Mobile data system having automated shutdown
First Claim
1. A mobile data system having automated shutdown, wherein said mobile data system is mounted in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source for providing variable voltage electrical power to said motor vehicle and said mobile data system, said mobile data system comprising:
- a system computer having means for informational data retrieval in response to user input queries and means for creating a system shutdown command in response to parameter comparison data;
a system interface device electrically connected with said vehicle electrical power source to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said vehicle electrical power source;
a computer power supply positioned in series between said system computer and said system interface device and electrically connected with said system interface device and said system computer to receive said variable voltage electrical power from said system interface device, convert said variable voltage electrical power directly to voltage regulated electrical power, and transmit said voltage regulated electrical power directly to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof;
means for creating said parameter comparison data, wherein said parameter comparison data is a comparison of actual parameter values of an established operating parameter with a threshold parameter value; and
means for interrupting transmission of said voltage regulated electrical power from said computer power supply to said system computer in response to said system shutdown command.
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Abstract
A mobile data system having automated shutdown is mounted in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source. The vehicle electrical power source provides variable voltage electrical power to the motor vehicle and to the mobile data system. The mobile data system includes a system computer for informational data retrieval in response to user input queries, a system interface device, and a computer power supply. The computer power supply is electrically coupled with the vehicle electrical power source through the system interface device to convert the variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power for operation of the system computer. The system interface device creates parameter comparison data, in response to which the system computer creates a system shutdown command. The system shut down command invokes shutdown of the mobile data system by interrupting transmission of the voltage regulated electrical power from the computer power supply to the system computer.
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33 Claims
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1. A mobile data system having automated shutdown, wherein said mobile data system is mounted in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source for providing variable voltage electrical power to said motor vehicle and said mobile data system, said mobile data system comprising:
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a system computer having means for informational data retrieval in response to user input queries and means for creating a system shutdown command in response to parameter comparison data; a system interface device electrically connected with said vehicle electrical power source to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said vehicle electrical power source; a computer power supply positioned in series between said system computer and said system interface device and electrically connected with said system interface device and said system computer to receive said variable voltage electrical power from said system interface device, convert said variable voltage electrical power directly to voltage regulated electrical power, and transmit said voltage regulated electrical power directly to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof; means for creating said parameter comparison data, wherein said parameter comparison data is a comparison of actual parameter values of an established operating parameter with a threshold parameter value; and means for interrupting transmission of said voltage regulated electrical power from said computer power supply to said system computer in response to said system shutdown command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile data system having automated shutdown, wherein said mobile data system is mounted in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source for providing variable voltage electrical power to said motor vehicle and said mobile data system, said mobile data system comprising:
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a system computer having means for informational data retrieval in response to user input queries and means for creating a system shutdown command in response to parameter comparison data; a system interface device electrically connected with said vehicle electrical power source to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said vehicle electrical power source; a computer power supply positioned in series between said system computer and said system interface device and electrically connected with said system interface device and said system computer to receive said variable voltage electrical power directly from said system interface device, convert said variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power directly, and transmit said voltage regulated electrical power to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof; and means for creating said parameter comparison data and transmitting said parameter comparison data from said system interface device to said system computer, wherein said parameter comparison data is a comparison of actual parameter values of an established operating parameter with a threshold parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile data system having automated shutdown, wherein said mobile data system is mounted in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source for providing variable voltage electrical power to said motor vehicle and said mobile data system, said mobile data system comprising:
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a system computer having means for informational data retrieval in response to user input queries; a system interface device electrically connected with said vehicle electrical power source to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said vehicle electrical power source; a computer power supply positioned in series between said system computer and said system interface device and electrically connected with said system interface device and said system computer to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said system interface device, convert said variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power directly, and transmit said voltage regulated electrical power to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof; said system interface device further having a microprocessor and a system interface operating program running on said microprocessor for creating parameter comparison data, wherein said parameter comparison data is a comparison of actual parameter values of an established operating parameter with a threshold parameter value; said system computer further having a computer processor and an automated shutdown control program running on said computer processor for reading said parameter comparison data and creating a system shutdown command in response to said parameter comparison data.
