Mileage and fuel purchase monitoring device for vehicles
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1. A mileage and fuel purchase monitoring device and method for vehicles for allowing a vehicle'"'"'s mileage and fuel purchases to be electronically monitored and stored, the method comprising, in combination:
- providing a data collecting system for coupling with the vehicle;
connecting the data collecting system with an odometer of the vehicle;
programming current mileage of the odometer into the data collecting system;
inputting a geographic starting point and state for a trip into the data collecting system;
inputting selected states that the vehicle will travel through during the trip into the data collecting system;
beginning the trip; and
inputting that the vehicle has entered a different of said selected states when said vehicle has entered said selected states.
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A mileage and fuel purchase monitoring device for vehicles including a data collecting system that is connected with an odometer of a truck or other motor vehicle. The data collecting system is preferably secured to a dashboard of the truck for easy access by the driver. The data collecting system is provided with a keyboard and a display for entering relevant information related to a planned trip to be made.
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1. A mileage and fuel purchase monitoring device and method for vehicles for allowing a vehicle'"'"'s mileage and fuel purchases to be electronically monitored and stored, the method comprising, in combination:
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providing a data collecting system for coupling with the vehicle;
connecting the data collecting system with an odometer of the vehicle;
programming current mileage of the odometer into the data collecting system;
inputting a geographic starting point and state for a trip into the data collecting system;
inputting selected states that the vehicle will travel through during the trip into the data collecting system;
beginning the trip; and
inputting that the vehicle has entered a different of said selected states when said vehicle has entered said selected states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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