Abstract: A system, method and device for monitoring a vehicle is provided wherein a vehicle monitoring device regulates its power consumption of a host power source based upon determined states of operation of the vehicle. The power consumption management scheme of the monitoring device utilizes the following modes of operation to regulate power consumption: a work mode, a transport mode, and sleep mode, and a deep sleep mode. The mode of operation of the monitoring device depends on the determined state of vehicle operation. The monitoring device utilizes the various states of operation to power down certain portions of the monitoring device in order to reduce the electric power consumed by the monitoring device. A communication network is adapted to communicate the vehicle data to an end user via an access device. The communication network is also adapted to communicate end-user data via an access device to the monitoring system.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a piece of equipment is provided. The system comprises a monitoring device that is associated with the equipment and configured to detect data relating to the operation of the equipment. A communication network is adapted to communicate the data to a server based on a signal received from the monitoring device, and an access device is connected to the communication network and configured to provide the data to an end-user for determining whether the equipment is operating effectively. The monitoring device is adapted to detect when the equipment is moving.