TELEMATICS BEHAVIOR CONFIGURATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20160094425A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: SCHULZ, Robert Franklin, SARVER, Shawn Clayton, JORDEN, Caleb Mark, PARKER, John David, WHITE, Jason Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/500,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20160094425A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/00 Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for configuring telematics behavior. The system includes a machine. The machine includes at least one communication module for communication to and from the machine over a network. The machine also includes a memory. The machine further includes a processor configured to receive a telematics behavior configuration file associated with a subscription number, the telematics behavior configuration file comprising at least a file transfer rule for communication over the network. The processor is also configured to store the telematics behavior configuration file in the memory. The processor is further configured to determine whether the network is available and, in response to a determination that the network is available, transfer and receive data over the network according to the telematics behavior configuration file.

Claims

1. A machine, comprising:

at least one communication module for communication to and from the machine over a network;

a memory; and

a processor configured to;

receive a telematics behavior configuration file associated with a subscription number, the telematics behavior configuration file comprising at least a file transfer rule for communication over the network;

store the telematics behavior configuration file in the memory;

determine whether the network is available; and

in response to a determination that the network is available, transfer and receive data over the network according to the telematics behavior configuration file.

2. The machine of claim 1, wherein said telematics behavior configuration file is a first telematics behavior configuration file associated with a first subscription number, and the processor is further configured to:

receive a second telematics behavior configuration file associated with a second subscription number;

replace the first telematics behavior configuration file with the second telematics behavior configuration file; and

transfer and receive data over the network according to the second telematics behavior configuration file.

3. The machine of claim 1, wherein,

the memory further stores one or more telematics applications, and

the telematics behavior configuration file further includes a file storage rule for storing the one or more telematics applications in the memory.

4. The machine of claim 1, wherein the telematics behavior configuration file further includes a call-in interval for connecting to the network.

5. The machine of claim 1, wherein the telematics behavior configuration file further includes a power management rule.

6. The machine of claim 1, wherein,

the at least one communication module includes a first communication module for communication over a first network, and a second communication module for communication over a second network,

the telematics behavior configuration file includes a first file transfer rule for communication over the first network, and a second file transfer rule for communication over the second network.

7. The machine of claim 6, wherein, the processor is further configured to:

determine that one of the first network and the second network is available; and

transfer and receive data over the available one of the first network and the second network according to one of the first file transfer rule and the second file transfer rule associated with the available one of the first network and the second network.

8. The machine of claim 6, wherein, the processor is further configured to:

determine that both of the first network and the second network is available;

select one of the first network and the second network that is most cost effective; and

transfer and receive data over the selected one of the first network and the second network according to one of the first file transfer rule and the second file transfer rule associated with the selected one of the first network and the second network.

9. The machine of claim 1, wherein,

the at least one communication module includes a first communication module for communication over a first network, and a second communication module for communication over a second network,

the telematics behavior configuration file includes a first call-in interval for communication over the first network, and a second call-in interval for communication over the second network;

and

the processor is further configured to;

determine that one of the first network and the second network is available; and

connect to the available one of the first network and the second network according to one of the first call-in interval and the second call-in interval associated with the available one of the first network and the second network.

10. The machine of claim 1, wherein the network is one of a cellular network, a satellite network, a Wi-fi network, or a wired network.

11. A central office, comprising:

a memory storing a plurality of telematics behavior configuration files, each one of the telematics behavior configuration files being associated with a subscription number; and

a processor configured to, in response to receiving an instruction to configure a telematics behavior of a machine according to a first subscription number, transfer a first telematics behavior configuration file associated with the first subscription number to the machine.

12. The telematics system of claim 11, wherein each one of the telematics behavior configuration file includes at least one file transfer rule for transmitting data from the machine over at least one network.

13. The telematics system of claim 11, each one of the telematics behavior configuration file includes an on-board file storage rule.

14. The telematics system of claim 11, each one of the telematics behavior configuration file includes a call-in interval.

15. The telematics system of claim 11, each one of the telematics behavior configuration file includes a power management rule.

16. A method, comprising:

receiving a telematics behavior configuration file associated with a subscription number, the telematics behavior configuration file comprising a file transfer rule for communication over a network;

storing the telematics behavior configuration file in a memory;

determining whether the network is available; and

in response to a determination that the network is available, transferring and receiving data over the network according to the telematics behavior configuration file.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said telematics behavior configuration file is a first telematics behavior configuration file associated with a first subscription number, and method further includes:

receiving a second telematics behavior configuration file associated with a second subscription number;

replacing the first telematics behavior configuration file with the second telematics behavior configuration file; and

transferring and receiving data over the network according to the second telematics behavior configuration file.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the telematics behavior configuration file includes a first file transfer rule for communication over a first network, and a second file transfer rule for communication over a second network, and the method further includes:

determining that one of the first network and the second network is available;

transferring and receiving data over the available one of the first network and the second network according to one of the first file transfer rule and the second file transfer rule associated with the available one of the first network and the second network.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the telematics behavior configuration file includes a first file transfer rule for communication over a first network, and a second file transfer rule for communication over a second network, and the method further includes:

determining that both of the first network and the second network is available;

selecting one of the first network and the second network that is most cost effective; and

transferring and receiving data over the selected one of the first network and the second network according to one of the first file transfer rule and the second file transfer rule associated with the selected one of the first network and the second network.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the telematics behavior configuration file includes a first call-in interval for communication over a first network, and a second call-in interval for communication over a second network, and the method includes:

determining that one of the first network and the second network is available;

connecting to the available one of the first network and the second network according to one of the first call-in interval and the second call-in interval associated with the available one of the first network and the second network.