Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – For trailer
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-11
2007-12-11
La, Anh V. (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
For trailer
C340S531000, C340S933000, C180S167000, C307S010100
Reexamination Certificate
active
11136304
ABSTRACT:
Truck tractors in a transportation fleet include a transponder that transmits a unique tractor identifier to a connected trailer using a Power Line Communication (PLC) bus device. The information transmitted typically includes a manufacturing unique ID for the tractor and an optional user defined ID. The user defined ID may include a fleet division code. The tractor ID and/or fleet ID codes determine how the trailer is hooked up. In particular, with detection of a connected state signal from the PLC bus, together with receipt of tractor identification code(s) from the tractor, the trailer tracking device can now communicate the coupling event information to a centralized location, such as via a cellular telephone connection.
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Flores Armando A.
General Electric Company
Koons, Jr. Robert A.
La Anh V.
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