Patent ID: 11936216
Assignee: TEREX SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A telematics device for reporting data associated with equipment, the telematics device comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit wireless telematics signals comprising data associated with the equipment, wherein the equipment includes an equipment battery having first and second equipment battery threshold values associated therewith, the first equipment battery threshold value being greater than the second equipment battery threshold value; a device battery having a device battery threshold value associated therewith; and a controller wherein, during an inactive state of the equipment, the controller is configured to when a voltage level of the equipment battery is greater than the first equipment battery threshold value, control the transceiver to transmit equipment telematics signals at a first interval, wherein the transceiver is powered by the equipment battery; when the voltage level of the equipment battery is less than or equal to the first equipment battery threshold value but greater than the second equipment battery threshold value and a voltage level of the device battery is greater than the device battery threshold value, control the transceiver to transmit equipment telematics signals at a second interval less frequent than the first interval, wherein the transceiver is powered by the device battery; and when the voltage level of the equipment battery is less than or equal to the first equipment battery threshold value but greater than the second equipment battery threshold value and the voltage level of the device battery is less than or equal to the device battery threshold value, control the transceiver to transmit equipment telematics signals at a third interval less frequent than the first interval, wherein the transceiver is powered by the equipment battery, and recharge the device battery from the equipment battery.