Systems and Methods for Determining Vehicle Operational Status
First Claim
1. A vehicle status determination device, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory connected to the processor and storing a vehicle status determination application;
wherein the vehicle status determination device is installed in a vehicle; and
wherein the vehicle status determination application directs the processor to;
determine ignition state data indicating that the vehicle is in a trip based on engine RPM data, where the engine RPM data describes the speed at which the engine is running;
record vehicle status data while the vehicle is in the trip;
obtain vehicle trip end data indicating that the vehicle is no longer in a trip based on the engine RPM data and a threshold value, where the trip has ended when the engine RPM data is below the threshold value for a period of time; and
generate vehicle trip data based on the vehicle status data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining vehicle operational status in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle status determination device includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor and storing a vehicle status determination application, wherein the vehicle status determination application directs the processor to determine ignition state data indicating that the vehicle is in a trip based on engine RPM data, where the engine RPM data describes the speed at which the engine is running, record vehicle status data while the vehicle is in the trip, obtain vehicle trip end data indicating that the vehicle is no longer in a trip based on the engine RPM data and a threshold value, where the trip has ended when the engine RPM data is below the threshold value for a period of time, and generate vehicle trip data based on the vehicle status data.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle status determination device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory connected to the processor and storing a vehicle status determination application; wherein the vehicle status determination device is installed in a vehicle; and wherein the vehicle status determination application directs the processor to; determine ignition state data indicating that the vehicle is in a trip based on engine RPM data, where the engine RPM data describes the speed at which the engine is running; record vehicle status data while the vehicle is in the trip; obtain vehicle trip end data indicating that the vehicle is no longer in a trip based on the engine RPM data and a threshold value, where the trip has ended when the engine RPM data is below the threshold value for a period of time; and generate vehicle trip data based on the vehicle status data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for determining the operational status of a vehicle, comprising:
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determining ignition state data indicating that the vehicle is in a trip based on engine RPM data using a vehicle status determination device installed in the vehicle, where; the vehicle status determination devices comprises a processor and a memory connected to the processor; and the engine RPM data describes the speed at which the engine is running; recording vehicle status data while the vehicle is in the trip using the vehicle status determination device; obtaining vehicle trip end data indicating that the vehicle is no longer in a trip based on the engine RPM data and a threshold value using the vehicle status determination device, where the trip has ended when the engine RPM data is below the threshold value for a period of time; and generating vehicle trip data based on the vehicle status data using the vehicle status determination device.
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