Method for collecting data and system for accomplishing the same
US8390474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/008
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for collecting data is disclosed herein. The method involves selecting, via a processor associated with a telematics service center, a mobile vehicle to collect data from a sensor configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more selected vehicles and, via a telematics unit disposed in the selected mobile vehicle, receiving data collected by the sensor. The method further involves, via the telematics unit, transmitting the data from the telematics unit to a data aggregator and reporting the data from the data aggregator to a facility. Also disclosed herein is a system for accomplishing the same.
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