Electronic logging device (ELD)
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1. A computing device used in a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor interface configured to receive a plurality of sensor information from one or more sensors that sense physical characteristics including sensing when the vehicle is powered on;
a GPS receiver configured to provide a plurality of location information after the vehicle is powered on;
a storage device configured to store information in a document indicating a period of movement or a period of non-movement of the vehicle as determined based on the plurality of location information provided by the GPS receiver periodically;
a processor configured to access the storage device while executing a location tracking application (LTA), said LTA being configured to track vehicle locations by recording the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle after a specified event condition is met, said specified event condition being met based on a first sensor information comprising one or more first physical characteristics;
wherein the LTA provides;
i. a log-in user interface configured to enable a driver of the vehicle to log into the LTA based on an access code assigned t©
by an administrator of one or more groups of vehicles or drivers,ii. a first user interface configured to enable the driver to edit the document after the driver logs in, andiii. a second user interface configured to enable the driver to turn off a tracking mode of the vehicle;
a wireless email interlace configured to transmit an e-mail containing the information indicating the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle;
Bluetooth interface configured to transmit the information indicating the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle to a Bluetooth device; and
a display device configured to display the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for defining an event based upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object location event information among computing devices where object location events are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship between user-defined zone information and object location information. One or more location information sources are associated with an object to provide the object location information. One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined. The occurrence of an object location event produces object location event information that is conveyed to users based on user identification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information, and object location event information is based upon an object location information access code, a zone information access code, and an object location event information access code, respectively.
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1. A computing device used in a vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor interface configured to receive a plurality of sensor information from one or more sensors that sense physical characteristics including sensing when the vehicle is powered on; a GPS receiver configured to provide a plurality of location information after the vehicle is powered on; a storage device configured to store information in a document indicating a period of movement or a period of non-movement of the vehicle as determined based on the plurality of location information provided by the GPS receiver periodically; a processor configured to access the storage device while executing a location tracking application (LTA), said LTA being configured to track vehicle locations by recording the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle after a specified event condition is met, said specified event condition being met based on a first sensor information comprising one or more first physical characteristics;
wherein the LTA provides;i. a log-in user interface configured to enable a driver of the vehicle to log into the LTA based on an access code assigned t©
by an administrator of one or more groups of vehicles or drivers,ii. a first user interface configured to enable the driver to edit the document after the driver logs in, and iii. a second user interface configured to enable the driver to turn off a tracking mode of the vehicle; a wireless email interlace configured to transmit an e-mail containing the information indicating the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle; Bluetooth interface configured to transmit the information indicating the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle to a Bluetooth device; and a display device configured to display the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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23. A method performed by a computing device used in a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of sensor information from one or more sensors that sense physical characteristics including sensing when the vehicle is powered on; receiving a plurality of location information after the vehicle is powered on; storing a document comprising a log of at least one of a period of movement or a period of non-movement of the vehicle determined based on the plurality of location information received periodically; executing a location tracking application (LTA) by a processor of the computing device, which is configured to accesses the storage device, said LTA being configured to track vehicle locations by recording the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle after a specified event condition is met, said specified event condition being met based on a first sensor information;
wherein the LTA in configured to provide;i. a log-in user interface configured to enable a driver of the vehicle to log into the LTA based on a code assigned by an administrator of one or more groups of vehicles or drivers, ii. a first user interface configured to enable the driver to edit the document after the driver logs in, and iii. a second user interface configured to enable the driver to turn off a tracking mode of the vehicle; transmitting the document to the administrator over a wireless web service interface; transmitting an e-mail containing the document over a wireless email interface, wherein the e-mail is sent to an e-mail address of an official having a role in an organization; transmitting the document to a Bluetooth device; and displaying the period of movement or the period of non-movement of the vehicle.
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