System and method for tracking a vehicle based on driver status
First Claim
1. An apparatus for tracking locations for one of a primary and a secondary driver, the apparatus comprising:
- a communication module including a processor and memory configured to;
receive a driver status signal indicative of a driver being the secondary driver;
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;
receive a location signal having coordinate data that corresponds to the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver; and
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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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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1. An apparatus for tracking locations for one of a primary and a secondary driver, the apparatus comprising:
a communication module including a processor and memory configured to; receive a driver status signal indicative of a driver being the secondary driver; 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; receive a location signal having coordinate data that corresponds to the one or more locations visited by the secondary driver; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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electronically determining whether a driver is a primary driver or a secondary driver; electronically detecting a map device that provides map data for a location visited by the secondary driver; receiving coordinate data corresponding to the location visited by the secondary driver; and electronically storing the coordinate data when the map device is not detected so that the coordinate data is provided with the map data when the map device is detected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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