DRIVER COMPLIANCE MACHINE FOR MONITORING MULTIPLE OPERATORS
First Claim
1. A base unit configured to be installed in a vehicle having an engine, the base unit comprising:
- a vehicle communication module configured to communicate with a vehicle controller that monitors a vehicle operating parameter;
a transceiver;
a memory device that stores a first threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a first vehicle operator and that stores a second threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a second vehicle operator, wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold;
a processor electrically connected to the transceiver and to the memory, the processor configured toreceive data corresponding to the vehicle operating parameter;
determine that a driving event has occurred when the received vehicle operating parameter data exceeds the first threshold of the vehicle operating but does not exceed the second threshold of the vehicle operating parameter; and
wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit data to an external device when the driving event occurs, whereby the amount of data transmitted to the external device is reduced and whereby the processing and storage requirements of the external device are also reduced.
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Abstract
A base unit installed in a vehicle including a vehicle communication module for communicating with a controller, the controller monitoring at least one operating parameter of the vehicle. The base unit also includes a transceiver and a processor configured to receive the at least one operating parameter of the vehicle from the vehicle communication module. A memory device stores a first threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a first vehicle operator, and stores a second threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a second vehicle operator. The second threshold is greater than the first threshold. The processor is configured to determine that a driving event has occurred when first threshold has been exceeded for the first driver but the second threshold has not been exceeded for the second driver.
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22 Claims
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1. A base unit configured to be installed in a vehicle having an engine, the base unit comprising:
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a vehicle communication module configured to communicate with a vehicle controller that monitors a vehicle operating parameter; a transceiver; a memory device that stores a first threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a first vehicle operator and that stores a second threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a second vehicle operator, wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold; a processor electrically connected to the transceiver and to the memory, the processor configured to receive data corresponding to the vehicle operating parameter; determine that a driving event has occurred when the received vehicle operating parameter data exceeds the first threshold of the vehicle operating but does not exceed the second threshold of the vehicle operating parameter; and wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit data to an external device when the driving event occurs, whereby the amount of data transmitted to the external device is reduced and whereby the processing and storage requirements of the external device are also reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. A method of determining compliance data based, at least in part, on an operating parameter of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing, using a memory device of a base unit installed in the vehicle, a first threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a first vehicle operator and storing, using the memory device, a second threshold of the vehicle operating parameter associated with a second vehicle operator, wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold; receiving data corresponding to the vehicle operating parameter; determining, using a processor in the base unit and electrically connected to the memory device, that a driving event has occurred when the received vehicle operating parameter data exceeds the first threshold of the vehicle operating parameter but does not exceed the second threshold of the vehicle operating parameter; and transmitting, using a transceiver electrically connected to the processor, the driving event to an external device when the driving event occurs, whereby the amount of data transmitted to the external device is reduced and whereby the processing and storage requirements of the external device are also reduced. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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