System for accurately determining the mileage traveled by a vehicle within a state without human intervention
First Claim
1. A system for determining distance traveled by a vehicle within a predetermined jurisdiction comprising:
- a positioning system for generating present position information, in a predetermined geographic coordinate system, for said vehicle;
a memory device, containing geographic information of boundaries of said predetermined jurisdiction;
a processor coupled with said positioning system and said memory device for comparing the present position information with said geographic information and determining if said vehicle has crossed one of said boundaries; and
means for determining the distance traveled by said vehicle between successive events of said vehicle crossing said boundaries.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring and recording the mileage a truck travels within a particular state including a GPS receiver, an odometer, and a memory device which contains state boundary information and a processor for determining on a continual basis whether the positioned information received from the GPS receiver is in a particular state boundary and for recording mileage of the truck when the position and state boundary comparison determines that a change in state boundaries has occurred. Additionally, a storage device for storing the data output by the processor which includes the desired mileage within a particular state information is included.
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1. A system for determining distance traveled by a vehicle within a predetermined jurisdiction comprising:
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a positioning system for generating present position information, in a predetermined geographic coordinate system, for said vehicle; a memory device, containing geographic information of boundaries of said predetermined jurisdiction; a processor coupled with said positioning system and said memory device for comparing the present position information with said geographic information and determining if said vehicle has crossed one of said boundaries; and means for determining the distance traveled by said vehicle between successive events of said vehicle crossing said boundaries. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeMiX Telematics North America, Inc. (MiX Telematics Limited)
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Original AssigneeRockwell Science Center, Inc.
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InventorsHaendel, Richard S., Neisch, James C.
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Primary Examiner(s)Chin, Gary
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Application NumberUS08/328,982Time in Patent Office876 DaysField of Search364/424.01, 364/424.03, 364/424.04, 364/449, 364/444, 73/178 R, 340/438, 340/439, 340/988, 340/990, 340/995US Class Current701/35CPC Class CodesG07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
