Vehicle usage tracking system and highway/city mileage odometer
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1. A vehicle odometer comprising:
- a vehicle status sensor; and
a distance measurement device configured to record a distance traveled by a vehicle upon detection of a predetermined condition by the status sensor.
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Abstract
A vehicle odometer is provided that records highway mileage traveled by a vehicle. The odometer includes a sensor for selectively activating and deactivating the recording of distance traveled by the vehicle. The sensor may be a speed sensor that is connected to a city odometer and a highway odometer. The sensor activates the city odometer to record distance traveled below a predetermined speed on the city odometer, and deactivates the highway odometer below the predetermined speed. The sensor deactivates the city odometer and activates the highway odometer at speeds above the predetermined speed to record the distance traveled above the predetermined speed on the highway odometer.
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29 Claims
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1. A vehicle odometer comprising:
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a vehicle status sensor; and
a distance measurement device configured to record a distance traveled by a vehicle upon detection of a predetermined condition by the status sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of monitoring vehicle usage comprising the steps of:
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sensing a predetermined vehicle status condition of a vehicle; and
obtaining a distance traveled by the vehicle during the status condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of monitoring vehicle usage comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a vehicle is moving over a predetermined speed; and
recording distance traveled over the predetermined speed based on the determination.
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