Vehicle data retrieval system
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1. A vehicle data retrieval system, comprising:
- a trailer;
a data unit on said trailer, accessing vehicle information about said trailer and having a power input; and
a portable handheld computing device having a power output in communication with said power input, powering said data unit and retrieving said vehicle information from said data unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle data retrieval system comprises a trailer and a data unit on the trailer. The data unit has access to vehicle information about the trailer and has a power input. A portable handheld computing device has a power output that powers the data unit through the power input and permits the retrieval of vehicle information from the data unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle data retrieval system, comprising:
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a trailer;
a data unit on said trailer, accessing vehicle information about said trailer and having a power input; and
a portable handheld computing device having a power output in communication with said power input, powering said data unit and retrieving said vehicle information from said data unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
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9. The vehicle data retrieval system of claim 9 wherein said first computer protocol comprises PLC format and said second computer protocol comprises 1587 format.
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12. A portable handheld computing device, comprising:
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a housing having a display;
a processor within said housing in communication with said display; and
a battery within said housing, storing a predetermined amount of power sufficient to activate a data unit holding vehicle information on a trailer and to permit said processor to access the vehicle information from the data unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of vehicle data retrieval comprising the steps of:
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a) supplying power from a battery of a portable handheld computing device to a data unit on a trailer;
b) activating the data unit to retrieve vehicle data concerning a status of the trailer;
c) retrieving the vehicle information through the portable handheld computing device; and
d) storing the vehicle information on the portable handheld computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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