Patents Assigned to Geotab, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11609888
    Abstract: Methods and systems for simplifying data collected from assets are provided. An example method involves receiving a set of simplified data at a server. The simplified set of data is generated by application of a dataset simplification algorithm on raw data obtained from a data source at an asset upon satisfaction of a data logging trigger, wherein the dataset simplification algorithm causes interpolation error within the simplified set of data to be limited by an upper bound that is fixed across the simplified set of data. The method further involves receiving a request for a status of the asset and interpolating a status of the asset based on the simplified set of data in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Alexey Sukhov, Cristian Frincu, Darren Marc Lohmann Beams
  • Publication number: 20230082960
    Abstract: Systems and methods for associating vehicle trip data with a base map are provided herein. Systems and methods for providing vehicle trip data showing the greatest usage of routes between an origin and destination are also provided. Systems and methods for predicting a speed limit of a road based on vehicle trip data are also provided. Systems and methods for providing vehicle trip data showing popular stops between an origin and a destination are also provided. Systems and methods for providing contiguous region identification based on vehicle trip data are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Jacob Lewis, Chien An Liu
  • Patent number: 11605032
    Abstract: System, apparatus, device and methods relating to a telematic vehicle sharing platform ecosystem and a telematic vehicle share I/O expander to automate sharing and management of a vehicle that is shared by more than one operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mendes, Stephen Michael Fox, Benjamin John Gordon Gaffney
  • Patent number: 11605031
    Abstract: System, apparatus, device and methods relating to a telematic vehicle sharing platform ecosystem and a telematic vehicle share I/O expander to automate sharing and management of a vehicle that is shared by more than one operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mendes, Stephen Michael Fox, Benjamin John Gordon Gaffney
  • Publication number: 20230073378
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a mobile device telemetry system is disclosed. The method and apparatus relate to aspects in a mobile device protocol health monitoring system. The method and apparatus provide a system to monitor and assess protocol health, log protocol health data and communicate the logs of protocol health data to a remote system. The system may also take corrective actions based upon specific indications of protocol health. The method and apparatus also provides protocol health indications and corrective actions based upon monitoring the message transmission rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Anthonios Partheniou, Paul Philip Ciolek
  • Patent number: 11593329
    Abstract: Methods and devices for simplifying data collected from assets are provided. An example method involves obtaining raw data from a data source at an asset, determining that a data logging trigger is satisfied by determining that a recently obtained point in the raw data differs from a corresponding predicted point predicted by extrapolation based on previously saved points included in one or more previously generated simplified sets of data by an amount of extrapolation error that is limited by an upper bound that is fixed as the raw data is collected over time, and, when the data logging trigger is satisfied, performing a dataset simplification algorithm on the raw data to generate a simplified set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Alexey Sukhov, Cristian Frincu, Darren Marc Lohmann Beams
  • Patent number: 11586270
    Abstract: Methods and systems of enabling a storage mode on a telematics device coupled to a vehicle are provided. One method includes detecting a first event or receiving a command for enabling a storage mode, entering the storage mode in which the telematics device is in a sleep mode in response to receiving the first event or the command, and exiting the storage mode in response to detecting a second event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Arthur Walli, James Patrick Howell
  • Patent number: 11586269
    Abstract: A method and a system for impact detection in a stationary vehicle are provided. The method includes putting a telematics device into a sleep mode and performing a first micro wakeup. In response to determining that a first value read from a sensor during the micro wakeup is greater than a noise threshold, increasing a frequency of the micro wakeups and a sampling rate of the sensor. The method also includes reading a second value from the sensor during a second wakeup, performing a regular wakeup, and sending the first and second values during the regular wakeup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Spencer Hockin, Paul Philip Ciolek, Xiaohui Yu
  • Patent number: 11585664
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for dataset simplification of N-dimensional signals captured for asset tracking are provided. An example method involves obtaining raw data from a data source onboard an asset and determining whether obtainment of the raw data results in satisfaction of a data logging trigger. The method further involves, when the data logging trigger is satisfied, performing a dataset simplification algorithm on a target set of data within the raw data to generate a simplified set of data, wherein the target set of data contains a time-variant N-dimensional signal, N>=1, and the dataset simplification algorithm is generalized for all N>=1. The method further involves transmitting the simplified set of data to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventor: Ulf Bjorkengren
  • Patent number: 11589160
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling audio output in a telematics system are provided. In on method a telematics device determines that a parameter has exceeded a first threshold and sends an automatic volume control trigger message to an audio output device. The telematics device determines that a second parameter has exceeded a second threshold and sends an alert message to the audio output device. The audio output device performs an automatic volume control procedure then plays back and audible alert message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Michael Fox
  • Patent number: 11588664
