Vehicle Monitoring System With Power Consumption Management
First Claim
1. An electronic vehicle monitoring device comprising:
- electronic processing configured to detect data a) relating to use of a host vehicle and b) relating to the operation of the host vehicle;
a communications portion in communication with the electronic processing and configured to communicate the detected data relating to the use and operation of the host vehicle to an end-user;
an electric conduit providing electrical power to the electronic processing and the communications portion from a host electrical power source; and
a power consumption management scheme implemented by the electronic processing and configured to manage energy consumption from the host power source by the electronic vehicle monitoring device based on the detected data related to the operation of the host vehicle.
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Abstract
A system, method and device for monitoring a vehicle is provided wherein a vehicle monitoring device regulates its power consumption of a host power source based upon determined states of operation of the vehicle. The power consumption management scheme of the monitoring device utilizes the following modes of operation to regulate power consumption: a work mode, a transport mode, and sleep mode, and a deep sleep mode. The mode of operation of the monitoring device depends on the determined state of vehicle operation. The monitoring device utilizes the various states of operation to power down certain portions of the monitoring device in order to reduce the electric power consumed by the monitoring device. A communication network is adapted to communicate the vehicle data to an end user via an access device. The communication network is also adapted to communicate end-user data via an access device to the monitoring system. The power consumption management scheme of the monitoring device may be remotely configurable by the end user in order to customize the monitoring device'"'"'s utilization of the stored energy resident within the host power source.
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41 Claims
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1. An electronic vehicle monitoring device comprising:
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electronic processing configured to detect data a) relating to use of a host vehicle and b) relating to the operation of the host vehicle; a communications portion in communication with the electronic processing and configured to communicate the detected data relating to the use and operation of the host vehicle to an end-user; an electric conduit providing electrical power to the electronic processing and the communications portion from a host electrical power source; and a power consumption management scheme implemented by the electronic processing and configured to manage energy consumption from the host power source by the electronic vehicle monitoring device based on the detected data related to the operation of the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting
1) data relating to the use of a host vehicle, and
2) data relating to the operation of the host vehicle via an electronic vehicle monitoring device associated with the host vehicle, the electronic vehicle monitoring device deriving operational power from a host power source;(b) employing a power consumption management scheme within the electronic vehicle monitoring device, the power consumption management scheme configured to manage energy consumption by the electronic vehicle monitoring device from the host power source based on the detected data related to the operation of the host vehicle; and (c) communicating the data relating to the use of a host vehicle to an end user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for electronically monitoring a host vehicle comprising:
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an electronic vehicle monitoring device configured to detect data relating to the use and operation of a host vehicle, and having a power consumption management scheme implemented therein to manage energy consumption from the host power source by the electronic vehicle monitoring device based on the detected data related to the operation of the host vehicle; a communications portion adapted to communicate the data to a server based upon a signal received from the electronic vehicle monitoring device; and an access device connected to the communications portion and configured to provide the operational and use data to an end user for determining whether the host vehicle is being effectively utilized. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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