Method and system for utilizing vehicle odometer values and dynamic compliance
A system and method vehicle dynamic compliance and utilizing multiple vehicle odometer values is disclosed herein. The system comprises a vehicle ( 210 ) comprising an on-board computer ( 232 ) with a memory ( 231 ) having a vehicle identification number ( 233 ), a connector plug ( 235 ), and an motorized engine ( 234 ), a connected vehicle device ( 130 ) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle ( 210 ), and a mobile device ( 110 ) comprising a graphical user interface ( 335 ), a processor ( 310 ), a WiFi radio ( 307 ), a BLUETOOTH radio ( 306 ), and a cellular network interface ( 308 ).
1. A system for utilizing multiple vehicle odometer values, the system comprising:
a vehicle comprising an on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, a motorized engine, an odometer component from an engine source, an odometer component from a dashboard source, an odometer component from a chassis source, and an odometer component from a transmission source;
a connected vehicle device (CVD) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle;
a mobile device comprising a graphical user interface, a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, and a cellular network interface; and
a server;
wherein each of the odometer component from an engine source, the odometer component from a dashboard source, the odometer component from a chassis source, and the odometer component from a transmission source generates an odometer value;
wherein the CVD generates a delta value for odometer value relative to a control odometer value;
wherein the CVD monitors the odometer value from each of the odometer component from an engine source, the odometer component from a dashboard source, the odometer component from a chassis source, and the odometer component from a transmission source;
wherein the CVD generates a new odometer value for one of the odometer component from an engine source, the odometer component from a dashboard source, the odometer component from a chassis source, and the odometer component from a transmission source, and the CVD modifies the odometer value by the delta value to generate the new odometer value.
2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.
3. The system according to claim 1 wherein the control odometer value is from an odometer value of one of the odometer component from an engine source, the odometer component from a dashboard source, the odometer component from a chassis source, and the odometer component from a transmission source.
4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle is a delivery truck.
5. The system according to claim 1 wherein the WiFi network uses an 802.11 communication protocol.
6. The system according to claim 1 wherein the CVD obtains a vehicle identification number (VIN) from the on-board computer and transmits the VIN with the new odometer value to the server.
7. A method for utilizing multiple vehicle odometer values, the method comprising:
generating an odometer value from an odometer component from an engine source of a vehicle;
generating an odometer value from an odometer component from a dashboard source of the vehicle;
generating an odometer value from an odometer component from a chassis source of the vehicle;
generating an odometer value from an odometer component from a transmission source of the vehicle;
generating a delta value for an odometer value relative to a control odometer value at a CVD, the CVD comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle;
monitoring at the CVD the odometer value from each of the odometer component from an engine source, the odometer component from a dashboard source, the odometer component from a chassis source, and the odometer component from a transmission source;
generating a new odometer value for one of the odometer component from an engine source, the odometer component from a dashboard source, the odometer component from a chassis source, and the odometer component from a transmission source, and modifying the odometer value by the delta value to generate the new odometer value; and
transmitting to the new odometer value to a server using a mobile device wirelessly connected to the CVD.
8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.
9. The method according to claim 7 wherein the control odometer value is from an odometer value of one of the odometer component from an engine source, the odometer component from a dashboard source, the odometer component from a chassis source, and the odometer component from a transmission sources.
10. The method according to claim 7 wherein the vehicle is a delivery truck.
11. The method according to claim 7 wherein the WiFi network uses an 802.11 communication protocol.
12. The method according to claim 7 wherein the CVD obtains a vehicle identification number (VIN) from the on-board computer and transmits the VIN with the new odometer value to the server.