Automatic incorporation of vehicle data into documents captured at a vehicle using a mobile computing device
US9563869B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/085
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Documents related to delivery of loads shipped by trucking operators can be scanned or otherwise captured using mobile computing devices having document capture and/or document delivery functionality. Load related data can be manually input by drivers during the capture process. Such data can be incorporated into the scanned document as metadata. The concepts disclosed herein encompass establishing a logical connection between the mobile computing device implementing the document capture functionality and a vehicle ECU or vehicle data bus. The document capture application is configured to extract data from the vehicle ECU or vehicle data bus and incorporate that data into the document captured. Data, such as location data, can be similarly captured to establish a logical connection with a telematics device including a GPS component. Where the telematics device includes a wireless data link, the capture document can be wirelessly conveyed to a remote data center.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.