FLEET VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A system for communicating fleet vehicle information, comprising:
- an electronic onboard recorder unit configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a connection to the vehicle for gathering data during operation of the vehicle, the electronic onboard recorder unit being free of a user interface display and including a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate vehicle usage information to a separate device; and
a portable wireless display unit comprising;
a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate with the electronic onboard recorder unit when the electronic onboard recorder unit and the portable wireless display unit are both positioned inside the vehicle, a cellular communication device configured to provide a cellular communication link with a remote system, a user interface including a display device, and a computer-readable memory module to store at least some of the data gathered during operation of the vehicle, the data gathered during operation of the vehicle including hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle,wherein the portable wireless display unit is configured to transfer at least some of the data gathered during operation of the vehicle to the remote system via the cellular communication link.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder.
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1. A system for communicating fleet vehicle information, comprising:
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an electronic onboard recorder unit configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a connection to the vehicle for gathering data during operation of the vehicle, the electronic onboard recorder unit being free of a user interface display and including a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate vehicle usage information to a separate device; and a portable wireless display unit comprising;
a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate with the electronic onboard recorder unit when the electronic onboard recorder unit and the portable wireless display unit are both positioned inside the vehicle, a cellular communication device configured to provide a cellular communication link with a remote system, a user interface including a display device, and a computer-readable memory module to store at least some of the data gathered during operation of the vehicle, the data gathered during operation of the vehicle including hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle,wherein the portable wireless display unit is configured to transfer at least some of the data gathered during operation of the vehicle to the remote system via the cellular communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable device comprising:
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a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly receive vehicle data from an electronic onboard recorder unit when the electronic onboard recorder unit and positioned inside a vehicle, wherein the electronic onboard recorder unit provides a connection to the vehicle for gathering the vehicle data during operation of the vehicle; a user interface including a display device; a computer-readable memory module to store at least some of the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle, the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle including hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle; and a cellular communication device configured to provide a cellular communication link with a remote system, wherein the portable device is configured to transfer at least some of the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle to the remote system via the cellular communication link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, at a portable wireless display unit, vehicle usage information from an electronic onboard recorder unit mounted to a vehicle and having a wired connection to the vehicle; storing, in a computer-readable memory module of the portable wireless display unit, at least some of the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle, the vehicle data gathered during operation of the vehicle including hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle; and transferring, with a cellular communication device of the portable wireless display unit, the vehicle usage information from the portable wireless display unit to a remote system via a cellular communication link with the remote system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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