US 9,390,628 B2
VEHICLE DATA AND DRIVER ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENTGeneral
US 9,390,628 B2
VEHICLE DATA AND DRIVER ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Blane J Jackson
Art Unit:
2649 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details
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:
07/12/16
Expiration:
02/10/33
Abstract
A portable wireless data transfer and display device comprises a user interface, a communication module, a display, and a short-range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly receive vehicle data from a data acquisition device mounted inside a vehicle when in close proximity to the data acquisition device. The device is configured to accept inputs of driver information from a user via the user interface. The device is configured to associate the inputs of driver information with the vehicle data, and further includes a long-range wireless communication module configured to send the vehicle data and the driver information, and the association of the vehicle data and the driver information through the communication module to a remote network device via a long-range wireless network. The device is further configured to present at least one of: the vehicle data, the driver information, processed data, driver communications to a user via the display.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G08G08G1/202G08GG06Q10/0631G06F3/0484G06QG09B19/167G09BG07C5/0858G07CH04L67/12H04W4/80H04L