Method of monitoring CANbus information

A method of monitoring bus information comprising:

• receiving one or more original parameters at an integrated wireless equipment management system adapted to receive, store, and process at least vehicle data across a mobile wireless communications system, from a bus installed in a vehicle, wherein the bus is adapted to provide communication and diagnostic information among vehicle components the bus being operatively connectable to the integrated wireless equipment management system, wherein the bus includes the one or more original parameters adapted to provide vehicle data that may be monitored by the integrated wireless equipment management system;
• configuring the one or more original parameters to produce at least one virtual sensor capable of providing selective vehicle information to the integrated wireless equipment management system;
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• transmitting a message including the one or more original parameters across the mobile wireless communications system by a mobile computing platform of the integrated wireless equipment management system to a terminal of the integrated wireless equipment management system, wherein the terminal of the integrated wireless equipment management system further comprises means for providing factor, offset, and unit data to combine with the at least one virtual sensor to provide the selective vehicle information.

A system for processing original parameters of a CANbus as virtual sensors, comprising:

• an integrated wireless equipment management system having at least one terminal adapted to monitor vehicle data of a vehicle, wherein the at least one terminal is configured to:
• receive one or more original parameters from a CANbus mounted in the vehicle and adapted to provide communication and diagnostic information among vehicle components, wherein the one or more original parameters are adapted to provide vehicle information;
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• receive a request for desired selective vehicle information from a remote asset manager;
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• a terminal processor configured to execute at least one protocol for configuring the one or more original parameters to produce at least one virtual sensor capable of providing selective vehicle information different than the vehicle information included in the original parameters, wherein the configuration of the virtual sensor is based on the received request for desired selective vehicle information.

A system for processing original parameters of a CANbus as virtual sensors, comprising:

• an integrated wireless equipment management system having at least one terminal adapted to monitor vehicle data of a vehicle, wherein the at least one terminal is configured to receive one or more original parameters from a CANbus mounted in the vehicle and adapted to provide communication and diagnostic information among vehicle components, wherein the one or more original parameters are adapted to provide vehicle information;
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• a terminal processor configured to execute at least one protocol for configuring the one or more original parameters to produce at least one virtual sensor capable of providing selective vehicle information different than the vehicle information included in the original parameters,
• wherein the terminal processor configured to execute the at least one protocol for configuring the one or more original parameters to selective vehicle information is further configured to extract one or more parameters provided by at least one standard adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers from the one or more original parameters and configure one or more determinable parameters from the one or more extracted parameters, wherein the one or more determinable parameters correspond to the at least one virtual sensor.

A system for providing selective vehicle information, the system comprising:

• means for receiving one or more original parameters, from a CANbus mounted in a vehicle to provide communication and diagnostic information among vehicle components, wherein the one or more original parameters are adapted to provide vehicle information;
• means for receiving a request for desired selective vehicle information from a remote asset manager;
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• means for configuring the one or more original parameters to produce at least one virtual sensor capable of providing selective vehicle information different than the vehicle information included in the original parameters, wherein the configuration of the virtual sensor is based on the received request for desired selective vehicle information.

A system for monitoring bus information, comprising:

• an integrated wireless equipment management system adapted to:
• receive at least vehicle data including one or more original parameters from a bus installed in a vehicle to provide communication and diagnostic information among vehicle components, wherein the one or more original parameters are adapted to provide vehicle information;
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• receive a request for desired selective vehicle information from a remote asset manager;
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• a processor adapted to configure the one or more original parameters to produce at least one virtual sensor capable of providing selective vehicle information different than the vehicle information included in the original parameters, wherein the configuration of the virtual sensor is based on the received request for desired selective vehicle information.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that cause a computer to monitor bus information when executed by the computer, the instructions for causing the computer to:

• receive one or more original parameters from a bus installed in a vehicle to provide communication and diagnostic information among vehicle components, wherein the one or more original parameters are adapted to provide vehicle information;
• receive a request for desired selective vehicle information from a remote asset manager;
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• configure the one or more original parameters to produce at least one virtual sensor capable of providing selective vehicle information different than the vehicle information included in the original parameters, wherein the configuration of the virtual sensor is based on the received request for desired selective vehicle information.