Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management

• US 7,616,105 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2006
• Issued: 11/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omnitracs LLC (Solera Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Macielinski, Damien, Robison, Chris, Bishopric, Tim, Peri, Kristin W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland; Donnie L
• Application Number:
  US11/370,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20070210904A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,344 Days
• Field of Search: 340/439, 340/438
• US Class Current: 340/439
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management. A method is provided that operates to provide advisements to a vehicle operator. The method includes receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message comprises a status parameter, and determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from confirmation, violation, and threshold indicators. The method also includes generating an advisement message based on the compliance indicator, and transmitting the advisement message to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for providing advisements to a vehicle operator, the method comprising:

receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message indicates a status parameter and a proposed action;

determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

generating an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

transmitting the advisement message to the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the status parameter comprises an operator status indicator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the status parameter comprises one or more trip parameters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining further comprises processing operator history information to determine the compliance indicator.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter; and

generating the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance indicators.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the advisement message comprises an advisement regarding an impact of the proposed action.

7. Apparatus for providing advisements to a vehicle operator, the apparatus comprising:

receiving logic adapted to receive a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message indicates a status parameter and a proposed action;

a rules engine adapted to determine a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

an advisement processor configured to generate an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

transmitting logic adapted to transmit the advisement message to the vehicle.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the status parameter comprises an operator status indicator.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the status parameter comprises one or more trip parameters.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said rules engine operates to process operator history information to determine the compliance indicator.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said rules engine further comprises:

logic adapted to determine a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter, and

logic adapted to generate the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance, indicators.

12. Apparatus for providing advisements, to a vehicle operator, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message indicates a status parameter and a proposed action;

means for determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

means for generating an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

means for transmitting the advisement message to the vehicle.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the status parameter comprises an operator status indicator.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the status parameter comprises one or more trip parameters.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said means for determining further comprises means for processing operator history information to determine the compliance indicator.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:

means for determining a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter; and

means for generating the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance indicators.

17. A computer-readable media comprising instructions, which if executed by at least one processor, provide advisements to a vehicle operator, the computers-readable media comprising:

instructions for receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message indicates a status parameter and a proposed action;

instructions for determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

instructions for generating, an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

instructions for transmitting the advisement message to the vehicle.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the status parameter comprises an operator status indicator.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the status parameter comprises one or more trip parameters.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said instructions for determining further comprise instructions for processing operator history information to determine the compliance indicator.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

instructions for determining a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter; and

instructi6ns for generating the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance indicators.

22. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor adapted to perform a method for providing advisements to a vehicle operator, the method comprising;

receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message comprises a status parameter and a proposed action;

determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

generating an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

transmitting the advisement message to the vehicle.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the status parameter comprises an operator status indicator.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the status parameter comprises one or more trip parameters.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said determining further comprises processing operator history information to determine the compliance indicator.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

determining a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter; and

generating the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance indicators;

27. A method for providing advisements to a vehicle operator, the method comprising:

obtaining a status parameter and a proposed action;

determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

generating an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

displaying the advisement message.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the status parameter comprises an operator status indicator.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the status parameter comprises one or more trip parameters.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein, said determining further comprises processing operator history information to determine the compliance indicator.

31. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

determining a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter; and

generating the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance indicators.

32. Apparatus for providing advisements to a vehicle operator, the apparatus comprising:

logic adapted to obtain a status parameter and a proposed action;

a rules engine adapted to determine a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

an advisement processor adapted to generate an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

display logic configured to display the advisement message.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the status parameter comprises an operator status indicator.

34. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the status parameter comprises one or more trip parameters.

35. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein said rules engine operates to process operator history information to determine the compliance indicator.

36. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein said rules engine further comprises:

logic adapted to determine a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter; and

logic adapted to generate the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance indicators.

37. An article comprising a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a processor, are adapted to enable said processor to:

receive a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message indicates a status parameter and a proposed action;

determine a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from at least one of confirmation, violation, and/or threshold indicators;

generate an advisement message based at least in part on the compliance indicator and the proposed action; and

transmit the advisement message to the vehicle.

38. The article of claim 37, wherein the advisement message comprises an advisement regarding an impact of the proposed action.

39. The article of claim 37, wherein said machine-readable instructions, if executed by said processor, are further adapted to enable said processor to:

determine a plurality of compliance indicators based at least in part on the status parameter; and

generate the advisement message based at least in part on the plurality of compliance indicators.