Vehicle monitoring and reporting system
First Claim
1. A vehicle monitoring and reporting system, comprising:
- vehicular subsystem comprising a computer, a first data card reader interconnected with said computer, and a plurality of data input devices interconnected with said computer;
a non-vehicular subsystem comprising a central processing unit;
a communication module configured to transmit data between said vehicular and non-vehicular subsystems; and
at least one data card engagable with and readable by said first data card reader.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a vehicle monitoring and reporting system that includes a vehicular subsystem attached (or at least attachable) to a motor vehicle, a non-vehicular subsystem that typically remains separate and distinct from the motor vehicle, a communication module for transmitting data between the vehicular and non-vehicular subsystems. The vehicular subsystem generally includes a computer, a first data card reader that is interconnected with the computer, and a plurality of data input devices that are also interconnected with the computer. The non-vehicular subsystem has a central processing unit and a second data card reader that is interconnected with the central processing unit. Further, the vehicle monitoring and reporting system of the present invention includes at least one data card disposable in the first and second data card readers. These data cards are preferably operator-specific, as well as being capable of having data read from and written to the same.
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39 Claims
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1. A vehicle monitoring and reporting system, comprising:
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vehicular subsystem comprising a computer, a first data card reader interconnected with said computer, and a plurality of data input devices interconnected with said computer;
a non-vehicular subsystem comprising a central processing unit;
a communication module configured to transmit data between said vehicular and non-vehicular subsystems; and
at least one data card engagable with and readable by said first data card reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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9. A vehicle monitoring and reporting system, as claimed in claim 9, wherein:
data from said plurality of data input devices is disposed on said at least one data card. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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24. A method of using a vehicle monitoring and reporting system, comprising the steps of:
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notifying a motor vehicle system of which vehicle operator is operating a motor vehicle, wherein said notifying step comprises electronically accessing data from a vehicle operator-specific data card; and
transmitting data related to at least one of said motor vehicle and said vehicle operator between a vehicular subsystem of said vehicle monitoring and reporting system that is attached to said motor vehicle and a substantially stationary non-vehicular subsystem of the vehicle monitoring and reporting system that is separate and distinct from said vehicular subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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