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Multi-mode in-vehicle control unit with network selectivity for transmitting vehicle data for fleet management

  • US 6,839,614 B1
  • Filed: 11/19/2001
  • Issued: 01/04/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for managing a fleet of vehicles, comprising:

  • placing an in-vehicle control unit (ICU) in every unit in the fleet of vehicles, wherein at least one of the ICUs is a multi-mode ICU;

    determining a percentage of the vehicles in the fleet that is not covered by a particular transmission network;

    placing multi-mode ICUs only in a number of vehicles in the fleet corresponding to the percentage of the vehicles in the fleet not covered by the particular transmission network;

    collecting vehicle data for each vehicle in the fleet;

    transmitting the vehicle data to a processing center; and

    analyzing the vehicle data to generate routing schedules to route the vehicles in the fleet.

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