Vehicle usage monitoring and recording system
First Claim
1. A digital control system for use in a vehicle for selecting one of a plurality of operational modes at a perdetermined time, comprisingmeans in said vehicle for selecting an operational mode of said vehicle, having an input for designating a predetermined one of said modes;
- means for activating operation of said vehicle in said selected one mode, having an input for initiating activation thereof;
a digital alarm clock in said vehicle for storing a representation of a first predetermined time at which a first predetermined one of said operational modes should be activated, having an input for resetting said stored time, and having an output connected to said input of said activating means for supplying a signal when said first predetermined time occurs; and
means connected to said input of said digital alarm clock for automatically resetting said digital alarm clock to a representation of second predetermined time in response to said output signal of said clock.
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Abstract
An arrangement for use in a vehicle, including a reading unit for reading information from a portable information-providing instrument; data input means in the vehicle for providing data input from a sensor in the vehicle; enabling means in the vehicle connectable with the reading unit or the data input unit for processing provided information of data input unit for processing provided information or data; and recording means in the vehicle connectable with the reading unit, the data input unit, and the enabling unit in the vehicle for recording at least a portion of the information or data so provided or processed on a portable record carrier.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital control system for use in a vehicle for selecting one of a plurality of operational modes at a perdetermined time, comprising
means in said vehicle for selecting an operational mode of said vehicle, having an input for designating a predetermined one of said modes; -
means for activating operation of said vehicle in said selected one mode, having an input for initiating activation thereof; a digital alarm clock in said vehicle for storing a representation of a first predetermined time at which a first predetermined one of said operational modes should be activated, having an input for resetting said stored time, and having an output connected to said input of said activating means for supplying a signal when said first predetermined time occurs; and means connected to said input of said digital alarm clock for automatically resetting said digital alarm clock to a representation of second predetermined time in response to said output signal of said clock. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An arrangement for use in a vehicle, comprising
means in said vehicle for reading information from an information-providing instrument; -
enabling means in said vehicle connectable with said reading means for processing said information; recording means in said vehicle connectable with said reading means in said vehicle for recording at least a portion of said information; and manually actuatable keyboard means connectable with said recording means for recording information entered on said keyboard means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. The arrangement for use in a vehicle, comprising
data input means in said vehicle for providing data from data acquisition means in said vehicle; -
enabling means comprising a microprocessor in said vehicle connectable with said data input means for processing said informaton; and recording means in said vehicle connectable with said reading means in said vehicle for recording at least a portion of said data on a record carrier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A combination comprising
means in a vehicle for reading information from an information-providing instrument; -
microprocessor means in said vehicle connectable with said reading means for processing at least a portion of said information; and atiming means connected to said enabling means for specifying a predetermined time for processing a predetermined portion of said information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 18)
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17. A combination comprising
means in a vehicle for reading informaton from a read-only memory means; -
enabling means in said vehicle connectable with said reading means for processing at least a portion of said information; and timing means connected to said enabling means for specifying a predetermined time for processing a predetermined portion of said information.
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19. An arrangement for use in a vehicle comprising:
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means in said vehicle for abstracting information for an information-providing instrument; data input means in said vehicle for obtaining data from a sensor in said vehicle; enabling means comprising a microprocessor in said vehicle connectable with said abstracting means and said data input means for processing at least a portion of said abstracted information and said obtained data; and output means in said vehicle connected to said enabling means enregistering said processed data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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