METHOD OF UPLOADING DATA FROM A VEHICLE

• US 20040054444A1
• Filed: 09/16/2002
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel A. Hanevich, Edward J. Abeska, Michael J. Peterson
• Original Assignee: Daniel A. Hanevich, Edward J. Abeska, Michael J. Peterson
• Inventors: Hanevich, Daniel A., Peterson, Michael J., Abeska, Edward J.
• Application Number:
  US10/244,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20040054444A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

The invention provides a method for uploading data from a vehicle. A type of data may be selected for collection, and stored on a vehicle control processor. A trigger event may be selected and stored on the vehicle control processor for determining when the collected data may be uploaded to a central data repository. The data stored in vehicle control processor memory may be uploaded to the central data repository whenever this upload trigger event occurs.

Claims

1. A method of uploading data from a vehicle comprising:

selecting at least one type of data to upload;

storing the data type on a vehicle control processor;

selecting at least one data upload trigger event;

storing the data upload trigger event on the vehicle control processor; and

uploading the data corresponding to the stored data type based on an occurrence of the upload trigger event.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing data of the at least one data type in the vehicle control processor memory.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising allocating memory in the vehicle control processor to receive the data.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting a store data trigger event, and storing the data corresponding to the selected type of data based on the store data trigger event.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one selection of data type and the at least one data upload trigger event is programmed from a remote node in communication with the vehicle control processor.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the selection of data type and trigger event is based on user preferences.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the data type is selected from a group consisting of latitude, longitude, aged indicator, speed, heading, DOP, timestamp, and odometer readings.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the data upload trigger event is selected from a group consisting of number of ignition cycles, timestamp, number of days elapsed, miles traveled, and immediate call.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the upload occurs while the vehicle ignition is powered off.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising downloading information to the vehicle responsive to the uploaded data.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the type of data to be collected is stored in an action event table.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the data upload trigger event is stored in an upload event table.

13. A system for a method of uploading data from a vehicle comprising:

means for selecting at least one type of data to upload;

means for storing the data type on a vehicle control processor;

means for selecting at least one data upload trigger event;

means for storing the data upload trigger event on the vehicle control processor; and

means for uploading the data corresponding to the stored data type based on an occurrence of the upload trigger event.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for selecting a store data trigger event, and storing the data corresponding to the selected type of data based on the store data trigger event.

15. A computer usable medium for uploading data from a vehicle comprising:

computer readable program code to select at least one type of data to upload;

computer readable program code to store the data type on a vehicle control processor;

computer readable program code to select at least one data upload trigger event;

computer readable program code to store the data upload trigger event on the vehicle control processor; and

computer readable program code to upload the data corresponding to the stored data type based on an occurrence of the upload trigger event.

16. The computer usable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

computer readable program code for selecting a store data trigger event, and storing the data corresponding to the selected type of data based on the store data trigger event.

17. The computer usable medium of claim 15 wherein the at least one selection of data type and the at least one data upload trigger event is programmed from a remote node in communication with the vehicle control processor.

18. The computer usable medium of claim 15 wherein the selection of data type and trigger event is based on user preferences.

19. The computer usable medium of claim 15 wherein the data type is selected from a group consisting of latitude, longitude, aged indicator, speed, heading, DOP, timestamp, and odometer readings.

20. The computer usable medium of claim 15 wherein the data upload trigger event is selected from a group consisting of number of ignition cycles, timestamp, number of days elapsed, miles traveled, and immediate call.