Computing device carried by a vehicle for tracking driving events in a zone using location and event log files
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1. A method for tracking driving events in a zone, the method being performed in a mobile computing device (MCD) having a wireless interface, a storage device and a display, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving location information from a source comprising one or more wireless devices that are used to locate a driver of a vehicle that carries the MCD;
communicating with a database management system application (DBMSA) over a network of computing devices using the wireless interface to access a driver account of the driver having a driver ID and password;
receiving an indication that the vehicle is powered on to cause locating the driver and recording driver locations at a first rate, wherein the driver locations are recorded into an event log file stored in the storage device containing recorded times and locations of a movement driving event and recorded times and locations of a non-movement driving event,receiving access authorization to the driver account based on the driver ID and password transmitted in a log-in request over the network before providing a user interface on the MCD that enables the driver to
1) access the stored event log file in the storage device,
2) write or enter additional information in the accessed event log file and
2) authorize the event log file to be conveyed with the additional information;
conveying the event log file over the network using the wireless interface based on a first ID of a first authorized recipient, andshowing the recorded times of the movement driving event and the non-movement driving event on the display.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for defining an event based upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object location event information among computing devices where object location events are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship between user-defined zone information and object location information. One or more location information sources are associated with an object to provide the object location information. One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined. The occurrence of an object location event produces object location event information that is conveyed to users based on user identification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information, and object location event information is based upon an object location information access code, a zone information access code, and an object location event information access code, respectively.
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1. A method for tracking driving events in a zone, the method being performed in a mobile computing device (MCD) having a wireless interface, a storage device and a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving location information from a source comprising one or more wireless devices that are used to locate a driver of a vehicle that carries the MCD; communicating with a database management system application (DBMSA) over a network of computing devices using the wireless interface to access a driver account of the driver having a driver ID and password; receiving an indication that the vehicle is powered on to cause locating the driver and recording driver locations at a first rate, wherein the driver locations are recorded into an event log file stored in the storage device containing recorded times and locations of a movement driving event and recorded times and locations of a non-movement driving event, receiving access authorization to the driver account based on the driver ID and password transmitted in a log-in request over the network before providing a user interface on the MCD that enables the driver to
1) access the stored event log file in the storage device,
2) write or enter additional information in the accessed event log file and
2) authorize the event log file to be conveyed with the additional information;conveying the event log file over the network using the wireless interface based on a first ID of a first authorized recipient, and showing the recorded times of the movement driving event and the non-movement driving event on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile computing device (MCD) carried in a vehicle driven by a driver for tracking driving events in a zone using location information received from a source comprising one or more wireless devices used to locate the driver, the MCD comprising:
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a wireless interface;
a display device and a storage device storing an executable location tracking software application (LTA) executing on the MCD to configure the MCD to;communicate over a network of computing devices using the wireless network interface with a database management system application (DBMSA) to access a driver account of the driver having a driver ID and password; receive an indication that the vehicle is powered on to cause the MCD to locate the driver and record driver locations at a first rate into an event log file stored in the storage device, wherein the event log file contains times and locations of driving events within the zone having boundaries represented by boundary information; use the location information and the boundary information to determine
1) a first crossing which occurs if the driver enters an area and
2) a second crossing when the driver exits the area;record driver locations within the area on a path between the first crossing and the second crossing at a second rate different from the first rate; receive access authorization to the driver account based on the driver ID and password transmitted in a log-in request over the network before providing a user interface on the MCD that enables the driver to a) access the stored event log file and b) authorize the event log file to be conveyed; use the wireless interface to convey i) the recorded driver location within the area and ii) the event log file; and show the times and locations of the driving events on the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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