TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a data acquisition device configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a wired connection to the vehicle for gathering vehicle data from the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, the data acquisition device being free of a user interface display;
a portable wireless data transfer and display device; and
a remote network device,wherein the data acquisition device includes a first short-range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit, at predetermined times, the vehicle data to the portable wireless data transfer and display device,wherein the portable wireless data transfer and display device includes a second short-range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly receive the vehicle data from the data acquisition device, in real-time or at intervals that approximate real-time, when the data acquisition device is mounted in the vehicle and the portable wireless data transfer and display device is in close proximity to the vehicle, a communication module configured to provide a communication link with the remote network device via a long-range wireless network, a user interface configured to receive driver information from a first user and to present at least one of;
the vehicle data, the driver information, the communication information, an summary electronic reports to the first user via a first display,wherein the remote network device is configured to receive the vehicle data, the driver information, the communication information, and the driver summary electronic report at predetermined times from the portable wireless data transfer and display device, and present at least one of the vehicle data, the driver information, the communication information, and the summary electronic report to a second user via second display.
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Abstract
A system for communicating fleet vehicle information may include a data acquisition device configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a wired connection to the vehicle for gathering vehicle data during operation of the vehicle. The system may also include a portable wireless data transfer and display device having a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate with the data acquisition device when the data acquisition device and the portable wireless data transfer and display device are in close proximity to each other. The portable wireless data transfer and display device may also include a long-range communication module configured to provide a cellular or satellite communication link with a remote network device and provide real-time or approximately real-time vehicle information and driver information associated with the vehicle information to the remote network device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a data acquisition device configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a wired connection to the vehicle for gathering vehicle data from the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, the data acquisition device being free of a user interface display; a portable wireless data transfer and display device; and a remote network device, wherein the data acquisition device includes a first short-range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit, at predetermined times, the vehicle data to the portable wireless data transfer and display device, wherein the portable wireless data transfer and display device includes a second short-range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly receive the vehicle data from the data acquisition device, in real-time or at intervals that approximate real-time, when the data acquisition device is mounted in the vehicle and the portable wireless data transfer and display device is in close proximity to the vehicle, a communication module configured to provide a communication link with the remote network device via a long-range wireless network, a user interface configured to receive driver information from a first user and to present at least one of;
the vehicle data, the driver information, the communication information, an summary electronic reports to the first user via a first display,wherein the remote network device is configured to receive the vehicle data, the driver information, the communication information, and the driver summary electronic report at predetermined times from the portable wireless data transfer and display device, and present at least one of the vehicle data, the driver information, the communication information, and the summary electronic report to a second user via second display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a means for gathering vehicle data from a vehicle during operation of the vehicle; a means for wirelessly receiving the vehicle data from the means gathering vehicle data in real-time or at intervals that approximate real-time; and a remote network device configured to receive the vehicle data from the means for wirelessly receiving the vehicle data and present the vehicle data to a user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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