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18. A method for automated shutdown of a mobile data system comprising:
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mounting a mobile data system in a motor vehicle, wherein said mobile data system has a computer power supply and a system computer capable of retrieving informational data in response to user input queries, and further wherein said motor vehicle has a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source; transmitting variable voltage electrical power from said vehicle electrical power source to said computer power supply; converting said variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power in said computer power supply; transmitting said voltage regulated electrical power directly from said computer power supply to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof; establishing an established operating parameter as a shutdown indicator for said mobile data system; assigning a threshold parameter value to said established operating parameter; monitoring operation of said mobile data system or said motor vehicle to determine actual parameter values of said established operating parameter; comparing said actual parameter values with said threshold parameter value to create parameter comparison data; and interrupting transmission of voltage regulated electrical power to said system computer in response to said parameter comparison data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for automated shutdown of a mobile data system comprising:
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mounting a mobile data system in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source; transmitting variable voltage electrical power directly to said mobile data system from said vehicle electrical power source; converting said variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power for operation of said mobile data system; running an application program in said mobile data system; establishing an established operating parameter as a shutdown indicator for said mobile data system; assigning a threshold parameter value to said established operating parameter; monitoring operation of said mobile data system or said motor vehicle to determine actual parameter values of said established operating parameter; comparing said actual parameter values with said threshold parameter value to create parameter comparison data; and closing said application program in response to said parameter comparison data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A mobile data system having automated shutdown, wherein said mobile data system is mounted in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source for providing variable voltage electrical power to said motor vehicle and said mobile data system, said mobile data system comprising:
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a system computer having means for informational data retrieval in response to user input queries and means for creating a system shutdown command in response to charge level comparison data on said vehicle electrical power source; a system interface device electrically connected with said vehicle electrical power source to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said vehicle electrical power source; a computer power supply positioned in series between said system computer and said system interface device and electrically connected with said system interface device and said system computer to receive said variable voltage electrical power directly from said system interface device, convert said variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power directly, and transmit said voltage regulated electrical power to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof; means for creating said charge level comparison data, wherein said charge level comparison data is a comparison of actual charge level values with a threshold charge level value on said vehicle electrical power source; and means for interrupting transmission of said voltage regulated electrical power from said computer power supply to said system computer in response to said system shutdown command.
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32. A mobile data system having automated shutdown, wherein said mobile data system is mounted in a motor vehicle having a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source for providing variable voltage electrical power to said motor vehicle and said mobile data system, said mobile data system comprising:
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a system computer having means for informational data retrieval in response to user input queries; a system interface device electrically connected with said vehicle electrical power source to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said vehicle electrical power source; a computer power supply positioned in series between said system computer and said system interface device and electrically connected with said system interface device and said system computer to receive variable voltage electrical power directly from said system interface device, convert said variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power, and transmit said voltage regulated electrical power to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof; said system interface device further having a microprocessor and a system interface operating program running on said microprocessor for creating charge level comparison data on said vehicle electrical power source, wherein said charge level comparison data is a comparison of actual charge level values with a threshold charge level value on said vehicle electrical power source; said system computer further having a computer processor and an automated shutdown control program running on said computer processor for reading said charge level comparison data and creating a system shutdown command in response to said charge level comparison data.
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33. A method for automated shutdown of a mobile data system comprising:
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mounting a mobile data system in a motor vehicle, wherein said mobile data system has a computer power supply and a system computer capable of retrieving informational data in response to user input queries, and further wherein said motor vehicle has a vehicle motor and a vehicle electrical power source; transmitting variable voltage electrical power from said vehicle electrical power source to said computer power supply; converting said variable voltage electrical power to voltage regulated electrical power in said computer power supply; transmitting said voltage regulated electrical power directly from said computer power supply to said system computer for informational data retrieval operation thereof;
establishing charge level on said vehicle electrical power supply as a shutdown indicator for said mobile data system;designating a threshold charge level value on said vehicle electrical power supply; monitoring operation of said motor vehicle to determine actual charge level values on said vehicle electrical power supply; comparing said actual charge level values with said threshold charge level value to create charge level comparison data; and interrupting transmission of voltage regulated electrical power to said system computer in response to said charge level comparison data.
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