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FLEET TRACKING SYSTEM WITH REPORTING FEATURE

  • US 20060229780A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2006
  • Published: 10/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of tracking usage habits of a vehicle having a standard vehicle data port, comprising the steps of:

  • a. upon receiving an authorized user identification, recording in a local vehicle data storage medium a user identification, a start date, a start time, and a start odometer reading;

    b. upon sensing engine shutoff, recording in the local vehicle data storage medium a shutoff date, a shutoff time and a shutoff odometer reading;

    c. receiving a request for vehicle usage information from an off-board data storage device;

    d. in response to the request, transmitting, from the local vehicle data storage medium to the off-board data storage device, the user identification, the start date, the start, the start odometer reading, the shutoff date, the shutoff time and the shutoff odometer reading; and

    e. transmitting from the off-board data storage device to a remote computer, via a global computer network, a report that includes the user identification, the start date, the start, the start odometer reading, the shutoff date, the shutoff time and the shutoff odometer reading.

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