Critical event reporting

• US 7,725,216 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2006
• Issued: 05/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omnitracs LLC (Solera Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Kim, Frederick Duke
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu; Yonel
• Application Number:
  US11/521,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071428A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,349 Days
• Field of Search: 701200-202, 701213-215, 701/211, 701/1, 340/988, 342/357.06, 342/357.12
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A fleet management system for remotely monitoring a vehicle is disclosed in one embodiment. The fleet management system includes a data receiver and a display. The data receiver is configured to wirelessly receive information from the vehicle. That information includes a location for the vehicle. The display is configured to present a planned route configured for the vehicle before travel and a driven route of the vehicle. The driven route is determined from the information from the vehicle. The planned route and driven route are displayed simultaneously.

Claims

1. A management system for monitoring a remotely located vehicle, the management system comprising:

a data receiver configured to wirelessly receive location information from the remotely located vehicle; and

a display configured to simultaneously present a planned route configured for the remotely located vehicle before travel and a driven route of the vehicle determined from the location information from the vehicle.

2. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, further comprising an application configured to determine hours of service for a driver of the vehicle.

3. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display hours of service for a driver of the vehicle based upon the location information.

4. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display a speed of the vehicle determined from the location information.

5. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display an accident trigger.

6. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display weather for the location of the remotely located vehicle.

7. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display audio and/or video captured at the vehicle.

8. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is configured to replay a sequence of images corresponding to conditions for different times at the remotely located vehicle.

9. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is configured to automatically display at least two of:

location progression, speed as a function of time, weather as a function of time, hours of service as a function of time, video, daylight status, or vehicle telemetry.

10. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the data receiver receives the location information using a satellite link.

11. The management system for monitoring the remotely located vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the data receiver receives the location information using a wireless terrestrial data network.

12. A method for monitoring a remotely located movable body remotely, the method comprising steps of:

wirelessly receiving location information from the remotely located movable body;

presenting simultaneously a planned route configured for the remotely located movable body before travel and a traveled route of the remotely located movable body determined from the location information.

13. The method for monitoring the remotely located movable body remotely as recited in claim 12, further comprising a step of determining hours of service for a driver of the remotely located movable body.

14. The method for monitoring the remotely located movable body remotely as recited in claim 12, further comprising a step of displaying a speed of the remotely located movable body over time.

15. The method for monitoring the remotely located movable body as recited in claim 12, further comprising a step of displaying an accident trigger relative to time.

16. The method for monitoring the remotely located movable body remotely as recited in claim 12, further comprising a step of displaying weather for the location of the remotely located movable body over time.

17. The method for monitoring the remotely located movable body remotely as recited in claim 12, further comprising a step of displaying audio and/or video captured at the remotely located movable body.

18. The method for monitoring the remotely located movable body remotely as recited in claim 12, wherein the remotely located movable body is a vehicle.

19. The method for monitoring the remotely located movable body remotely as recited in claim 12, further comprising a step of displaying at least two of:

location progression, speed as a function of time, weather as a function of time, hours of service as a function of time, video, daylight status, or movable body telemetry.

20. A management apparatus for monitoring a remotely located vehicle or movable body, the management apparatus comprising:

a data receiver configured to receive location information from the remotely located vehicle or movable body; and

a display configured to simultaneouslv present hours of service for a user associated with the remotely located vehicle or movable body, a planned route configured for the remotely located vehicle or movable body before travel, and a traveled route of the remotely located vehicle or movable body, determined from the location information from the remotely located vehicle or movable body.

21. The management apparatus for monitoring the remotely located vehicle or movable body as recited in claim 20, wherein the display is farther configured to display a speed of the remotely located vehicle or movable body over time.

22. The management apparatus for monitoring the remotely located vehicle or movable body as recited in claim 20, wherein the display is farther configured to display an accident trigger relative to time.

23. The management apparatus for monitoring the remotely located vehicle or movable body as recited in claim 20, wherein the display is farther configured to display weather for the location of the remotely located vehicle or movable body over time.

24. The management apparatus for monitoring the remotely located vehicle or movable body as recited in claim 20, wherein the display is farther configured to display audio and/or video captured at the remotely located vehicle or movable body.

25. The management apparatus for monitoring the remotely located vehicle or movable body as recited in claim 20, wherein the display is farther configured to display at least two of:

location progression, speed as a function of time, weather as a function of time, hours of service as a function of time, video, daylight status, or vehicle or movable body telemetry.

26. A vehicle management apparatus for monitoring a vehicle remotely, the vehicle management apparatus comprising:

means for receiving location information from the vehicle; and

means for simultaneously presenting a planned route determined for the vehicle before travel of a driven route and the driven route determined from the location information from the vehicle.

27. The vehicle management apparatus for monitoring the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 26, wherein the means for simultaneously presenting is further configured to display a speed of the vehicle over time.

28. The vehicle management apparatus for monitoring the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 26, wherein the means for simultaneously presenting is further configured to display an accident trigger relative to time.

29. The vehicle management apparatus for monitoring the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 26, wherein the means for simultaneously presenting is further configured to display weather for the location of the vehicle over time.

30. The vehicle management apparatus for monitoring the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 26, wherein the means for simultaneously presenting is further configured to display audio and/or video captured at the vehicle.

31. The vehicle management apparatus for monitoring the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 26, wherein the means for simultaneously presenting is further configured to display at least two of:

location progression, speed as a function of time, weather as a function of time, hours of service as a function of time, video, daylight status, or vehicle telemetry.

32. A machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions configured to monitor a vehicle remotely, the machine-readable medium comprising machine executable instructions for:

wirelessly receiving location information from the vehicle; and

simultaneously presenting a driven route of the vehicle determined from the location information from the vehicle and a planned.

33. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions configured to monitor the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 32, further comprising machine-executable instructions for determining hours of service for a driver of the vehicle.

34. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions configured to monitor the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 32, further comprising machine-executable instructions for displaying a speed of the vehicle over time.

35. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions configured to monitor the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 32, further comprising machine-executable instructions for displaying an accident trigger relative to time.

36. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions configured to monitor the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 32, further comprising machine-executable instructions for displaying weather for the location of the vehicle over time.

37. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions configured to monitor the vehicle remotely as recited in claim 32, further comprising machine-executable instructions for displaying audio and/or video captured at the vehicle.