Vehicular data system for communicating with remote host
First Claim
1. A vehicle data system, comprising:
- a) a vehicle data path communicatively coupling a first location in a vehicle to a second location in a vehicle;
b) a peripheral device coupled at said second location with said vehicle data path;
c) a portable data device, said portable data device comprising a vehicle data path controller; and
d) a mobile mount adapter, communicatively coupled with said vehicle data path at said first location, said mobile mount adapter comprising a portable data device connector apparatus;
wherein said vehicle data path controller manages vehicle data path data flow when said portable data device is connected with said mobile mount adapter.
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Abstract
A vehicle for transport, fork lift or delivery route operations, for example, includes on-board peripherals which are coupled through a Local Area Network (LAN) into a data system. A LAN data bus provides selective access to the peripherals or data devices such as, for example, a large area display, a keyboard, a printer and a data terminal. The data system controls or provides data on tasks executed by or in connection with the operation of the vehicle. To increase the versatility of the vehicle, the data terminal, multiple data terminals, or any of the other data devices may be removably coupled to the LAN to be operable externally of the vehicle. A mobile mount adapter provides a secure electrical connection of a respective data terminal to the LAN to removably incorporate the data terminal into the data system, and provide a common supply of both data and power to the data device.
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28 Claims
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1. A vehicle data system, comprising:
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a) a vehicle data path communicatively coupling a first location in a vehicle to a second location in a vehicle; b) a peripheral device coupled at said second location with said vehicle data path; c) a portable data device, said portable data device comprising a vehicle data path controller; and d) a mobile mount adapter, communicatively coupled with said vehicle data path at said first location, said mobile mount adapter comprising a portable data device connector apparatus; wherein said vehicle data path controller manages vehicle data path data flow when said portable data device is connected with said mobile mount adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle data system, comprising:
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a) first means for conveying data from one part of a vehicle to another; b) second means, located at a first location on the vehicle, in data communication with said first means for inputting data thereto; c) third means for collecting data, being portable with respect to said first and second means, said third means comprising fourth means for controlling; and d) fifth means, located at a second location on the vehicle, for receiving and retaining said portable third means in a docked mode wherein said portable third means is in data communication with said first means to exchange data therewith and for releasing said portable third means to operate in a portable mode, and wherein said fourth means has primary responsibility for managing the flow of data via said first means when said portable third means is in said docked mode.
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7. A vehicle data system, comprising:
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a) a vehicle data path; b) a portable data device including a data collector and a first wireless communication system; c) a second wireless communication system coupled with said vehicle data path; and d) a mobile mount adapter, communicatively coupled with said vehicle data path, said mobile mount adapter comprising a portable data device connector apparatus, said first wireless communication system rendered operable when said portable data device is coupled with said portable data device connector apparatus, said second wireless communication system rendered operable when said portable data device is not coupled with said portable data device connector apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A vehicle data system, comprising:
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a) a vehicle data path; b) a peripheral device coupled with said vehicle data path at a first location on a vehicle; c) a portable data device; d) a data path controller; e) a data collector; f) an extendable data transmission path coupled to said data collector and to said portable data device; and g) a mobile mount adapter communicatively coupled, at a second location on the vehicle, with said vehicle data path communicatively coupling said portable data device to said vehicle data path in a docked mode and releasing said portable data device in a portable mode, said data path controller communicating data from said data collector to said vehicle data path when in a docked mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicle data system, comprising:
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a) a vehicle data path transmitting data from one part of the vehicle to another; b) a plurality of data input registers, each coupled to said vehicle data path; c) a mobile mount adapter coupled to said vehicle data path; d) a portable data device comprising a memory and a processor programmed to control downloading and uploading of data, said portable data device removably coupled to said mobile mount adapter and to a remote host; and e) said mobile mount adapter receiving said portable data device in a docked mode wherein said portable data device is coupled with said vehicle data path, and said mobile mount adapter releasing said portable data device to operate in a portable mode wherein said portable data device may be coupled to the remote host. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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