METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ANALYZE GPS DATA TO DETERMINE IF A VEHICLE HAS ADHERED TO A PREDETERMINED ROUTE
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing position data from a vehicle equipped with a geographical position system to determine if the vehicle has adhered to a predetermined schedule, where the vehicle is scheduled to arrive at each one of a plurality of predetermined locations during a corresponding predetermined time window;
- the method comprising the steps of;
(a) collecting position data from the vehicle as it travels to the plurality of different locations, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time;
(b) analyzing the position data to determine whether the vehicle was at each predetermined location during the corresponding predetermined time window; and
(c) automatically generating an exception report for each instance that the vehicle was not at one of the plurality of predetermined locations during the corresponding time window.
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Abstract
System and method for analyzing position data from a vehicle equipped with a geographical position system to determine if the vehicle has adhered to a predetermined schedule, where the vehicle is scheduled to arrive at each one of a plurality of predetermined locations during a corresponding predetermined time window, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time. Position data from the vehicle is collected as the vehicle travels to the plurality of different locations, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time. Then the position data is analyzed to determine whether the vehicle was at each predetermined location during the corresponding predetermined time window. An exception report is automatically generated for each instance that the vehicle was not at one of the plurality of predetermined locations during the corresponding time window.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing position data from a vehicle equipped with a geographical position system to determine if the vehicle has adhered to a predetermined schedule, where the vehicle is scheduled to arrive at each one of a plurality of predetermined locations during a corresponding predetermined time window;
- the method comprising the steps of;
(a) collecting position data from the vehicle as it travels to the plurality of different locations, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time; (b) analyzing the position data to determine whether the vehicle was at each predetermined location during the corresponding predetermined time window; and (c) automatically generating an exception report for each instance that the vehicle was not at one of the plurality of predetermined locations during the corresponding time window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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10. A memory medium having machine instructions stored thereon for analyzing position data from a vehicle equipped with a geographical position system to determine if the vehicle has adhered to a predetermined schedule, where the vehicle is scheduled to arrive at each one of a plurality of predetermined locations during a corresponding predetermined time window, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time, the machine instructions, when implemented by a processor, carrying out the steps of:
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(a) analyzing the position data to determine whether the vehicle was at each predetermined location during the corresponding predetermined time window; and (b) automatically generating an exception report for each instance that the vehicle was not at one of the plurality of predetermined locations during the corresponding time window. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for analyzing position data from a vehicle equipped with a geographical position system to determine if the vehicle has adhered to a predetermined schedule, where the vehicle is scheduled to arrive at each one of a plurality of predetermined locations during a corresponding predetermined time window, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time, the system comprising:
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(a) a memory in which a plurality of machine instructions are stored; (b) a data link for communicating the position data collected while operating the vehicle; and (c) a processor coupled to the memory and to the data link, said processor executing the machine instructions to carry out a plurality of functions, including; (i) analyzing the position data to determine whether the vehicle was at each predetermined location during the corresponding predetermined time window; and (ii) automatically generating an exception report for each instance that the vehicle was not at one of the plurality of predetermined locations during the corresponding time window. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for analyzing position data from a vehicle equipped with a geographical position system to determine if the vehicle has adhered to a predetermined schedule, where the vehicle is scheduled to arrive at each one of a plurality of predetermined locations during a corresponding predetermined time window, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting position data from the vehicle as it travels to the plurality of different locations, the position data identifying a specific geographical location of the vehicle at a specific point in time; (b) for each of the plurality of different locations, determining an arrival time that the vehicle arrived at the location; (c) for each of the plurality of different locations, comparing the arrival time with the corresponding predetermined time window for that location; and (d) automatically generating an exception report for each location where the arrival time did not fall within the predetermined time window.
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