Systems and Methods for Dynamic Telematics Messaging

Abstract

Systems and methods for dynamic telematics messaging in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a dynamic telematics messaging system includes at least one vehicle telematics device, and a dynamic telematics messaging server system including, at least one processor, and a memory containing a messaging application, wherein the messaging application directs the at least one processor to, obtain a first message data from the at least one vehicle telematics device encoded in a first message format, transcode the first message data into a second message format, process the transcoded message data, and provide the transcoded message data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dynamic telematics messaging system comprising:
 at least one vehicle telematics device; and   a dynamic telematics messaging server system comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 a memory containing a messaging application, wherein the messaging application directs the at least one processor to: 
 obtain a first message data from the at least one vehicle telematics device encoded in a first message format; 
 transcode the first message data into a second message format; 
 process the transcoded message data; and 
 provide the transcoded message data. 
   
     
     
         2 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 1 , wherein transcoding the first message data into a second message format comprises classifying the first message data by identifying the first message format. 
     
     
         3 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 2 , wherein classifying the first message data comprises:
 locating a header;   searching the first message data for at least one identifier; and   decoding the at least one identifier.   
     
     
         4 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one identifier is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle telematics device serial number, a vehicle identification number, an event code pattern, message data size, a unique accumulator value, and an IP address. 
     
     
         5 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 3 , wherein decoding the at least one identifier comprises matching the identifier to a messaging profile. 
     
     
         6 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 2 , wherein processing the transcoded message data comprises applying an appropriate processing module to the transcoded message data. 
     
     
         7 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 3 , wherein the appropriate module is a sensor data module, and the sensor data module directs the processor to:
 determine available sensor data in the transcoded message; and   compile dynamic message data by aggregating the available sensor data into the second message format.   
     
     
         8 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 7 , wherein the second message format is a standardized message format; and aggregating the available sensor data comprises populating standardized fields associated with the available sensor data. 
     
     
         9 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 7 , wherein the sensor data module further directs the processor to convert units associated with the available sensor data to a standard units. 
     
     
         10 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 7 , wherein the sensor data module further directs the processor to generate secondary data based on the available sensor data. 
     
     
         11 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 3 , wherein the appropriate module is a reverse geocoding module, and the reverse geocoding module directs the processor to:
 obtain location data from the first message data;   determine the nearest address based on the location data; and   provide the determined address.   
     
     
         12 . The dynamic telematics messaging system of  claim 11 , wherein the location data comprises GPS data. 
     
     
         13 . A method for dynamics telematics messaging comprising:
 obtaining a first message data from the at least one vehicle telematics device encoded in a first message format;   transcoding the first message data into a second message format;   processing the transcoded message data; and   providing the transcoded message data.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein transcoding the first message data into a second message format comprises classifying the first message data by identifying the first message format. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein classifying the first message data comprises:
 locating a header   searching the first message data for at least one identifier; and   decoding the at least one identifier.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one identifier is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle telematics device serial number, a vehicle identification number, an event code pattern, message data size, a unique accumulator value, and an IP address. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein processing the transcoded message data comprises applying an appropriate processing module to the transcoded message data. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the appropriate module is a sensor data module, and the method further comprises:
 determining available sensor data in the transcoded message; and   compiling dynamic message data by aggregating the available sensor data into the second message format.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the second message format is a standardized message format; and aggregating the available sensor data comprises populating standardized fields associated with the available sensor data. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the appropriate module is a reverse geocoding module, and the method further comprises:
 obtaining location data from the first message data;   determining the nearest address based on the location data; and   providing the determined address.