Fleet vehicle management systems and methods
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- detecting, at an electronic onboard recorder that is mounted to a vehicle, one or more types of communications protocols employed by an engine control module of the vehicle and automatically adapting to the one or more types of communications protocols employed by the engine control module of the vehicle;
receiving, by the electronic onboard recorder from the engine control module via a cable communicatively coupling the electronic onboard recorder and the engine control module, vehicle usage information;
wirelessly communicating, by a short-range wireless communication device of the electronic onboard recorder to a mobile device, the vehicle usage information when the mobile device is positioned inside the vehicle or when the mobile device is positioned proximate to the vehicle;
wirelessly receiving, by the short-range wireless communication device from the mobile device, and storing in a memory of the electronic onboard recorder, a copy of hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle which was generated by the mobile device based on at least some of the vehicle usage information wirelessly communicated to the mobile device;
communicatively coupling with a removably portable storage device via a universal serial bus (USB) port of the electronic onboard recorder;
receiving, by the short-range wireless communication device, from the mobile device, a wireless communication indicative of a user request input to the mobile device to transfer the copy of the hours of service information; and
transferring, by the electronic onboard recorder to the portable storage device via the USB port, the copy of the hours of service information for the driver of the vehicle in response to receiving the wireless communication.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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detecting, at an electronic onboard recorder that is mounted to a vehicle, one or more types of communications protocols employed by an engine control module of the vehicle and automatically adapting to the one or more types of communications protocols employed by the engine control module of the vehicle; receiving, by the electronic onboard recorder from the engine control module via a cable communicatively coupling the electronic onboard recorder and the engine control module, vehicle usage information; wirelessly communicating, by a short-range wireless communication device of the electronic onboard recorder to a mobile device, the vehicle usage information when the mobile device is positioned inside the vehicle or when the mobile device is positioned proximate to the vehicle; wirelessly receiving, by the short-range wireless communication device from the mobile device, and storing in a memory of the electronic onboard recorder, a copy of hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle which was generated by the mobile device based on at least some of the vehicle usage information wirelessly communicated to the mobile device; communicatively coupling with a removably portable storage device via a universal serial bus (USB) port of the electronic onboard recorder; receiving, by the short-range wireless communication device, from the mobile device, a wireless communication indicative of a user request input to the mobile device to transfer the copy of the hours of service information; and transferring, by the electronic onboard recorder to the portable storage device via the USB port, the copy of the hours of service information for the driver of the vehicle in response to receiving the wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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