Mileage tracking device
First Claim
1. A mileage tracking device comprising:
- a top having opposing ends, a front, and a rear;
a bottom having opposing ends, opposing sides, a front, and a rear with one of said opposing ends hingedly attached to one of said opposing ends of said top;
a display attached to said front of said top;
a keypad attached to said front of said bottom;
a microprocessor connected to said keypad and said display;
memory connected to said microprocessor, wherein said memory and said microprocessor perform calculator, calendar, address book, mileage log, and car maintenance tracking functions; and
wherein said mileage log function comprises entering and retrieving starting date and time, ending date and time, a vehicle'"'"'s starting odometer reading, a vehicle'"'"'s ending odometer reading, total miles traveled, and purpose/destination data using the keypad.
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Abstract
Mileage tracking devices track a vehicle'"'"'s mileage. A top is hingedly attached to a bottom in a “clamshell” design. The front of the top has an LCD touchscreen, and the front of the bottom has a keypad. The rear of the top has a solar panel, and the rear of the bottom has a battery compartment enclosing a rechargeable battery. One side of the bottom has a USB port, and the opposing side of the bottom has a power port that receives one end of a car charger. Voice recognition software and data are stored in memory accessed by a microprocessor. The mileage tracking device provides calculator, calendar, address book, mileage log, and car maintenance functions. The LCD touchscreen displays the current date and time and the level of charge of the rechargeable battery.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A mileage tracking device comprising:
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a top having opposing ends, a front, and a rear; a bottom having opposing ends, opposing sides, a front, and a rear with one of said opposing ends hingedly attached to one of said opposing ends of said top; a display attached to said front of said top; a keypad attached to said front of said bottom; a microprocessor connected to said keypad and said display; memory connected to said microprocessor, wherein said memory and said microprocessor perform calculator, calendar, address book, mileage log, and car maintenance tracking functions; and wherein said mileage log function comprises entering and retrieving starting date and time, ending date and time, a vehicle'"'"'s starting odometer reading, a vehicle'"'"'s ending odometer reading, total miles traveled, and purpose/destination data using the keypad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mileage tracking device comprising:
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a top having opposing ends, a front, and a rear; a bottom having opposing ends, opposing sides, a front, and a rear with one of said opposing ends hingedly attached to one of said opposing ends of said top; a display attached to said front of said top; a keypad attached to said front of said bottom; a microprocessor connected to said keypad and said display; memory connected to said microprocessor, wherein said memory and said microprocessor perform calculator, calendar, address book, mileage log, and car maintenance tracking functions; wherein said mileage log function comprises entering and retrieving starting date and time, ending date and time, a vehicles'"'"'s starting odometer reading, a vehicle'"'"'s ending odometer reading, total miles traveled, and purpose/destination data using the keypad; and a docking station, wherein said docking station connects said microprocessor to a vehicle battery and a vehicle odometer of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A mileage tracking device comprising:
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a top having opposing ends, a front, and a rear; a bottom having opposing ends, opposing sides, a front, and a rear with one of said opposing ends hingedly attached to one of said opposing ends of said top; a display attached to said front of said top; a keypad attached to said front of said rear; a microprocessor connected to said keypad and said display; memory connected to said microprocessor, wherein said memory and said microprocessor perform calculator, calendar, address book, mileage log, and car maintenance tracking functions; wherein said mileage log function comprises entering and retrieving starting date and time, ending date and time, a vehicle'"'"'s starting odometer reading, a vehicle'"'"'s ending odometer reading, total miles traveled, and purpose/destination data using the keypad; voice recognition software stored in said memory, wherein said mileage log function further comprises entering, and retrieving starting date and time, ending date and time, a vehicle'"'"'s starting odometer reading, a vehicles ending odometer reading, total miles traveled, and purpose/destination data by speaking; a data port attached to one of said opposing sides of said bottom; a battery compartment attached to said rear of said bottom; a battery removably enclosed by said battery compartment; a solar panel attached to said rear of said top; a power port attached to one of said opposing sides of said rear; and a car charger having opposing ends, wherein one of said opposing ends is adapted to fit said power port and one of said opposing ends is adapted to fit a DC power outlet of a vehicle.
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Specification