Patents Assigned to Omnitracs, LLC
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Patent number: 10687030Abstract: Methods and devices for controlling a camera on a vehicle may include determining a duty status of a driver of the vehicle. The methods and devices may also include controlling a recording status of at least one camera of a camera system on the vehicle based on the duty status.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Andrew Kelly Schimelpfenig, Thomas Wade Goforth
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Patent number: 10504068Abstract: Aspects of notification of a predicted driving event include receiving driver log information associated with one or more drivers respectively corresponding to one or more vehicles, and aggregating the driver log information for a predetermined time period. Further, the aspects include extracting derivations from the aggregated driver log information in accordance with one or more derivation rules associated with an event prediction model operable to predict an adverse driving event. Also, the aspects include applying the event prediction model to the derivations to generate an adverse driver event prediction for each of the one or more drivers. Additionally, the aspects include transmitting a notification message including one or more of the adverse driver event predictions.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Lauren Domnick, Dean Croke, Budi Tan, Andrew Old, Patrick Ritto, Jeffrey Gilcrease
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Patent number: 10415988Abstract: In an example system, an hours of service system may be integrated with a navigation system and configured to dynamically change a driver's route based on changing real time conditions and remaining hours of service. This system may then automatically route a driver to a new, e.g. closer, stop when necessary so that the driver and his carrier may comply with an hours of service requirement.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Gene Emory, Jon Van Winkle
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Patent number: 10242572Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a plurality of movable objects are disclosed. The systems and methods include determining a proposed pairing of a first movable object and a second movable object and confirming a coupling of the proposed pairing based on, at least in part, detecting that the first movable object and the second movable object are moving in unison.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventor: Marquis D. Doyle, III
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Patent number: 10194275Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to one or more methods for organizing a plurality of remote units or mobile computing platform (MCPs) associated with vehicles such that the remote units or MCPs may communicate with each other, for example, without routing messages via the backend server. In some aspects, the remote units or MCPs may initiate the process by transmitting an awake and/or ready message to the server. The message may indicate the state of the remote unit or MCP and provide communication establishment information of the remote unit or MCP. Accordingly, the server may maintain a list of remote units or MCPs that are awake and configured for inter-network communication. In some aspects, the server may periodically distribute the compiled list of active MCPs, such that one remote unit or MCP may establish direct peer-to-peer (P2P) communication with one or more other remote units or MCPs in a fleet.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Vijay Kumar, Vish Bangalore
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Patent number: 10149157Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to one or more systems, methods, and/or devices for secure communication between devices, such as devices within a vehicle. For example, some vehicles have integrated mobile computing platforms that enable communication with an extended productivity device. However, communication between the mobile computing platform and the extended productivity device may lack sufficient security. As such, the present disclosure provides for secure communication between the mobile computing platform and the extended productivity device by verifying, for example, an identity of the extended productivity device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventor: David S. Cha
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Patent number: 10144253Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are generally related to one or more systems, methods, and devices for providing an integrated tire inflation system, mounted on each tire, wheel, rim, axle, or structure of the vehicle, that communicates with a remote device (e.g., communication device located in the cab of the vehicle and/or a remote network entity) and obtains an optimal tire pressure from the network entity that is calculated to maximize fuel economy, tread life, load, or an environmental condition. In some examples, the integrated telematics system may periodically measure and transmit data associated with the tire to the communication device in the cab and/or to a network entity that may calculate the optimal tire pressure for each tire on the vehicle. The integrated telematics system may receive the optimal tire pressure information from the communication device and/or the network entity and automatically adjust the tire pressure accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Wesley M. Mays, James Fortuna
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Patent number: 10054947Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to autonomous commercial vehicles. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method for controlling a commercial highway vehicle. The method includes detecting a failure of a first component based on a first signal from a first sensor. The method also includes classifying, by an automated driving system on the vehicle, a severity of the component failure. The method further includes determining to stop the vehicle if the severity exceeds a threshold severity level. The method also includes determining an emergency stopping distance based on the severity and a current momentum of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a stopping location within the emergency stopping distance. The method also includes stopping the vehicle at the stopping location. The present disclosure also provides an autonomous commercial vehicle and an emergency control system for performing the method.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventor: Wesley M. Mays
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Patent number: 10003652Abstract: In an embodiment, a subordinate mobile communication device (SMCD) receives a content access profile from a dispatcher. The content access profile includes (i) proxy server selection criteria to facilitate the SMCD to select between a plurality of proxy servers based on a current transport mechanism type (e.g., WiFi, 3G, Satellite, etc.), each of the plurality of proxy servers being configured by the dispatcher to provide different degrees of support for Internet-based services to the SMCD, and/or (ii) a set of Internet-based service access rules to facilitate the SMCD to independently determine whether to grant or deny access by the SMCD to Internet-based services based on the current transport mechanism type of a connection between the SMCD and an access network. The SMCD determines its current transport mechanism type and uses the content access profile to selectively engage with a given Internet-based service.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: David S. Cha, Daniel A. Deninger, Kenneth H. Oertle, Jason M. Riggs
