Driver identification and data collection systems for use with mobile communication devices in vehicles
First Claim
1. A monitoring device for collecting and transmitting operational data about a vehicle to a separate communication device located within the vehicle, the monitoring device comprising:
- a housing mounted to the vehicle; and
a power supply contained within the housing and adapted to provide power to electronic components contained within the housing, the electronic components including;
a microprocessor;
memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor and configured to store the operational data;
one or more sensors for detecting and determining operational data associated with the vehicle, wherein the microprocessor causes the operational data to be stored in the memory; and
a data transmission module, controlled by the microprocessor and configured to retrieve the operational data from the memory and periodically to transmit the retrieved operational data to the separate communication device using Bluetooth protocols,wherein the separate communication device is configured to receive the retrieved operational data, to further process and store the retrieved operational data, and subsequently to upload the processed operational data to a remote server located outside the vehicle.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and monitoring devices for collecting and transmitting operational data about a vehicle to a separate receiving device located within the vehicle, wherein the monitoring device includes a housing mounted to the vehicle and a power supply that powers electronic components contained within the housing, the electronic components include a microprocessor, memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor and configured to store the operational data, one or more sensors for detecting and determining the operational data about the vehicle, wherein the microprocessor causes the operational data to be stored in the memory, and a data transmission module, controlled by the microprocessor and configured to retrieve the operational data from the memory and to transmit the retrieved operational data to the separate receiving device. The operational data is stored in the separate receiving device for further processing, later upload, or further transmission to a remote receiver outside of the vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A monitoring device for collecting and transmitting operational data about a vehicle to a separate communication device located within the vehicle, the monitoring device comprising:
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a housing mounted to the vehicle; and a power supply contained within the housing and adapted to provide power to electronic components contained within the housing, the electronic components including; a microprocessor; memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor and configured to store the operational data; one or more sensors for detecting and determining operational data associated with the vehicle, wherein the microprocessor causes the operational data to be stored in the memory; and a data transmission module, controlled by the microprocessor and configured to retrieve the operational data from the memory and periodically to transmit the retrieved operational data to the separate communication device using Bluetooth protocols, wherein the separate communication device is configured to receive the retrieved operational data, to further process and store the retrieved operational data, and subsequently to upload the processed operational data to a remote server located outside the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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