Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at least one of emitting and receiving a signal from a vehicle, the signal indicating whether a driver is alternatively in compliance or out of compliance.
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Abstract
A method for logging and reporting driver activity and vehicle operation includes identifying a driver of a vehicle, recording operating data with an on-board recorder that is hard-wired to an engine control module, coupled to a mileage sensing system, and linked to a global navigation satellite system, and recording duty status of the driver. An hours of service log and a fuel tax log are created from the operating data. The method includes comparing the driver'"'"'s hours of service log to an applicable requirement, indicating to the driver whether the driver is in-compliance or out-of-compliance with the applicable governmental reporting requirement, automatically uploading the logs to a receiver external to the vehicle using a wireless telecommunications network, and emitting a compliance signal representative of whether the driver is in-compliance or out-of-compliance with the applicable requirement to a second receiver external to the vehicle and under control of authorities.
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1. A method, comprising:
at least one of emitting and receiving a signal from a vehicle, the signal indicating whether a driver is alternatively in compliance or out of compliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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8. A method, comprising:
continuously emitting a driver related signal from a vehicle over a wireless network, wherein signal comprises a bistate signal.
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10. A method, comprising:
querying a vehicle for a signal, the signal indicating whether a driver is alternatively in compliance or out of compliance, wherein the signal comprises a bistate signal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for sharing a driver'"'"'s hours of service comprising:
transmitting driver hours of service data from an on-board recorder of a vehicle to law enforcement via at least one of a wired connection, a portable memory device, and a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for sharing a driver'"'"'s hours of service comprising:
displaying driver hours of service data on an electronic display that is communicatively coupled to, but physically displaced from, an integrated on-board recorder of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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