System and method for tracking vehicle mileage with mobile devices
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1. A method for collecting and communicating vehicle information comprising the steps of:
- initiating without user intervention and performing data collection during intervals of time when one or more mobile devices are in proximity to one or more identified vehicles, each said mobile device including a location aware sensor, a wireless Internet data transceiver, non-volatile memory storing instructions for processing location data, a volatile memory, a central processing unit, and each said vehicle including a short range data communication device which is detected and identified by a compatible device embedded with each said mobile device;
calculating a mileage traveled by a particular identified mobile device and a particular identified vehicle, during said intervals of time;
accumulating said mileage and communicating said mileage to a central data server periodically;
wherein said short range data communication is utilized for said initiating of data collection during said proximity.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for tracking vehicle locations and accumulating mileage for said vehicles by detecting intervals when said vehicles are in proximity to mobile devices and utilizing the location aware sensors of said mobile devices to determine vehicle locations. Proximity between mobile devices and vehicles is determined by short range data communication identification. Multiple vehicles and drivers may thus be tracked for trip, interval, or overall mileage traveled.
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1. A method for collecting and communicating vehicle information comprising the steps of:
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initiating without user intervention and performing data collection during intervals of time when one or more mobile devices are in proximity to one or more identified vehicles, each said mobile device including a location aware sensor, a wireless Internet data transceiver, non-volatile memory storing instructions for processing location data, a volatile memory, a central processing unit, and each said vehicle including a short range data communication device which is detected and identified by a compatible device embedded with each said mobile device; calculating a mileage traveled by a particular identified mobile device and a particular identified vehicle, during said intervals of time; accumulating said mileage and communicating said mileage to a central data server periodically; wherein said short range data communication is utilized for said initiating of data collection during said proximity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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