Method and system for collecting automobile-related travel data with a smartphone
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1. A non-transitory storage medium that stores computer executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, implement a method for collecting automobile-related travel data with a smartphone, the method comprising:
- initiating a travel data collection function of a smartphone in response to a stimulus that emanates from an automobile;
upon initiation of the travel data collection function, collecting automobile-related travel data in the smartphone using a location detection function of the smartphone; and
communicating the automobile-related travel data from the smartphone to a recipient according to a travel data distribution function of the smartphone;
wherein the stimulus is at least one of an electromagnetic field generated from an ignition operation of the automobile and a series of sound waves generated from an ignition operation of the automobile.
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Abstract
A technique for collecting automobile-related travel data is disclosed. The technique involves initiating a travel data collection function of a smartphone in response to a stimulus that emanates from an automobile. Once the travel data collection function has been initiated, automobile-related travel data is collected using a location detection function of the smartphone and then the travel data is communicated from the smartphone to a recipient according to a travel distribution function of the smartphone.
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1. A non-transitory storage medium that stores computer executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, implement a method for collecting automobile-related travel data with a smartphone, the method comprising:
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initiating a travel data collection function of a smartphone in response to a stimulus that emanates from an automobile; upon initiation of the travel data collection function, collecting automobile-related travel data in the smartphone using a location detection function of the smartphone; and communicating the automobile-related travel data from the smartphone to a recipient according to a travel data distribution function of the smartphone; wherein the stimulus is at least one of an electromagnetic field generated from an ignition operation of the automobile and a series of sound waves generated from an ignition operation of the automobile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for collecting automobile-related travel data with a smartphone, the method comprising:
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initiating a travel data collection function of a smartphone in response to a stimulus that emanates from an automobile; upon initiation of the travel data collection function, collecting automobile-related travel data in the smartphone using a location detection function of the smartphone; and communicating the automobile-related travel data from the smartphone to a recipient according to a travel data distribution function of the smartphone; wherein the stimulus is at least one of an electromagnetic field generated from an ignition operation of the automobile and a series of sound waves generated from an ignition operation of the automobile.
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16. A device for initiating the collection of automobile-related travel data with a smartphone, the device comprising:
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a sensor element configured to detect a stimulus that emanates from an automobile; sensor logic configured to recognize the stimulus; and a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit an initiation signal to a smartphone in response to detecting and recognizing the stimulus, wherein the initiation signal initiates a travel data collection function in the smartphone; wherein the sensor logic is configured to recognize one of an EMF generated from an ignition operation of the automobile and a series of sound waves generated from an ignition operation of the automobile as a signal that should initiate the travel data collection function in the smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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