    Abstract: A method for an asset tracking system is provided. An example method includes receiving data messages from an asset coupled to the asset tracking system and attempting to obtain asset information from data messages with reference to a local set of signal definitions indicating how data messages received from the asset are to be decoded into asset information. Upon failing to obtain the asset information the asset tracking system requests from an asset data analysis system the generation of a generated signal definition indicating how the data message of the outstanding type is to be obtained from the asset. The asset tracking system provides access to at least one undecoded data message of the outstanding data type to the asset data analysis system, receives the generated signal definition from the asset data analysis system, and adds the generated signal definition to the local set of signal definitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth James Hendrik Geertsema, Paul Philip Ciolek, Michael Giannikouris, Alexander K. Koch, Ryan Andrew MacDonald
  • Patent number: 11577739
    Abstract: Methods and systems of enabling a transportation mode on a telematics device coupled to a vehicle are provided. One method includes detecting a first event or receiving a command for enabling a transportation mode, running a transportation mode power-saving scheme in response to receiving the first event or the command, and exiting the transportation mode power-saving scheme in response to detecting a second event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Arthur Walli, James Patrick Howell
  • Patent number: 11582060
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying manufacturer-specific controller-area (CAN) data for a vehicle type are provided. Manufacturer-specific CAN data may be identified by processing defined CAN data having a correlation relationship with the target data and undefined manufacturer-specific CAN data for determining if there is a correlation relationship therebetween. Also provided are methods and systems for identifying and automatically collecting manufacturer-specific CAN data for a vehicle type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Grzegorczyk
  • Patent number: 11578978
    Abstract: An asset tracker deployed in an engineless vehicle and a telematics device coupled to a vehicle both send location updates to a telematics server. The asset tracker sends location updates at a faster rate upon leaving a shipping yard, for example. The telematics server associates the vehicle and engineless vehicles, determines whether they are travelling together, and sends a notification when they are not supposed to be travelling together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventor: Owain Noel Hickey
  • Publication number: 20230038899
    Abstract: Systems and methods relating to recommending vehicles similar to a first vehicle based on telematic data and vehicle manufacturing data and using machine learning techniques, and systems and methods for ranking recommended vehicles according to evaluation criteria are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Geotab Inc.
    Inventor: Alessandro Bersia
  • Patent number: 11565696
    Abstract: Methods for reversing determination for a vehicle asset are provided. The methods include capturing by a telematics device coupled to the vehicle acceleration data from a three-axis accelerometer, determining by a reversing-determination machine learning mode, a machine-learning-determined reversing indication for the vehicle asset. The reversing-determination machine-learning model being trained by a vehicle reversing indication comprising a vehicle speed and a reverse gear indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Spencer Hockin
  • Publication number: 20230017061
    Abstract: A method, device, and system for managing a fleet of vehicles is disclosed. The method includes providing a telematics device for an electric vehicle of the fleet of vehicles, the telematics device being capable of obtaining data from the electric vehicle; using the telematics device to identify the electric vehicle based on the data obtained from the electric vehicle; providing a data definition set for the electric vehicle to the telematics device; and using the telematics device and the data definition set to determine whether the electric vehicle is in a vehicle mode based on the data obtained from the electric vehicle and the data definition set. The vehicle mode of the electric vehicle can be at least one of a charging mode, a driving mode, and a parked mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mendes, Alexander K. Koch, Michael Giannikouris
  • Patent number: 11556509
    Abstract: Methods and devices for simplifying data collected from assets are provided. An example method involves obtaining raw data from a data source at an asset, determining whether a data logging trigger is satisfied, and, when satisfied, performing a dataset simplification algorithm on the raw data to generate a simplified set of data in which interpolation error is limited by an upper bound that is fixed across the simplified set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Alexey Sukhov, Cristian Frincu, Darren Marc Lohmann Beams
  • Patent number: 11558808
    Abstract: Systems and methods for restricting the use of vehicle operator's electronic device are provided. In a method a telematics server determines that a vehicle's engine is running, and that the operator registered with the vehicle is in the driver's seat. In response, the telematics server sends a message to the vehicle operator's terminal for changing the configuration thereof. A system including a telematics device, telematics server, and operator terminal may carry out the method. The system and method can be used to restrict the use of electronic devices by drivers sitting in a vehicle with the engine running in accordance with laws in certain jurisdictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Fox, Jobin Thayilchira
  • Patent number: 11552495
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for temperature-dependent charging of supercapacitor energy storage units of asset tracking devices are provided. An example method for temperature-dependent charging involves obtaining a temperature reading measured at an asset tracking device, the asset tracking device located at an asset to monitor travel of the asset, determining a target voltage for a supercapacitor energy storage unit of the asset tracking device based on the temperature reading to balance utilization of a capacity of the supercapacitor energy storage unit against temperature-dependent deterioration of the supercapacitor energy storage unit, and controlling a charging interface of the asset tracking device to charge the supercapacitor energy storage unit to the target voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: James Patrick Howell, Thomas Arthur Walli, Irene Wong, Neil Charles Cawse