Telemetry device for capturing vehicle environment and operational status history
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1. A vehicle telemetry device comprising:
- a processor configured to execute control logic;
a memory coupled to said processor;
a communications element configured to communicate with a wireless communication network; and
a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors within a vehicle, wherein (i) said control logic is configured to (a) acquire information from said sensor interface, (b) store said information in said memory, (c) communicate said information to a database external to said vehicle using said wireless communication network and (d) determine a route from a current location of said vehicle to a destination based on said information, (ii) said information from said sensor interface comprises a combination of (a) driver information, (b) vehicle operational status information and (c) external information received from said plurality of sensors, (iii) said information is stored in said database as records associated with a driver identity, a date, a time and location information of said vehicle corresponding to when said information was acquired and (iv) said driver information includes (a) said destination explicitly provided by a driver, (b) a preferred speed, (c) a maximum and minimum range of speed adjustments and (d) a preferred route to said destination.
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Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle telemetry device comprising:
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a processor configured to execute control logic; a memory coupled to said processor; a communications element configured to communicate with a wireless communication network; and a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors within a vehicle, wherein (i) said control logic is configured to (a) acquire information from said sensor interface, (b) store said information in said memory, (c) communicate said information to a database external to said vehicle using said wireless communication network and (d) determine a route from a current location of said vehicle to a destination based on said information, (ii) said information from said sensor interface comprises a combination of (a) driver information, (b) vehicle operational status information and (c) external information received from said plurality of sensors, (iii) said information is stored in said database as records associated with a driver identity, a date, a time and location information of said vehicle corresponding to when said information was acquired and (iv) said driver information includes (a) said destination explicitly provided by a driver, (b) a preferred speed, (c) a maximum and minimum range of speed adjustments and (d) a preferred route to said destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle telemetry device comprising:
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a processor configured to execute control logic; a memory coupled to said processor; a communications element configured to communicate with a wireless communication network; and a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors within a vehicle, wherein (i) said control logic is configured to (a) acquire information from said sensor interface, (b) store said information in said memory, (c) communicate said information to a database external to said vehicle using said wireless communication network and (d) determine a route from a current location of said vehicle to a destination based on said information, (ii) said information is received from said plurality of sensors, (iii) said information is stored in said database as records associated with a driver identity, a date, a time and location information of said vehicle corresponding to when said information was acquired, (iv) said device is connected to a user interface unit configured to present messages to a driver based on processing of said information and (v) said information includes (a) a tire pressure, (b) a drag force due to a rolling resistance of said vehicle and (c) a weight of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A vehicle telemetry device comprising:
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a processor configured to execute control logic; a memory coupled to said processor; a communications element configured to communicate with a wireless communication network; and a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors within a vehicle, wherein (i) said control logic is configured to (a) acquire information from said sensor interface, (b) store said information in said memory, (c) communicate said information to a database external to said vehicle using said wireless communication network and (d) determine a route from a current location of said vehicle to a destination based on said information, (ii) said information from said sensor interface comprises a combination of (a) driver identity information, (b) information from an environment external to said vehicle and (c) vehicle operational status information from said plurality of sensors, (iii) said information is stored in said database as records associated with said driver identity information, a date, a time and location information of said vehicle corresponding to when said information was acquired, (iv) said device is connected to a user interface unit that presents messages to a driver based on processing of said information, (v) said vehicle operational status information includes (a) an amount of air going to an engine of said vehicle, (b) an amount of gas going to said engine and (c) a weight of said driver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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