System for pairing vehicle components
First Claim
1. A method of locating and pairing a plurality of movable objects, comprising:
- receiving, at a network management center from a first asset tracking unit, a location of a first movable object;
receiving, at the network management center from a second asset tracking unit, a location of a second movable object;
transmitting, by a processor via a wireless communications system to the first movable object, a proposed pairing between the first movable object and the second movable object;
receiving an indication of a pairing between the first movable object and the second movable object; and
confirming the proposed pairing by determining, based on the location of the first movable object and the location of the second movable object, that the first movable object is moving in unison with the second movable object.
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Abstract
The specification and drawing figures describe and show a system for pairing and decoupling vehicle components. The vehicle components may be disparate and distantly located from one another. The system includes a network management center having one or more data processing systems that may communicate with the vehicle components. An integrated wireless equipment management system is included whose components are mountable on the vehicle components, and operatively connectable to the network management center. Asset tracking units are located on each vehicle component, and are operatively connectable to the network management center. At least one executable program is included that is capable of processing data received across the integrated wireless equipment management system to establish a compatible communications connection between the asset tracking units to correctly pair the vehicle components.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of locating and pairing a plurality of movable objects, comprising:
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receiving, at a network management center from a first asset tracking unit, a location of a first movable object; receiving, at the network management center from a second asset tracking unit, a location of a second movable object; transmitting, by a processor via a wireless communications system to the first movable object, a proposed pairing between the first movable object and the second movable object; receiving an indication of a pairing between the first movable object and the second movable object; and confirming the proposed pairing by determining, based on the location of the first movable object and the location of the second movable object, that the first movable object is moving in unison with the second movable object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data processing system for pairing vehicle components, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive data; and a processor configured to execute a data processing module, communicating with the interface, the data processing module configured to; receive, from a first asset tracking unit, a location of a first vehicle component; receive, from a second asset tracking unit, a location of a second vehicle component; transmit, via a wireless communications system to the first vehicle component, a proposed pairing between the first vehicle component and the second vehicle component; receive an indication of a pairing between the first vehicle component and the second vehicle component; and confirm the proposed pairing by determining, based on the location of the first vehicle component and the location of the second vehicle component, that the first vehicle component is moving in unison with the second vehicle component. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A storage medium containing computer software encoded in machine-readable format for determining accurate vehicle component pairing, the computer software comprising:
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a set of computer instructions for receiving, from a first asset tracking unit, a location of a first vehicle component; a set of computer instructions for receiving, from a second asset tracking unit, a location of a second vehicle component; a set of computer instructions for transmitting a proposed pairing between the first vehicle component and the second vehicle component to the first vehicle component; a set of computer instructions for receiving an indication of a pairing between the first vehicle component and the second vehicle component; and a set of computer instructions for confirming the proposed pairing by determining, based on the location of the first vehicle component and the location of the second vehicle component, that the first vehicle component is moving in unison with the second vehicle component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for locating and pairing a plurality of movable objects, comprising:
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means for receiving a location of a first movable object; means for receiving a location of a second movable object; means for transmitting a proposed pairing between the first movable object and the second movable object to the first movable object; means for receiving an indication of a pairing between the first movable object and the second movable object; and means for confirming the proposed pairing by determining, based on the location of the first movable object and the location of the second movable object, that the first movable object is moving in unison with the second movable object.
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