System and method for tracking a vehicle based on driver status
First Claim
1. An apparatus for tracking locations visited by one of a primary driver and a secondary driver in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a communication module operably coupled to a global positioning satellite (GPS) system and being configured to;
receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver;
determine that the driver status signal corresponds to the secondary driver;
detect the presence of a removable memory map device in the vehicle, the removable memory map device for providing map data for one or more locations that are capable of being visited by the secondary driver;
receive a location signal having coordinate data from the GPS system to track the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver; and
store the coordinate data of the location signal when the removable memory map device is removed so that an operation of tracking the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver cannot be disabled.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment a system and a method for tracking locations for one of a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The apparatus comprises a communication module configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being the secondary driver. The communication module is further configured to detect the presence of a memory map device that provides map data for one or more locations capable of being visited by the secondary driver and to receive a location signal having coordinate data that corresponds to one or more locations visited by the secondary driver. The communication module is further configured to store the coordinate data when the memory map device is not detected so that the coordinate data is available for transmission with the map data when the memory map device is detected.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for tracking locations visited by one of a primary driver and a secondary driver in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a communication module operably coupled to a global positioning satellite (GPS) system and being configured to; receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; determine that the driver status signal corresponds to the secondary driver; detect the presence of a removable memory map device in the vehicle, the removable memory map device for providing map data for one or more locations that are capable of being visited by the secondary driver; receive a location signal having coordinate data from the GPS system to track the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver; and store the coordinate data of the location signal when the removable memory map device is removed so that an operation of tracking the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver cannot be disabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for tracking locations visited by one of a primary driver and a secondary driver in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a driver status signal indicative of the driver being the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; determining that the driver status signal corresponds to the secondary driver; detecting the presence of a removable memory map device in the vehicle, the removable memory map device for providing map data for one or more locations that are capable of being visited by the secondary driver; receiving a location signal having coordinate data from a global positioning satellite (GPS) system; tracking the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver; and storing the coordinate data of the location signal when the removable memory map device is not detected for the secondary driver such that tracking the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver cannot be disabled. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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