank or a lender) and the second computer may be a vehicle computer of the vehicle or a personal communication device belonging to the individual (a smartphone, for example)." When an acknowledgement to the notice is not received within a reasonable time period, the first computer may disable a functionality of a component of the vehicle, such as the radio or air-conditioner, or may put the vehicle in a lockout condition entirely.<ref>[https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20230055958 https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20230055958#page=6]</ref> Various functions the vehicle computer may perform: *controlling engine operations (fuel injection, speed control, emissions control, braking, etc.) *managing climate controls (air-conditioning, heating, etc.) *activating airbags *some, or all, functions of the repossession system computer ===Repossession system computer=== "The repossession system computer may be configured to communicate via a network with.. ..various entities",<ref name=":0">[https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20230055958 https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20230055958#page=7]</ref> such as: *repossession agencies *police authorities *medical facilities *lending institutions *a personal communication device of the vehicle owner "The vehicle may include various sensors and detection devices that are communicatively coupled to the repossession system computer and/or the vehicle computer."<ref name=":0" /> A few examples include: *camera *ultrasonic sensor *radar sensor *global positioning system (GPS) device *infrared detector *light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device
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