Method for searching trip log of vehicle

• US 6,226,577 B1
• Filed: 12/17/1999
• Issued: 05/01/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Yeo, Jung-hack
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US09/466,019
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 701/35, 701/29, 701/117, 701/118, 701/119, 340/441, 340/439, 340/436, 707/10, 707/102, 707/104
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 1/122 Speed recorders
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/002 Analysing tachograph charts arrangements for graph-reading in general G06K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A method for searching a trip log of a vehicle. The method includes the steps of inputting a vehicle number of a vehicle and a desired search date; displaying trip log information of the vehicle in a graph format and through numerical information; enlarging or reducing the graph to view a desired time interval; pinpointing specific time to view information; and searching trip log information of the vehicle for a prior or subsequent day.

Claims

1. A method for searching a trip log of a vehicle comprising the steps of:

inputting a vehicle number of a vehicle and a desired search date;

displaying trip log information of the vehicle in a graph format and through numerical information;

enlarging or reducing the graph to view a desired time interval and running range during the time interval;

pinpointing specific time to view information; and

searching trip log information of the vehicle for a prior or subsequent day.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

searching speed limit violations;

searching stopped times of the vehicle; and

searching various other information.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the graph displays speeds and distance over a 24-hour period.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of enlarging or reducing the graph to view a desired time interval and running range during the time interval can be performed to any time interval up to 24 hours and down to a one-hour time interval.