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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2016
Robert W. Guba, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Joseph E. Breaux, Iii, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Chad A. Kennedy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Robert W. Guba, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Joseph E. Breaux, III, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Chad A. Kennedy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
obdEdge, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and monitoring devices for collecting and transmitting operational data about a vehicle to a separate receiving device located within the vehicle, wherein the monitoring device includes a housing mounted to the vehicle and a power supply that powers electronic components contained within the housing, the electronic components include a microprocessor, memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor and configured to store the operational data, one or more sensors for detecting and determining the operational data about the vehicle, wherein the microprocessor causes the operational data to be stored in the memory, and a data transmission module, controlled by the microprocessor and configured to retrieve the operational data from the memory and to transmit the retrieved operational data to the separate receiving device. The operational data is stored in the separate receiving device for further processing, later upload, or further transmission to a remote receiver outside of the vehicle.