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Method for controlling conveyance of event information by an administrator of a plurality of electronic logging devices (ELDs)

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  • US 10,104,189 B1
  • Filed: 06/04/2018
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling conveyance of event information by an administrator of a plurality of electronic logging devices (the ELD administrator) associated with users accounts in a database management system application (DBSMA) executed in one or more central or distributed servers that provide a user interface to an administrator of drivers of vehicles in an organization or a company (the Driver administrator) who is given access to an administrator account in the DBSMA by the ELD administrator to classify a first database (DB) based on corresponding one or more roles of authorized users in the company or the organization, a first role classifying authorized users as drivers of vehicles, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a. interfacing over one or more wireless networks with an ELD used in a vehicle that executes a location tracking application (LTA) which periodically receives location information from a GPS device associated with an ELD ID that identifies the ELD in the first DB, the LTA being configured to;

    i. turn a tracking mode of the ELD on and off by a driver who uses the ELD to log into a driver user account in the DBMSA with a driver user ID and a password,ii. receive sensor information from one or more sensors associated with the ELD ID that sense when a vehicle that uses the ELD is powered on,iii. record a group event information after the vehicle is powered on, the group event information indicating a period of movement and a period of non-movement of the driver as determined based on the location information received from the GPS device after the driver turns on the tracking mode, andiv. provide an ELD interface that allows the driver to edit a file stored in the ELD that contains the recorded group event information after the driver logs into the driver user account;

    b. interfacing over one or more wired or wireless networks with a computing device that is configured to enable the Driver administrator to log into the administrator account with an administrator ID and a password to access the DBSMA in order to;

    i. identify a group of a first vehicle and a second vehicle in the first DB by a group ID (GID), the group including authorized users identified by corresponding user IDs (UIDs) associated with the GID,ii. classify a first authorized user identified by a first UID as a first driver of the first vehicle which uses a first ELD identified by a first ELD ID associated with the GID;

    iii. classify a second authorized user identified by a second UID as a second driver of the second vehicle which uses a second ELD identified by a second ELD ID associated with the GID,iv. receive a first group event information indicating a period of movement and a period of non-movement of the first driver,v. receive a second group event information indicating a period of movement and a period of non-movement of the second driver, andvi. send a notification based on an information access code comprising an access list that identifies one or more recipients of the first or the second group event information such that the notification is sent only to the one or more recipients.

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