Daily log device
First Claim
1. A daily log device positioned within a vehicle for recording the daily activities of a driver, said daily log device comprising:
- a) a display for showing the date and a clock indicating a time and date including means for setting the time and date on said clock;
b) first and second manually activated buttons for generating signals representative of the driver being on duty driving and on duty not driving, respectively;
c) a third manually activated button for generating a signal representative of the driver being off duty;
d) microprocessor means connected to said clock and said buttons and including a memory;
e) means for printing the daily log, wherein said microprocessor stores a time and date at which said first means is activated and a time and date at which said second means is activated in said memory and calculates a time period between activation of said first and second means, said daily log indicating the time said first means is activated, said time said second means is activated and said calculated time between activation of said first and second means;
f) a diskette drive for accommodating a diskette to store data downloaded from said microprocessor;
g) said microprocessor being programmed to automatically download the contents of said memory on said diskette upon insertion into said disk drive;
h) said device consisting of a housing which is normally closed while in use, said clock and microprocessor being positioned within said housing and said first, second and third buttons extending from the outside of said housing, said housing also having on the outside thereof a manually activated fourth button to initiate printing of the daily log; and
i) said housing including first and second slots extending through a top side thereof and said device further includes a supply of paper and a paper holder for holding said supply of paper and providing said supply of paper to said printer for printing the daily log thereon, said supply of paper entering said housing through said first slot for receipt by said printer and exiting said housing through said second slot.
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Abstract
A daily log device for recording the daily activities of a driver. The daily log device includes a clock indicating a time and date, a first signal generator for generating a signal representative of the driver being on duty and a second signal generator for generating a signal representative of the driver being off duty. A microprocessor is connected to the clock, the first signal generator and the second signal generator and includes a memory. A printer is connected to the microprocessor for printing the daily log. The microprocessor stores a time and date at which the first signal generator is activated and a time and date at which second signal generator is activated in the memory and calculates a time period between activation of the first and second signal generators. The daily log indicates the time the first signal generator is activated, the time the second signal generator is activated and the calculated time between activation of the first and second signal generators. The first signal generator can also divide the on duty time between times the driver is on duty and driving and times the driver is on duty and not driving. These time periods will also be calculated by the microprocessor and printed on the daily log.
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8 Claims
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1. A daily log device positioned within a vehicle for recording the daily activities of a driver, said daily log device comprising:
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a) a display for showing the date and a clock indicating a time and date including means for setting the time and date on said clock; b) first and second manually activated buttons for generating signals representative of the driver being on duty driving and on duty not driving, respectively; c) a third manually activated button for generating a signal representative of the driver being off duty; d) microprocessor means connected to said clock and said buttons and including a memory; e) means for printing the daily log, wherein said microprocessor stores a time and date at which said first means is activated and a time and date at which said second means is activated in said memory and calculates a time period between activation of said first and second means, said daily log indicating the time said first means is activated, said time said second means is activated and said calculated time between activation of said first and second means; f) a diskette drive for accommodating a diskette to store data downloaded from said microprocessor; g) said microprocessor being programmed to automatically download the contents of said memory on said diskette upon insertion into said disk drive; h) said device consisting of a housing which is normally closed while in use, said clock and microprocessor being positioned within said housing and said first, second and third buttons extending from the outside of said housing, said housing also having on the outside thereof a manually activated fourth button to initiate printing of the daily log; and i) said housing including first and second slots extending through a top side thereof and said device further includes a supply of paper and a paper holder for holding said supply of paper and providing said supply of paper to said printer for printing the daily log thereon, said supply of paper entering said housing through said first slot for receipt by said printer and exiting said housing through said second slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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