DATA GATHERING SYSTEM FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. System for vehicle fleet management, the system comprising:
- a transponder (1) located in the interior of a tire (2) or being integrated into a tire (2), the tire (2) being associated with a vehicle;
a control unit (3) installed at the vehicle, the control unit (3) being configured to be able to read or receive and at least temporarily store data of the vehicle and/or data of the tire (2);
a data providing means (5) which is configured to be able to provide tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data of the tire (2); and
a data gathering means (4) which is configured to be able to read or receive data from the transponder (1), said data being present data and/or historical data of the tire (2), and which is configured to be able to read or receive the tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data from the data providing means (5), said data gathering means (4) being further configured to be able to provide the data received from the transponder (1) and the data received from the data providing means (5) to the control unit (3) and to a remote database (6).
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Abstract
A system for a vehicle fleet management comprises a transponder (1) located in the interior of a tire (2) or being integrated into a tire (2); a control unit (3) installed at the vehicle, the control unit (3) being configured to be able to read or receive and at least temporarily store data of the vehicle and/or data of the tire (2); a data providing means (5) which is configured to be able to provide tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data of the tire (2); and a data gathering means (4) being configured to be able to read or receive data from the transponder (1), said data being present data and/or historical data of the tire (2). The data gathering means (4) is further configured to be able to read or receive tire pressure data and/or tire groove deepness data from the data providing means (5), and to provide data received from the transponder (1 ) and data received from the data providing means (5) to the control unit (3) and to a remote database (6).
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11 Claims
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1. System for vehicle fleet management, the system comprising:
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a transponder (1) located in the interior of a tire (2) or being integrated into a tire (2), the tire (2) being associated with a vehicle; a control unit (3) installed at the vehicle, the control unit (3) being configured to be able to read or receive and at least temporarily store data of the vehicle and/or data of the tire (2); a data providing means (5) which is configured to be able to provide tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data of the tire (2); and a data gathering means (4) which is configured to be able to read or receive data from the transponder (1), said data being present data and/or historical data of the tire (2), and which is configured to be able to read or receive the tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data from the data providing means (5), said data gathering means (4) being further configured to be able to provide the data received from the transponder (1) and the data received from the data providing means (5) to the control unit (3) and to a remote database (6). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. Data gathering means which is configured to be able to wirelessly read or receive data from a transponder (1), said data being present data and/or historical data of a tire (2), and which configured to be able to receive tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data from a data providing means (5), said data providing means (5) being integrated into or associated with said data gathering means (4), wherein the data gathering means (4) is configured to be able to provide the data received from the transponder (1) and the data received from the data providing means (5) to a control unit (3) associated with a vehicle, and wherein the data gathering means (4) is configured to be able to wirelessly provide data received from the transponder (1) and data received from the data providing means (5) to a remote database (6).
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