System and method for tracking information related to a vehicle

• US 20080103657A1
• Filed: 10/05/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Norton, Merritt Norton
• Original Assignee: John Norton, Merritt Norton
• Inventors: Norton, John, Norton, Merritt
• Application Number:
  US11/973,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20080103657A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/55 using telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A method and system for delivering information regarding a vehicle, comprising: accepting user input information on a touch screen from a user as soon as ignition of vehicle is turned on and/or off; based on the user input information, track information related to the vehicle; and uploading the information related to the vehicle to a central server for analysis.

Claims

1. A method for delivering information regarding a vehicle, comprising:

accepting user input information on a touch screen from a user as soon as the ignition of the vehicle is turned on and/or off,

based on the user input information, track information related to the vehicle; and

uploading the information related to the vehicle to a central server for analysis.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein GPS technology is used to track the information related to the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising using non-volatile RAM to store the information related to the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a wi-fi wireless connection is utilized to upload the information related to the vehicle to the central server.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading analyzed information related to the vehicle to the touch screen from the central server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein information related to the vehicle is sent to the server in a peer-to-peer manner using short range communication.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the vehicle comprises:

information related to vehicle mileage;

information related to vehicle expense and/or real-time operating costs;

information related to vehicle maintenance;

information related to vehicle speed;

information related to vehicle auditing;

information related to vehicle power;

information related to carbon emissions;

or

information related to past travel history and advertising, or

any combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

an electrical system of the vehicle;

or

ODB2 port;

or

any combination thereof.