Patent ID: 9704310
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G07C

Claim:
1. A method comprising: connecting an in-cab computing device to an onboard computing device mounted in a vehicle, the in-cab computing device capable of being operated in a connected mode and a stand-alone mode; collecting driver log data at the onboard computing device, the driver log data comprising data used by an electronic driver log application operating on the in-cab computing device to maintain an electronic driver log for compliance with governmental transportation regulations, the electronic driver log application having rules; updating the rules based on a determination that a geographic boundary has been crossed; communicating the driver log data between the onboard computing device and the in-cab computing device while the in-cab computing device is connected to the onboard computing device while being operated in the connected mode; logging the driver log data in the electronic driver log on the in-cab computing device using the electronic driver log application on the in-cab computing device according to the rules of the electronic driver log application; using the in-cab computing device as a user interface of the onboard computing device while being operated in the connected mode; facilitating disconnection of the in-cab computing device from the onboard computing device and operating the in-cab computing device in the stand-alone mode; executing the electronic driver log application on the in-cab device independently from the onboard computing device while being operated in the stand-alone mode; queuing the driver log data at the onboard computing device in response to the in-cab computing device being disconnected from the onboard computing device; facilitating reconnection of the in-cab computing device to the onboard computing device; transmitting the queued driver log data to the in-cab computing device upon a determination that the in-cab computing device has been reconnected to the onboard computing device, the queued driver log data comprising events and the queued events are provided to the in-cab computing device in an order in which they occurred; updating the electronic driver log with the transmitted queued driver log data using the electronic driver log application on the in-cab computing device; embedding one or more digital photographs into an inspection report created by an application executed while the in-cab computing device is disconnected from the onboard computing device and operating in the stand-alone mode; and automatically sending the inspection report to a central office upon reconnection of the in-cab computing device with the onboard computing device.