Method and System for Accurate Reconstruction of Mileage Reports

• US 20070250258A1
• Filed: 07/20/2006
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bizmile, Inc.
• Original Assignee: IIMAP, LLC
• Inventors: Hager, E. Elizabeth
• Application Number:
  US11/458,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20070250258A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/02 by conversion into electric waveforms and subsequent integration, e.g. using tachometer generator G01C22/002, G01C22/004, G01C22/006 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method or system for accurately reconstructing mileage and travel expense, wherein a user inputs travel information including addresses for a starting location, intermediate destination points, an end location, and the purpose of the trip. A routing system determines a route from the starting point through all of the intermediate destination points to the end point. This route is made up of segments which are the portions of the route between any two addresses. A mileage calculation system then obtain the length of each of the segments, and a rate calculation system calculates the expense rate to apply to each of the segments based on the character of the segment. A summary calculation system then calculates the expense of a trip along each of the segments and outputs a report for the user to submit as an expense report, support a tax deduction, or keep for their records.

Claims

1. A method for accurately reconstructing mileage and travel expense reports comprising the steps of:

inputting addresses representative of a starting location, an end location and any intermediate destination points;

defining a route from the starting location and passing through any intermediate destination points to the end location;

defining segment(s) as portions of the route between any two of the input addresses;

obtaining a mileage length for each of the segments; and

calculating an expense/deduction associated with a user'"'"'s trip along each segment.

2. The method of claim 1 where the route from the starting location through the intermediate destination points to the end location, is the shortest path passing through all of those points.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of generating or displaying a report of the expense/deduction associated with a user'"'"'s trip along each segment.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of obtaining the geographic location for the starting location, each of any intermediate destination points, and the end location.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of inputting additional trip information for each of the segment(s).

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising a step of applying at least one of a plurality of mileage expense/deduction rates to each of the segments based on the input trip information.

7. The method of claim 5 where the addresses for each segment are manually input by the user.

8. The method of claim 1 where the addresses for each segment are downloaded.

16. The system of claim 7 where the addresses for each segment are downloaded.

9. A system for accurately reconstructing mileage and travel expense reports comprising:

input means for inputting addresses of a starting location, end location and any intermediate destination points;

routing means for defining a route from the starting location and passing through any intermediate destination points to the end location;

segmenting means for defining segment(s) as portions of the route between any two of the input addresses;

mileage calculation means for obtaining a length of each of the segments; and

summary calculation means for calculating an expense/deduction associated with a user'"'"'s trip along each segment.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the path from the starting location through the intermediate destination points to the end location is the shortest path passing through all of those points.

11. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for generating or displaying a report of the expense/deduction associated with a user'"'"'s trip along each segment.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for obtaining the geographic location of the starting location, each of any intermediate destination points, and the end location.

13. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for inputting additional trip information for each of the segment(s).

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising means for applying at least one of a plurality of mileage expense/deduction rates to each of the segments based on the input trip information.

15. The system of claim 13 where the addresses for each segment are manually input by the user.

17. An Internet based system for accurately reconstructing mileage and travel expense reports comprising:

an Internet enabled device that can connect to the Internet for the input and output of data;

at least one server connected to the Internet enabled device via the Internet for calculating mileage and expense/deduction data, and storing trip information, addresses of a starting location, an end location and any intermediate destination points, and mileage and trip information; and

software applications for defining a route from the starting location and passing through any intermediate destination points to the end location, for defining segments, for obtaining a mileage length of each of the segments, for applying one of a plurality of expense rates to apply to each of the segments based on the trip information, and for calculating an expense/deduction associated with a user'"'"'s trip along each segment.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising software for identifying the shortest path from the starting location through any intermediate destination points to the end location.

19. The system of claim 17 further comprising software for generating or displaying a report of the expense/deduction associated with a user'"'"'s trip along each segment.

20. The system of claim 17 further comprising a software application for obtaining geographic locations of the starting location, each of the intermediate destination points, and the end location.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the addresses and trip information are manually input.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the addresses and trip information are downloaded.

23. The system of claim 17 further comprising an application for obtaining GPS data and calculating the mileage length of the segments from the GPS data.

24. The system of claim 17 further comprising has a software application for verifying the mileage or expense/deduction for a user.