Telematics script engine

• US 20040176905A1
• Filed: 03/06/2003
• Published: 09/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobilearia (Wireless Matrix Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mobilearia (Wireless Matrix Corporation)
• Inventors: Johnson, Jeffrey D., Thayer, Peter, Yamamoto, Rena, Sanqunetti, Douglas Ray
• Application Number:
  US10/379,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20040176905A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• 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

A mobile device for a vehicle is disclosed, which uses scripts provided from a server. The scripts can include indications that indicate the appropriateness of input data. Additionally, the scripts can include conditional actions that only occur when certain input data values are recorded.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a mobile device for a vehicle, using a script to request input data concerning a trip; and

using the script to determine a conditional action to occur when a certain data value is obtained by the script.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is a prompt to a user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is to an electronic device at the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising using indications in the script to evaluate the appropriateness of at least some of the input data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the script includes indications when to transfer input data from the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the script indicates to the mobile device visual display information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the script is written in a trip information script language.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the input data is obtained from the vehicle communication bus for use in data transmission, script conditional logic, or user display.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the input data is obtained from the one or more measurable discrete inputs for use in data transmission, script conditional logic, or user display.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the input data is obtained from the measurable analog inputs for use in data transmission, script conditional logic, or user display.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the input data is obtained from the output of other scripts for use in data transmission, script conditional logic, or user display.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the execution of a script can be determined by the logic expressed in a previous script

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly transferring the script to the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly transferring input data from the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional prompt for user input or measurement of any value available to the mobile device such as the vehicle bus or discrete inputs.

16. A script for a mobile device for a vehicle, the script adapted to cause the mobile device to request input data concerning a trip, the script including an indication of a conditional action to occur when certain data values are input.

17. The script of claim 16 wherein the request is a prompt to a user.

18. The script of claim 16 wherein the request is from an electronic device at the vehicle.

19. The script of claim 16, wherein the script includes indications to evaluate the appropriateness of at least some of the input data.

20. The script of claim 16, wherein the script includes indications when to transfer input data from the mobile device.

21. The script of claim 16, wherein the script indicates to the mobile device visual display information.

22. The script of claim 16, wherein the script is written in a trip information script language.

23. The script of claim 16, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional prompt for user input or measurement of any value available to the mobile device such as the vehicle bus or discrete inputs.

24. The script of claim 16, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional measurement from the vehicle communication bus.

25. The script of claim 16, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional measurement of a discrete input.

26. The script of claim 16, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional analog input.

27. The script of claim 16, wherein the conditional action comprises an action causing another script to be invoked.

28. A mobile device for a vehicle, the mobile device using a script to request input data concerning a trip, the script includes an indication of a conditional action to occur when certain data values are input.

29. The mobile device of claim 28 wherein the requested is a prompt to a user.

30. The mobile device of claim 28 wherein the request is from an electronic device at the vehicle.

31. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the script includes indications to evaluate the appropriateness of at least some of the input data.

32. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the script includes indications when to transfer input data from the mobile device.

33. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the script indicates to the mobile device visual display information.

34. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the script is written in a trip information script language.

35. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional prompt for user input or measurement of any value available to the mobile device such as the vehicle bus or discrete inputs.

36. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional measurement from the vehicle communication bus.

37. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional measurement of a discrete input.

38. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the conditional action comprises an additional analog input.

39. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the conditional action comprises an action causing another script to be invoked.

40. A method comprising:

at a mobile device for a vehicle, using a script to produce at least one prompt for a user to input data concerning a trip;

using indications in the script to evaluate the appropriateness of at least some of the input data; and

using the script to determine a conditional action to occur when the user inputs a certain data value in response to one of the at least one prompts.