METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA CONCERNING TRANSPORT MEANS IN TRANSPORT MONITORING SYSTEMS

• US 20120123631A1
• Filed: 01/13/2012
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andrey Schurov
• Original Assignee: Andrey Schurov
• Inventors: Schurov, Andrey
• Granted Patent: US 8,498,774 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/31.5
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

Provided is a method for transportation asset monitoring. In one example embodiment, the method comprises collecting data related to operation and location of a transportation asset, comparing the collected data with values of one or more predetermined parameter thresholds, and generating an alarm signal whenever the one or more predetermined parameter thresholds have been exceeded. The method may further comprise generating a report related to the transportation asset'"'"'s operational characteristics and performance output.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring of a transportation asset over a communication network, the method comprising:

forming a support data packet, the support data packet including information indicative of values of one or more parameters associated with a state of the transportation asset;

transmitting the support data packet over the communication network to a transportation asset control center based on predetermined criteria for periodical transmission of support data packets;

determining that one or more changes in the values of the parameters associated with the state of the transportation asset exceed one or more predetermined parameter thresholds since the transmission of the support data packet;

based on the determination, selectively forming an intermediate data packet, the intermediate data packet including a time associated with the formation of the intermediate data packet and the one or more changes in values of the one or more parameters; and

selectively transmitting the intermediate data packet to the transportation asset control center over the communication network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication network includes one or more of the following:

a cellular network, VHF/UHF radio network, a satellite network, and a short-range wireless network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting an alarm signal to the transportation asset control center based on predetermined alarm criteria associated with the one or more changes in the values of the one or more parameters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the support data packets and intermediate data packets are aggregated into data arrays prior to transmission to the transportation asset control center until the respective data arrays exceed a volume-based billing threshold associated with the communication network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transportation asset control center utilizes the support data packets and intermediate data packets received from the one or more transportation assets for visualization on an electronic map.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the values of the one or more parameters are based on sensor data provided by one or more sensors installed on the transportation asset.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein sizes of data fields for transmission of the values of the one or more parameters are based on respective highest possible data values of the one or more parameters.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a quantity of the support data packets is based on a minimum data transmitting period.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a frequency of transmissions of the support data packets is based on settings associated with a specific task performed by the transportation asset.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more of the following:

a time, a location, a speed of a transportation asset, fuel consumption of the transportation asset.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the location is determined based on signals received from one or more satellites of a satellite navigation system.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising validation of the transmissions of the support and intermediate data packets to the transportation asset control center.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein over-time changes in transportation asset-related data are transmitted in the intermediate data packet instead of the support data packet.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the data to be transmitted to the transportation asset control center is stored to a mobile telematics terminal (MTT) database until a maximum data volume that is transmitted over the communication network is reached.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more predefined parameter thresholds are defined individually for each data type.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the transportation asset control center utilizes the data transmitted in the data packets received from one or more transportation asset for generating a report on the one or more transportation assets'"'"' operational characteristics and performance output.

17. A system for monitoring of a transportation asset, the system comprising:

a data packet generator to selectively form one or more support and intermediate packets, wherein support data packets include information indicative of values of one or more parameters associated with a state of the transportation asset, and wherein the intermediate data packets include a time associated with the formation of the intermediate data packet and the one or more changes in values of the one or more parameters;

a sensor monitoring module to receive sensor data related to operation of transportation asset from one or more sensors installed on the transportation asset;

an analyzing module to analyze the sensor data to determine values of one or more parameters associated with the transportation asset;

a comparison module to determine one or more changes in the values of the parameters associated with the state of the transportation asset; and

a communication module to selectively transmit the support data packet over the communication network to a transportation asset control center based on predetermined criteria for periodical transmission of the support data packets and to selectively transmit the intermediate data packet to the transportation asset control center over the communication network, the intermediate data packets being formed based on the one or more changes in the values of the parameters exceed predetermined thresholds.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the communication module is further configured to transmit in the intermediate data packet an alarm signal to the transportation asset control center whenever a change in a location associated with the transportation asset exceeds a predetermined location threshold value.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising a reporting module to receive from the communication module the transportation asset-related data and to generate a report on the operational characteristics and performance output of the transportation asset.

20. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions for monitoring of a transportation asset, which when implemented by one or more processors, performs the following operations:

receive data related to operations of a transportation asset operation, including positional data related to the location of the transportation asset and at least one data related to the operation of the transportation asset;

interpret the data related to the location and operation of the transportation asset to determine the operational characteristics of the transportation asset;

compare the operational characteristics of the transportation asset with the values of one or more predetermined parameter thresholds to produce a performance output and determine whether the one or more predetermined thresholds have been exceeded; and

provide one or more reports that include the operational characteristics and performance output of the transportation asset.