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Paperless log system and method

  • US 6,526,341 B1
  • Filed: 07/29/1999
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for creating and maintaining a driver activity log for a vehicle operator, said vehicle operator in communication with a central station using a mobile communication terminal located onboard a vehicle, said driver activity log showing the elapsed time that said vehicle operator has spent in each of several vehicle operator driving states, the method comprising the steps of:

  • pre-assigning one of a number of message types each to a number of message identification codes, each of said message types corresponding to a vehicle operator status, each of said message identification codes corresponding to a particular formatted message out of a number of formatted messages;

    receiving a formatted message from said vehicle, said formatted message comprising one of said number of message identification codes;

    evaluating said message identification code to determine which of said pre-assigned message types said formatted message has been assigned; and

    determining a current vehicle operator status based on said determined message type.

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