US Patent:
20070294033, Dec 20, 2007
Inventors:
Lawrence E. Osentoski - Clarkston MI, US
Michael A. Cummins - Shelby Township MI, US
Vijay Padmanabhan - Johnstown PA, US
Michael J. Grattan - Sidman PA, US
John C. Zlater - Johnstown PA, US
Paul A. Krasicky - Clinton Twp MI, US
Aaron R. Harris - Sterling Heights MI, US
Assignee:
MTS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Arlington VA
International Classification:
G01C 21/00
Abstract:
A vehicular monitoring system is configured to acquire GPS position data and vehicular operating data, write the data to a file, and detect and utilize public wireless communication (e.g., 802.11x/WiFi) Internet access points to communicate the file containing the acquired GPS position data and vehicular operating data to a remote computer. Compressed diagnostic data sets and reduced latency wireless transmissions are utilized to facilitate communication.