System And Method To Instrument And Gather Three Dimensional (3-D) Vehicle Tracking And Information

• US 20140012459A1
• Filed: 07/03/2013
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BlueRadios, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BlueRadios, Inc.
• Inventors: Kramer, Mark, Tucker, Wilfred, Sample, John, Bermel, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US13/934,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20140012459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/31.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

A vehicle monitoring system and method of monitoring is described and taught. The monitoring system comprises, in part, a monitoring apparatus which attaches to a vehicle by way of a cigarette adapter, universal serial bus port, or the like. This enables the device to draw power from the vehicle'"'"'s battery. The monitoring apparatus has a variety of sensing components which take readings based on the vehicle'"'"'s movements and status. This information is sent via Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth compatible device. The information can then be sent to a remote web server and uploaded into different interpretive software including three dimensional mapping software. The vehicle can then be maintained or serviced in a manner consistent with the data collected from the vehicle.

Claims

1. A monitoring system for a vehicle lacking an on-board diagnostics port (OBD), the monitoring system comprising:

a monitoring apparatus operably connected to the vehicle, the monitoring apparatus having a digital compass, digital accelerometer, digital gyroscope, global positioning system and at least one sensor; and

a wireless device having Bluetooth capabilities contained within a predetermined proximity to the monitoring apparatus.

2. The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the monitoring apparatus draws power directly from the vehicle.

3. The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the wireless device can also operate off a Wi-Fi standard.

4. The monitoring system of claim 2 wherein the monitoring apparatus plugs into a cigarette adapter.

5. The monitoring system of claim 2 wherein the monitoring apparatus plugs into a universal serial bus (USB) port.

6. The monitoring system of claim 1 further comprising carbon dioxide, temperature, humidity, light, and sound sensors.

7. The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the wireless device is a smart phone.

8. The monitoring system of claim 7 wherein the Bluetooth compatible device acts as a gateway and forwards information to a remote web server.

9. The monitoring system of claim 8 wherein the collected data is entered into three dimensional (3-D) mapping software.

10. The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein a vehicle battery is monitored for changes in voltage load.

18. The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein a vehicle battery is monitored for changes in voltage load.

11. A monitoring system for a vehicle wherein the vehicle is capable of being user controlled, the system comprising:

a monitoring apparatus operably connected to the vehicle, the monitoring apparatus having a plurality of monitoring sensors; and

a wireless device having Bluetooth capabilities contained within a predetermined proximity to the monitoring apparatus.

12. The monitoring system of claim 11 wherein the wireless device can also operate off a Wi-Fi standard.

13. The monitoring system of claim 11 wherein the monitoring apparatus plugs into a cigarette adapter or Universal Serial Bus (UBS) port.

14. The monitoring system of claim 11 wherein the monitoring apparatus has carbon dioxide, temperature, humidity, light, and sound sensors.

15. The monitoring system of claim 11 wherein the monitoring apparatus has a digital compass, digital accelerometer, digital gyroscope, and a global positioning system (GPS) receiver.

16. The monitoring system of claim 15 wherein the Bluetooth compatible device acts as a gateway and forwards information to a remote web server.

17. The monitoring system of claim 16 wherein the collected data is entered into three dimensional (3-D) mapping software.

19. A method of monitoring a vehicle comprising:

attaching a monitoring apparatus to a vehicle and forming an operable connection between the two bodies;

collecting data from the monitoring apparatus on a Bluetooth enabled device;

interpreting the collected data, wherein the collected data is interpreted using three dimensional mapping software; and

assessing vehicle status and health of operable condition when compared to preset vehicular parameters.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein collecting the data is achieved using a wireless device operating on a Wi-Fi standard.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the vehicle lacks an on-board diagnostics port.