US 9,014,943 B2
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESGeneral
US 9,014,943 B2
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Mary Cheung
Art Unit:
3667 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
Agent:
Inventors:
Charles Mohn; Christopher A. Sekula; Sarat Kakumanu; Odell R. Tuttle; Daniel P. Fuglewicz; Peter S. Anderson; Thomas J. Martin
Assignee:
Priority:
12/28/12
Filed:
12/28/12
Granted:
04/21/15
Expiration:
08/10/32
Abstract
A system for communicating fleet vehicle information may include a data acquisition device configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a wired connection to the vehicle for gathering vehicle data during operation of the vehicle. The system may also include a portable wireless data transfer and display device having a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate with the data acquisition device when the data acquisition device and the portable wireless data transfer and display device are in close proximity to each other. The portable wireless data transfer and display device may also include a long-range communication module configured to provide a cellular or satellite communication link with a remote network device and provide real-time or approximately real-time vehicle information and driver information associated with the vehicle information to the remote network device.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G08G08G1/202G08GG06F3/0484G06Q10/0631G06FG07C5/0858G07CH04L67/12H04W4/80H04LG09B19/167G09B