VIN Based Accelerometer Threshold
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1. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold in for vehicular telemetry system comprising the steps of:
- receiving a VIN,decoding from said VIN a vehicle descriptor field,identifying a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, anddetermining said accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus in a vehicular telemetry system for determining accelerometer thresholds based upon decoding a vehicle identification number (VIN).
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1. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold in for vehicular telemetry system comprising the steps of:
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receiving a VIN, decoding from said VIN a vehicle descriptor field, identifying a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, and determining said accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of setting a VIN based accelerometer threshold in a vehicular telemetry system comprising the steps of:
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receiving a VIN, if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is available for said VIN, set said VIN based accelerometer threshold in said vehicular telemetry system, if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is not available for said VIN, decode from said VIN a vehicle descriptor field, identify a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, determine said accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle, and set said VIN based accelerometer threshold. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for setting a VIN based accelerometer threshold in a vehicular telemetry system comprising:
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a microprocessor, memory, an accelerometer, and an interface to a vehicle network communication bus, said microprocessor for communication with said accelerometer, said microprocessor for communication with said interface to said vehicle network communication bus said microprocessor and memory for receiving a VIN from said interface to a vehicle network communication bus, said microprocessor and memory determining if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is available for said YIN and capable of setting said VIN based accelerometer threshold, and said microprocessor and memory determining if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is not available for said YIN, if said VIN based accelerometer threshold is not available for said VIN, decoding from said YIN a vehicle descriptor field, identifying a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, determining said accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle, and setting said VIN based accelerometer threshold. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of setting a VIN based accelerometer threshold in a vehicular telemetry system comprising the steps of:
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receiving VIN data in a vehicular system, creating a first message in said vehicular system and sending said first message to a remote system requesting an accelerometer threshold with said VIN data, receiving in a remote device said first message requesting an accelerometer threshold with said VIN data, if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is not available for said VIN, said remote system decoding from said VIN a vehicle descriptor field, identifying a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, determining said VIN based accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle, creating a second message in said remote system and sending said second message providing a VIN based accelerometer threshold based upon said VIN data to said vehicular system, receiving said second message providing said VIN based accelerometer threshold in said vehicular system and setting said accelerometer threshold. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for setting a VIN based accelerometer threshold in a vehicular telemetry system comprising:
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a vehicular system, and a remote system, said vehicular system for receiving VIN data, said vehicular system for creating a first message and sending said first message to said remote system requesting an accelerometer threshold with said VIN data, said remote system for receiving said first message requesting an accelerometer threshold with said VIN data, if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is not available for said VIN, said remote system decoding from said VIN a vehicle descriptor field, identifying a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, determining said VIN based accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle, said remote system for creating a second message providing s VIN based accelerometer threshold based upon said VIN data and sending said second message to said vehicular system, and said vehicular system for receiving said second message providing said VIN based accelerometer threshold in said vehicular system and setting said accelerometer threshold. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of setting a VIN based accelerometer threshold in a vehicular telemetry system comprising the steps of:
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creating a first message in a remote system and sending said first message to a vehicular system requesting VIN data, receiving said first message in said vehicular system, said vehicular system obtaining VIN data, creating and sending a second message with VIN data to said remote system, receiving said second message with VIN data in said remote system, said remote system determining if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is not available for said VIN, said remote system decoding from said VIN a vehicle descriptor field, identifying a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, determining said VIN based accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle, creating a third message in said remote system and sending said third message to said vehicular system with said VIN based accelerometer threshold, receiving said third message with said VIN based accelerometer threshold in said vehicular system setting said accelerometer threshold in said vehicular system. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An apparatus for setting a VIN based accelerometer threshold in a vehicular telemetry system comprising:
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a vehicular system, and a remote system, said remote system for creating a first message and sending said first message to said vehicular system requesting VIN data, said vehicular system receiving said first message, said vehicular system obtaining VIN data, for creating and for sending a second message with VIN data to said remote system, said remote system for receiving said second message with VIN data said remote system determining if a VIN based accelerometer threshold is not available for said VIN, said remote system decoding from said VIN a vehicle descriptor field, identifying a type of vehicle from said vehicle descriptor field, determining said VIN based accelerometer threshold based upon said type of vehicle, creating a third message and sending said third message to said vehicular system with said VIN based accelerometer threshold, and said vehicular system for receiving said third message with said Vin based accelerometer threshold and said vehicular system setting said accelerometer threshold. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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