Pending patent applications
Patent protection has been applied for on technology in the VYS Tacho apps. This page sets out which applications are pending, so that anyone can verify it. The applicant is VYS Scheduling BV.
Pending patent applications
All four applications were filed with the Netherlands Patent Office.
Reading a tachograph remotely over Bluetooth
Retrieving cryptographically signed data from a digital tachograph remotely over Bluetooth to a mobile device, without separate download hardware in the vehicle.
Setting an activity on a digital tachograph remotely
Setting the activity state of a digital tachograph remotely from a mobile device.
Accounting for activities while the card is out of the tachograph
Recording the driver activities on a mobile device for the period during which the card is not in the tachograph, and entering them into the tachograph.
Automatic accounting without operating the mobile device
Starting that record automatically and entering it into the tachograph, without the driver performing any action on the mobile device.
What this means
Priority is established as of the filing date. From that date we can rely on the application against later developments by third parties, even though no patent has been granted yet. An EU patent application is also pending as of the same date.
Anyone developing or offering technology in this field would do well to take this into account. The full application texts are published by the Netherlands Patent Office eighteen months after the filing date. Until then we do not publish their contents.
Trade marks and other rights
In addition to these applications, copyright and database rights apply to the software, the simulator and the training material of VYS Tacho. The name VYS and the associated logos are used as a trade name.
Questions or licensing
Questions about these applications, or interested in a licence or partnership? Get in touch at info@vysscheduling.nl. We prefer to answer requests from patent attorneys in writing.
This page is a factual statement about the status of patent applications and not legal advice.
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