Patent ID: 11900736
Assignee: STONERIDGE, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 5:
6. An electronic logging device (ELD) system comprising:
an ELD dongle configured to be communicatively coupled to a vehicle, the ELD dongle including:
an ELD head having an electrical head connector, a first mechanical head connector, and a second mechanical head connector, the first and second mechanical head connectors being on opposing sides of the electrical head connector;
an interchangeable ELD dongle base, wherein the interchangeable ELD dongle base is configured to detachably couple to a diagnostics port of a vehicle and includes a dongle base connector;
a cable communicatively coupling the interchangeable ELD dongle base to the ELD head, the cable includes a first cable end having a cable connector configured to detachably couple to the dongle base connector and a second cable end having a cover configured to engage each of the first and second mechanical head connectors to detachably couple the cover to the ELD head; and
an attachment mechanism coupled to the cover, the attachment mechanism being configured to couple the cover to the vehicle;

a mobile device configured to be communicatively coupled to the ELD dongle, wherein the mobile device communicatively couples to the ELD dongle in response to the mobile device reading a machine readable code; and
a remote server configured to be communicatively coupled to the mobile device.