Thor Tech, Inc.

Edward Brady

Steven M Hileman

Ciprian R Sandu

Jason T Kriesel

McKay R Featherstone

Raymond McKay Featherstone

Mckay R Featherstone

Control methods and systems including a smart vehicle, a smart mobile device including a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and machine readable instructions stored in the memory that may cause a system to perform at least the following when executed by the processor: use the smart mobile device to automatically control functionality of smart features of the smart vehicle based on an applied control logic and environmental inputs and/or use the smart mobile device to automatically control a wireless routing selection between a local area network associated with the smart vehicle and a remote wide area network based on an application tool switch logic.

Mobile device tools for smart vehicle features operation and automatic wireless routing selection and methods of use

Configuration methods and systems include a smart vehicle router associated with router information stored in a router file in a cloud network, and a smart mobile device comprising a camera and software application tool. The router information includes a unique authentication certificate to permit a one-to-one pairing such that another pairing is not available. The configuration system is configured to read an image of an identification component associated with the smart vehicle router and the router information, apply an authentication algorithm to the image to provision the tool with the unique authentication certificate, authenticate the smart vehicle based on the image and authentication algorithm, pair the authenticated smart vehicle with the tool in the one-to-one pairing based on the unique authentication certificate and the router information, and automatically configure the tool on the smart mobile device to retrieve data associated with the authenticated smart vehicle.

Mobile device tools for authenticated smart vehicle pairing and wireless routing configuration and methods of use

Control methods and systems including a smart vehicle, a smart mobile device including a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and machine readable instructions stored in the memory that may cause a system to perform at least the following when executed by the processor: use a software application tool of the smart mobile device to automatically control and monitor functionality of an internet of things (IOT) environment of the smart vehicle and to identify the smart vehicle type; autopopulate the software application tool with dynamic checklists based on the smart vehicle details; and utilize and/or modify the dynamic checklists during vehicle preparation, travel, and/or servicing based on dynamic IOT control features.

Smart vehicle travel preparation and location-based servicing features for mobile device tools and methods of use

Trailer localizing systems and methods include a trailer to be coupled to the tow vehicle for towing and comprising solar panels and a tracking device communicatively coupled with a location determination device to transmit a current real time position of the trailer when active. The system is configured to determine whether the trailer is electronically connected to the tow vehicle, whether the solar panels are active upon a determination that the trailer is not electrically connected to the tow vehicle, activate the tracking device along with the location determination device upon a determination that the trailer is electronically connected to the tow vehicle, the plurality of solar panels are active, or both, generate an alert that the tracking device is active upon activation of the tracking device, and transmit the current real time position of the trailer with the alert to track the trailer.

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Delaware, OH, United States of America

Edward Brady