US 12,094,268 B2
Systems and methods for configuring a non-interfering mode in a telematics device
Alexander K. Koch, Guleph (CA); Thomas Richard Davies, Kitchener (CA); Nickolas Kevin Leahey, Kitchener (CA); Ian Grzegorczyk, Waterloo (CA); Daniel Raymond Lizewski, Kitchener (CA); and Kanwaljit Basra, Milton (CA)
Assigned to Geotab Inc., Oakville (CA)
Filed by Geotab Inc., Oakville (CA)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/523,020.
Application 18/523,020 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/738,573, filed on May 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/334,331, filed on Apr. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0096146 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0808 (2013.01) [G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 2205/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method by a telematics device connected to an asset communications bus of a vehicle, the method comprising:
capturing a network data frame on the asset communications bus;
determining a presence of a second device on the asset communications bus; and
activating a non-interfering mode based on determining the presence of the second device, the non-interfering mode comprising a requests-blocked mode in which the telematics device is refraining from sending requests on the asset communications bus.
 
8. A method by a telematics device connected to an asset communications bus of a vehicle, the method comprising:
capturing a network data frame on the asset communications bus;
determining a presence of a second device on the asset communications bus;
activating a non-interfering mode based on determining the presence of the second device; and
disabling the non-interfering mode in response to the telematics device entering a low-power mode.
 
14. A telematics device, comprising:
a controller;
an asset interface for connecting to an asset communications bus of a vehicle; and
a memory storing machine-executable programming instructions which, when executed by the controller, configure the telematics device to:
capture a network data frame on the asset communications bus;
determine a presence of a second device on the asset communications bus;
activate a non-interfering mode based on determining the presence of the second device; and
disable the non-interfering mode in response to the telematics device entering a low-power mode.