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Vehicle group monitoring

  • US 10,091,299 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2014
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, on a first vehicle node located on a first vehicle, a first group system assigned to manage data corresponding to a group of associated vehicles including a plurality of vehicles, wherein the first group system is located apart from the first vehicle;

    receiving, at the first vehicle node, first vehicle operating data from a plurality of sensors located on the first vehicle;

    processing, on the first vehicle node, the operating data to generate monitoring data corresponding to the first vehicle;

    managing, on the first vehicle node, network communication data regarding a plurality of vehicle nodes in the group of associated vehicles, wherein the managing includes maintaining and updating the network communication data based on current routing data for the first vehicle node to communicate with a first set of vehicle nodes and data identifying current routing for communications connectivity between other vehicle nodes in the group of associated vehicles received from at least one other vehicle node in the group of associated vehicles;

    determining, on the first vehicle node, a most efficient communications route for communicating with the first group system according to the network communication data; and

    transmitting, from the first vehicle node, the monitoring data for processing on the first group system using the most efficient communications route.

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