OPEN ARCHITECTURE VEHICLE INFORMATION MODULE FOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method for presenting vehicle data of a wheeled tactical vehicle and trailer combination vehicle to a client using a vehicle information module of a vehicle management system, the vehicle information module being configurable through a series of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) files, the XML files defining device addresses, messages, and desired fields, and the method comprising:
- receiving at the vehicle information module of the vehicle management system, vehicle messages including vehicle data and trailer data;
selectively translating the received vehicle messages and the trailer messages into individual data fields using the vehicle information module;
receiving a request from a client for vehicle or trailer data, the requested vehicle or trailer data including data representing a status of the wheeled tactical vehicle or a status of the trailer;
sending to the client requested vehicle data or the trailer data based on said receiving the request, said sending being via a webservice interface,wherein said selective translating being based on the desired fields specified in the XML files, and said selective translating being performed such that only vehicle or trailer messages necessary to populate the desired fields specified in the XML files are translated.
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Abstract
A module, system, and method for presenting vehicle and trailer data to a client. A vehicle information module (VIM) is configured to interpret, store, and communicate to interested clients the status of a vehicle and/or a trailer. Interested clients or end-users may include a GUI, a database, an Interrogative Diagnostics & Prognostics System and other future stakeholders, such as a fleet management system, a logistics system, a maintenance system, and a mobile personal digital assistant.
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1. A method for presenting vehicle data of a wheeled tactical vehicle and trailer combination vehicle to a client using a vehicle information module of a vehicle management system, the vehicle information module being configurable through a series of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) files, the XML files defining device addresses, messages, and desired fields, and the method comprising:
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receiving at the vehicle information module of the vehicle management system, vehicle messages including vehicle data and trailer data; selectively translating the received vehicle messages and the trailer messages into individual data fields using the vehicle information module; receiving a request from a client for vehicle or trailer data, the requested vehicle or trailer data including data representing a status of the wheeled tactical vehicle or a status of the trailer; sending to the client requested vehicle data or the trailer data based on said receiving the request, said sending being via a webservice interface, wherein said selective translating being based on the desired fields specified in the XML files, and said selective translating being performed such that only vehicle or trailer messages necessary to populate the desired fields specified in the XML files are translated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for presenting specific vehicle and trailer data to a client upon request, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a first message signal including a trailer status information, the first message signal being in a first data format; means for receiving a second message signal including trailer status information, the second message signal being in a second data format, the second data format being different from the first data format; means for translating the first message in the first format to a third data format; means for translating the second message in the second format to the third data format; means for receiving a request for trailer status information; and means for transmitting only requested trailer status information, the transmitted trailer status information being transmitted in the third data format. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing specific data to an end-user, the method comprising:
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selectively interpreting received messages associated with a complex system, said selectively interpreting being based on a configuration of one or more eXtensible Markup Language (XML) files, the XML files being reconfigurable based on a physical change made to the complex system; receiving a request from an end-user for specific data, the specific data being associated with a current status of the complex system; and sending to the end-user only the requested data in response to the received request, wherein the end-user is one of a graphical user interface, a database, an Interrogative Diagnostics and Prognostics system, a fleet management system, a logistics system, a maintenance system, and a mobile personal display device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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