ELECTRONIC DISTANCE RECORDER VERIFICATION

• US 20130110345A1
• Filed: 12/15/2010
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: EMI (Entegris Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: EMI (Entegris Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wilson, Bruce John
• Application Number:
  US13/521,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20130110345A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/31.4
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/00 Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers, using pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/02 by conversion into electric waveforms and subsequent integration, e.g. using tachometer generator G01C22/002, G01C22/004, G01C22/006 take precedence

Abstract

A method is provided for checking a vehicle'"'"'s electronic distance recorder by an independent party, including the independent party using one or more devices for: obtaining or receive two distance or location readings, or a distance and location reading, from the electronic distance recorder for two vehicle locations, the distance location/readings being obtained by the electronic distance recorder, determining an apparent distance travelled between the two vehicle locations using the distance/location readings; and comparing the apparent distance travelled with a verification distance between the two locations to identify any discrepancies in the electronic distance recorder, the verification distance being determined independently from the electronic distance recorder.

Claims

1. A method of checking a vehicle'"'"'s electronic distance recorder by an independent party comprising the independent party using one or more devices to:

obtain/receive two distance or location readings (or a distance and location reading) from the electronic distance recorder for two vehicle locations, the distance location/readings being obtained by the electronic distance recorder;

determine an apparent distance travelled between the two vehicle locations using the distance/location readings; and

compare the apparent distance travelled with a verification distance between the two locations to identify any discrepancies in the electronic distance recorder, the verification distance being determined independently from the electronic distance recorder.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising obtaining one or more images of the vehicle.

3. A method according to claim 1 further comprising obtaining/receiving a time reading.

4. A method according to claim 1 further comprising comparing the time and/or location reading(s) to a reference to identify discrepancies.

5. A system for checking a vehicle'"'"'s electronic distance recorder by an independent party comprising an interrogation apparatus with a receiver and processor configured to:

obtain/receive via the receiver two distance or location readings (or a distance and location reading) from the electronic distance recorder for two vehicle locations;

determine in the processor an apparent distance travelled between the two vehicle locations; and

compare in the/another processor the apparent distance travelled with a verification distance between the two locations to identify any discrepancies in the electronic distance recorder.

7. A system according to claim 5 further comprising two or more interrogation devices that form the interrogation apparatus.

8. A system according to claim 5 further comprising an electronic distance recorder in a vehicle.

9. A system according to claim 5 further comprising a proximate or remote server or computer system in communication with the interrogation device(s).

10. A system according to claim 9 wherein the computer system or server form part or all of the interrogation apparatus and is proximate or remote to the locations.

11. A system according to claim 9 wherein the interrogation device comprises a data capture device and a remote processor (optionally in a computer system or server), wherein the data capture device transmits captured data to the remote processor.

12. A system according to claim 5 wherein the interrogation devices are in communication with each other.

6. (canceled)

13. (canceled)

14. An interrogation apparatus with a receiver for checking a vehicle'"'"'s electronic distance recorder by an independent party, the apparatus configured to:

obtain/receive via the receiver two distance or location readings (or a distance and location reading) from the electronic distance recorder for two vehicle locations,

determine in a processor or transmit via a transceiver the information to a processor to determine an apparent distance travelled between the two vehicle locations, and

compare in the processor or transmit via the transceiver the information to a processor to compare the apparent distance travelled with a verification distance between the two locations to identify any discrepancies in the electronic distance recorder.

16. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 wherein each distance or location reading is obtained by interrogating the electronic distance recorder at the respective vehicle location.

17. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 wherein each distance or location reading is obtained remotely by interrogating the electronic distance recorder at one or neither of the locations.

18. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 wherein one or both of the distance or location readings can be obtained at the time the vehicle is at the respective location, or one or both of the distance or location readings can be obtained retrospectively at a time when the vehicle is not at the respective location.

19. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the distance or location readings are derived from output from an internal odometer, speed signal, GPS and/or accelerometer/gyroscope.

20. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the verification distance can be obtained from parameter readings obtained from the electronic distance recorder corresponding to the two vehicle locations.

21. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the verification distance can be determined using an external measure.

22. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the electronic distance recorder is interrogated at the respective vehicle location using an interrogation apparatus.

23. An interrogation apparatus according claim 22 wherein the interrogation apparatus can be proximate the vehicle location.

24. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 22 wherein the interrogation apparatus can be stationed proximate the vehicle location.

25. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 22 wherein the interrogation apparatus can be transported to a position proximate the vehicle location.

26. An apparatus according to claim 22 wherein the interrogation apparatus can be stationed or transported to a location remote to the first and/or second locations.

27. An interrogation apparatus according to claim 14 further comprising an image capture device for capturing an image of the vehicle and/or licence/registration plate for use with ALPR (automatic licence plate recognition) technology.

15. (canceled)

28-30. -30. (canceled)