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Patent number: 9984573Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to one or more systems, methods, and/or devices for an advanced warning system that alerts drivers of potential upcoming traffic conditions (e.g., accidents or traffic slowdowns) based on active monitoring of vehicle parameters (e.g., speed, braking, air bag deployment, etc.) associated with other vehicles traveling ahead in the same direction. Thus, in some aspects, the advanced warning system may receive, at a network device (e.g., network management center (NMC)), one or more parameters from a first mobile computing platform (MCP) associated with a first vehicle and determine, at the network device, whether a traffic condition has developed on a stretch of highway based on the one or more parameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Wesley M. Mays, David Allen Schaller, Richard Glasmann
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Patent number: 9922001Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for providing hour-of-service (“HOS”) calculations via a web based host server instead of on an onboard mobile device. In the various embodiments, an onboard vehicle recording device and driver-carried mobile devices may operate independently. The onboard vehicle recording device and driver-carried mobile device(s) may exchange information independently with a host server rather than exchanging information together onboard the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventor: Thomas N. Flies
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Patent number: 9810542Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are generally related to one or more systems, methods, and devices for forecasting the likelihood of locating available parking spaces at various remote locations, and navigating a vehicle to the available parking space. In some examples, aspects of the present disclosure may utilize a variety of data sources (e.g., historical data, surveyed data, and real-time parking availability data) in order to predict the likelihood of locating the available parking space within the confines of an available hours of service (HOS) requirement of a driver of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Omnitracs, LLCInventors: Wesley M. Mays, Richard Glasmann
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Patent number: 9713000Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for over-the-air activation of a mobile device that include provisioning the mobile device with an activation identifier linked to a particular home network, initiating over-the-air activation of the mobile device, forwarding the activation identifier to a network, and replacing the activation identifier with a different and unique identifier linked to the mobile device during over-the-air activation. The over-the-air activation may be performed when the mobile device is within the home network or when the device is outside the home network, and thus “roaming” in another service provider's network.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Kenneth H Oertle, Michael Anger, David S Cha
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Patent number: 9688286Abstract: Identifying risky driving situations in the context of a driver's real-time operating environment and providing effective interventions and countermeasures that mitigate the risky situation to reduce the likelihood of the driver having a vehicular accident. A driver monitoring and mentoring system includes mobile safety centers individually installed on driver-assigned smartphones or other mobile devices. The mobile safety centers collect real-time driving data and compute a risk of a driver in a specific situation being involved in an accident and provide mentoring to drivers in a driver risk situation above a risk threshold to reduce the likelihood of an accident. The mobile safety centers communicate with a master safety analytics center that collects data, collects and stores information relating to detected risk situations, creates risk algorithms, creates driving mentoring communications, and communicates the algorithms and communications to the mobile safety centers.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Omnitracs, LLCInventors: Samuel M. Wilkes, III, Michael N. Ferrara, Jr., Richard J. Mahany, Peter J. Begley
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Patent number: 9628968Abstract: A method and apparatus for copying a message sent to a vehicle and routing the copied message to the vehicle driver's mobile phone. Through a driver notification application, the copied message can contain driver identification or driver phone number information that is evaluated and confirmed for forwarding the copied message. The copied message is formatted and is sent to the driver's mobile phone via short message service (SMS).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Omnitracs, LLCInventors: Andrew Austin Wood, Algirdas Veitas, Craig Lauer, Susan Marie Hennenfent
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Patent number: 9536426Abstract: Systems and methods to determine a speed limit violation by a vehicle. A locator device coupled to the vehicle receives GPS location coordinates from a satellite. The systems and methods determine the speed of the vehicle using the received coordinates or the functions of an engine control module. The speed limit of the segment of roadway on which the vehicle is traveling is identified based on the coordinates, and the vehicle speed is compared to the speed limit to determine whether the vehicle is violating the speed limit for the segment of roadway. The systems and methods alert any interested parties, such as the vehicle driver or a fleet manager, of the speed limit violation.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Omnitracs, LLCInventors: Daniel P. Schmitt, Arlene Hasegawa, Stephen Lachmayr
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Patent number: 9454358Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to one or more improved systems, methods, and/or devices for leveraging the processing resources of remote units or mobile computing platforms (MCPs) to offload traffic associated with software updates from a back-end server to the one or more MCPs. In some examples, the back-end server may designate a set of remote units or MCPs to act as intermediate download servers for a remaining set of remote units or MCPs in the fleet. Accordingly, the present disclosure improves the overall system performance by distributing the functionalities of the back-end server to a set of remote units or MCPs.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventor: Vijay Kumar
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Patent number: D884004Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Mick Milnark, Gary Blohm, Randy Starr
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Patent number: D884005Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Mick Milnark, Gary Blohm, Randy Starr
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Patent number: D884006Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: OMNITRACS, LLCInventors: Mick Milnark, Gary Blohm, Randy Starr