VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM
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1. A reconfigurable vehicle monitoring arrangement comprising:
- a housing securable relative to a vehicle;
a communication base at least partially disposed within the housing; and
at least one universal connector assembly configured to selectively operatively connect the communication base with a plurality of different modules, at least one of the modules configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of vehicle data sources to the communication base.
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Abstract
An example reconfigurable vehicle monitoring arrangement includes a housing securable relative to a vehicle, a communication base at least partially disposed within the housing, and a universal connector assembly configured to selectively operatively connect the communication base with a plurality of different modules. At least one of the modules is configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of vehicle data sources to the communication base.
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18 Claims
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1. A reconfigurable vehicle monitoring arrangement comprising:
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a housing securable relative to a vehicle; a communication base at least partially disposed within the housing; and at least one universal connector assembly configured to selectively operatively connect the communication base with a plurality of different modules, at least one of the modules configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of vehicle data sources to the communication base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A modular vehicle monitoring system comprising:
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a housing; a communication base; a first module; a second module; and a universal connector, wherein the communication base is configured to selectively engage the first module, the second module, or both using the universal connector portion, wherein at least one of the first module and the second module is configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of vehicle data sources to the communication base. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring data sources comprising:
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connecting a first module arrangement to a communication base of a vehicle monitoring system using at least one universal connector, the first module arrangement configured to communicate with at least one vehicle data source; and reconfiguring vehicle monitoring system to include a second module arrangement by connecting the second module arrangement to the communication base of the vehicle monitoring system using the at least one universal connector, the second module arrangement configured to communicate with at least one other vehicle data source. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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