INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES INCLUDING CYCLICAL RECURRING VEHICLE INFORMATION MESSAGE
First Claim
1. A method of dynamically generating industrial vehicle information for distribution on an industrial vehicle network bus, comprising:
- designating a select component within an industrial vehicle as an information master, where the information master is capable of data communication across a vehicle network bus of the industrial vehicle;
obtaining data by the information master, where the data is obtained from at least one other component of the corresponding industrial vehicle that is connected to the vehicle network bus;
storing industrial vehicle information based upon the obtained data in a memory device accessible by the information master according to a mapping specified by a data object model;
designating at least a portion of the memory associated with the data object model as broadcast information; and
repeatedly performing by the information master;
extracting at least a portion of the information stored in the memory designated as broadcast information by the information master;
generating a broadcast message representing the extracted broadcast information; and
transmitting the generated broadcast message on the vehicle network bus;
wherein the entire contents of the designated broadcast information is eventually transmitted on the industrial vehicle network bus across a plurality of transmitted broadcast messages.
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Abstract
Industrial vehicles communicate across a wireless environment and the wireless communication, data collection and/or processing capabilities of industrial vehicles are leveraged against robust software solutions to implement enterprise wide vehicle management functions, to integrate industrial vehicle data into existing enterprise workflows and/or to enable trusted third party integration into the enterprise for enhanced asset and/or workflow management. Still further, wireless communication, data collection and/or processing capabilities of industrial vehicles are leveraged with robust software solutions that aggregate and analyze data across multiple enterprises and/or promote the exchange of information between independent entities.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of dynamically generating industrial vehicle information for distribution on an industrial vehicle network bus, comprising:
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designating a select component within an industrial vehicle as an information master, where the information master is capable of data communication across a vehicle network bus of the industrial vehicle; obtaining data by the information master, where the data is obtained from at least one other component of the corresponding industrial vehicle that is connected to the vehicle network bus; storing industrial vehicle information based upon the obtained data in a memory device accessible by the information master according to a mapping specified by a data object model; designating at least a portion of the memory associated with the data object model as broadcast information; and repeatedly performing by the information master; extracting at least a portion of the information stored in the memory designated as broadcast information by the information master; generating a broadcast message representing the extracted broadcast information; and transmitting the generated broadcast message on the vehicle network bus; wherein the entire contents of the designated broadcast information is eventually transmitted on the industrial vehicle network bus across a plurality of transmitted broadcast messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of automatically monitoring industrial vehicle information of an industrial vehicle, the industrial vehicle having a transceiver provided thereon, wherein the transceiver is configured for wireless data communication with a server computer, and a processor configured to communicate with the transceiver, wherein the method comprises the industrial vehicle:
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obtaining data by an information master;
wherein;the information master is a designated component within the industrial vehicle that is capable of data communication across a vehicle network bus of the industrial vehicle; and the obtained information is from at least one other component of the corresponding industrial vehicle that is connected to the vehicle network bus; storing industrial vehicle information based upon the obtained data in a memory device accessible by the information master according to a mapping specified by a data object model; designating at least a portion of the memory associated with the data object model as broadcast information; and repeatedly performing; extracting at least a portion of the information stored in the memory designated as broadcast information by the information master; generating a broadcast message representing the extracted broadcast information; and transmitting the generated broadcast message on the vehicle network bus; wherein the entire contents of the designated broadcast information is eventually transmitted on the industrial vehicle network bus across a plurality of transmitted broadcast messages; reading the transmitted broadcast message off the vehicle network bus; and wirelessly communicating the broadcast message information from the industrial vehicle to the server computer via the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of automatically monitoring industrial vehicle information of an industrial vehicle, the industrial vehicle having a transceiver and a processor provided thereon, wherein the transceiver is configured for wireless data communication with a server computer, and the processor is configured to communicate with the transceiver, wherein the method comprises the industrial vehicle:
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internally transmitting across a vehicle network bus, a cyclical recurring vehicle information message that encodes, encapsulates or otherwise includes a collection of parameters and/or data that represents or otherwise characterizes industrial vehicle information; reading the internally transmitted cyclically recurring vehicle information message; and wirelessly communicating the vehicle information message from the industrial vehicle to the server computer via the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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