Patent ID: 8626568

Claim:
A system for communicating fleet vehicle information, comprising: an electronic onboard recorder unit configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a wired connection to the vehicle for gathering data during operation of the vehicle, the electronic onboard recorder unit being free of a user interface display and including: a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate vehicle usage information to a separate device, and a data connection port configured to removably receive a data cable of a remote computer device; and a portable wireless display unit comprising: a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate with the electronic onboard recorder unit when the electronic onboard recorder unit and the portable wireless display unit are both positioned inside the vehicle, a cellular communication device configured to provide a cellular communication link with a remote system, a user interface including a display device, and a computer-readable memory module to store a driver summary electronic report, the driver summary electronic report being generated by the portable wireless display unit in response to wirelessly receiving the vehicle usage information from the electronic onboard recorder unit mounted to the vehicle, the driver summary electronic report including identification information for a driver and hours of service information for the driver, wherein in response to user input on the user interface of the portable wireless display unit indicative of a request to export the driver summary electronic report from the electronic onboard recorder unit mounted to the vehicle, the portable wireless display unit is configured to wirelessly transfer the driver summary electronic report to the electronic onboard recorder unit mounted to the vehicle for exporting the driver summary electronic report via the data connection port of the electronic onboard recorder unit to the remote computer device.