TRIP IDENTIFICATION AND RECORDING SYSTEMS

• US 20090048854A1
• Filed: 08/16/2007
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tuukka Laitinen
• Original Assignee: Tuukka Laitinen
• Inventors: Laitinen, Tuukka
• Application Number:
  US11/840,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20090048854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Recording devices and methods are disclosed that allow a user to make a voice recording in association with a trip, such as a business trip driven in an automobile, while providing trip-specific control functionality of the recording. The current location of the user, corresponding in some embodiments to the location of the vehicle, is determined by a GPS sensor. The device may be operated on and off to record particular trips, for example business trips, that may also depend upon the further requirements of the user. Voice recording is also provided for recording and storing messages of the user that may relate to the trip. In some embodiments software is provided for loading upon a computer for communication of trip information and voice recording to a computer. The device may be powered by power adapters or other devices designed to provide mobile power to electronic devices, such as power adapters for inside a vehicle, or in some embodiments via USB connection to a device. The invention may be operated in various modes, recording all trip information or only selected trip information as well as voice recording. Once downloaded the trip information may be displayed with links to the voice recording, as well as other trip specific information such as internet links to maps, and text may be added to further describe trip information. In some embodiments, the invention is a media device providing for USB connectivity and may further be configured in a key format. Other functions and features are disclosed. Methods such as those corresponding to the devices are also disclosed, as are devices corresponding to the methods, as well as methods of doing business.

Claims

1. A trip identification and recording storage media device, comprising:

control circuitry;

a location recording element in communication with said control circuitry;

a voice recording element in communication with said control circuitry;

a user interface in communication with said control circuitry; and

storage media in communication with said control circuitry;

wherein travel information is recorded by said voice recording element and said location recording element and stored to said storage media and wherein travel information is stored to said storage media identified for a corresponding trip on said storage device.

2. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 1, wherein said travel information comprises voice and location information.

3. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 2, wherein said voice information comprises information recorded corresponding to said trip.

4. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 2, wherein said location information comprises information recorded corresponding to said trip.

5. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 3, wherein said voice information comprises description of said trip.

6. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 1, wherein said location recording element comprises a GPS recording element.

7. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 1, further comprising an interface element in communication with said storage media for communication with a data processing device.

8. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 7, wherein said interface element comprises a USB interface for communication with a USB-enabled device.

9. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 7, wherein said storage media device allows installation of applications or other instruction from said storage media to a data processing device to allow the data processing device to retrieve and process travel information.

10. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 1, wherein said storage media device allows a remote retrieval and processing of travel information.

11. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 1, wherein said control circuitry comprises a communication device.

12. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 1, wherein recording and storage of travel information may be stopped for a portion of said trip.

13. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 12, wherein recording and storage of travel information may be continued for a portion of said trip.

14. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 12, wherein recording and storage of travel information may be stopped for a portion of said trip without removing power to said recording media device.

15. A method of trip identification and recording travel information, comprising the steps of:

providing a storage media device;

recording travel information with said media device;

identifying said recorded travel information to a trip; and

storing said travel information identified to a trip to a storage media element of said storage media device;

wherein said travel information comprises voice information and location information.

16. A method of trip identification and recording travel information as described in claim 15, wherein said step of recording travel information comprises recording voice information descriptive of said trip.

17. A method of trip identification and recording travel information as described in claim 15, further comprising the step of stopping recording and storage of travel information for a portion of said trip.

18. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 17, further comprising the step of continuing recording and storage of travel information for a portion of said trip.

19. A trip identification and recording storage media device as described in claim 17, wherein said step of stopping recording and storage of travel information for a portion of said trip does not require removing power to said recording media device.

20. A method of accounting and recording travel information, comprising the steps of:

providing a storage media device;

recording travel information with said media device;

identifying said recorded travel information to a trip for a business purpose;

storing said travel information identified to a trip to a storage media element of said storage media device; and

accessing and processing said travel information for said business purpose;

wherein said travel information comprises voice information and location information.