Fleet vehicle management systems and methods
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1. A system comprising:
- an electronic onboard recorder mounted to a vehicle and comprising;
control circuitry configured to detect one or more protocols and to automatically adapt to the detected one or more protocols to communicate with an engine control module of the vehicle to gather vehicle usage data during operation of the vehicle; and
a first short-range wireless communication device configured to wirelessly communicate the vehicle usage information to a mobile device; and
the mobile device configured to generate hours of service information based on at least some of the vehicle usage information, the mobile device comprising;
a second short-range wireless communication device configured to;
wirelessly receive the vehicle usage information from the electronic onboard recorder when the mobile device is positioned inside the vehicle or when the mobile device is positioned in proximity to the vehicle; and
transfer, in response to a command received by the mobile device, a copy of the hours of service information to the electronic onboard recorder when the mobile device is positioned inside the vehicle or when the mobile device is positioned in proximity to the vehicle;
a computer-readable memory to store at least some of the vehicle usage from the electronic onboard recorder; and
a wireless communication transceiver configured to provide a wireless communication link with a remote system and to transfer at least some of the vehicle usage data to the remote system via the wireless communication link.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder.
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1. A system comprising:
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an electronic onboard recorder mounted to a vehicle and comprising; control circuitry configured to detect one or more protocols and to automatically adapt to the detected one or more protocols to communicate with an engine control module of the vehicle to gather vehicle usage data during operation of the vehicle; and a first short-range wireless communication device configured to wirelessly communicate the vehicle usage information to a mobile device; and the mobile device configured to generate hours of service information based on at least some of the vehicle usage information, the mobile device comprising; a second short-range wireless communication device configured to; wirelessly receive the vehicle usage information from the electronic onboard recorder when the mobile device is positioned inside the vehicle or when the mobile device is positioned in proximity to the vehicle; and transfer, in response to a command received by the mobile device, a copy of the hours of service information to the electronic onboard recorder when the mobile device is positioned inside the vehicle or when the mobile device is positioned in proximity to the vehicle; a computer-readable memory to store at least some of the vehicle usage from the electronic onboard recorder; and a wireless communication transceiver configured to provide a wireless communication link with a remote system and to transfer at least some of the vehicle usage data to the remote system via the wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device comprising:
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a short-range wireless communication device configured to; wirelessly receive vehicle data from an electronic onboard recorder when the mobile device is positioned inside a vehicle or when the mobile device is positioned proximate to the vehicle, wherein the electronic onboard recorder provides a connection to the vehicle for gathering the vehicle data during operation of the vehicle, wherein the electronic onboard recorder is in communication with an engine control module of the vehicle and automatically adapts to one or more detected types of communication protocols employed by the engine control module; and transmit, to the electronic onboard recorder, a copy of a hours of service information generated by the mobile device, the hours of service information based on at least some of the vehicle usage data; a computer-readable memory to store at least some of the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle; and a wireless communication transceiver configured to provide a wireless communication link with a remote system and to transfer at least some of the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle to the remote system via the wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, at a mobile device, vehicle usage information from an electronic onboard recorder mounted to a vehicle and having a connection to the vehicle for gathering vehicle data during operation of the vehicle, wherein the electronic onboard recorder is in communication with an engine control module of the vehicle and automatically adapts to one or more detected types of communication protocols employed by the engine control module; transmitting, to the electronic onboard recorder, a copy of a hours of service information generated by the mobile device, the hours of service information based on at least some of the vehicle usage data; storing, in a computer-readable memory of the mobile device, at least some of the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle, the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle including hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle; and transferring, with a wireless communication device of the mobile device, the vehicle usage information from the mobile device to a remote system via a wireless communication link with the remote system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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