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Device for recording information on a vehicle's itinerary
Assignee: Vodafone GmbH
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Filing: 1994-11-04
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2014-11-04
Abstract
Abstract A device installed in a vehicle for recording information on the itinerary of the vehicle. The device includes a receiver system for receiving wirelessly transmitted information for identifying the current geographical position of the vehicle, a computer unit for computing digitalized data on the geographical position of the vehicle, and a memory unit for continuous storage of the digitalized geographical position data of the vehicle on a data carrier, which is protected against overwriting of recorded data, whereby the memory device also stores time data, which allow identification of the particular point in time at which a particular vehicle position was found. So that an itinerary taken by a vehicle can later be reconstructed without great expense the data carrier is configured to be easily exchangeable, and a data reading device is provided for the input of data that identify the driver of the vehicle and are recorded on the data carrier.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Herdeg
- 👤 Andreas Widl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:07
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C5/00; G07C5/008; G07C5/08; G07C5/0841; G07C5/085; G07C5/0858; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A device for recording itinerary data of a vehicle, the device comprising: a receiver system for receiving wirelessly transmitted data for identification of a current geographical position of the vehicle; computer means for computing digitalized data of the geographical vehicle position; memory means for continuously storing the digitalized geographical vehicle position data on a data carrier, which is protected against overwriting of recorded data, the memory means additionally storing time data for identifying a particular point in time at which an individual geographical vehicle position is determined, the data carrier being exchangeably mounted in the memory means; data reading means for inputting data which identify a vehicle operator and are recorded on the data carrier; and additional input means for inputting data identifying the operator.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A device for recording itinerary data of a vehicle, the device comprising: a receiver system for receiving wirelessly transmitted data for identification of a current geographical position of the vehicle; computer means for computing digitalized data of the geographical vehicle position; memory means for continuously storing the digitalized geographical vehicle position data on a data carrier, which is protected against overwriting of recorded data, the memory means additionally storing time data for identifying a particular point in time at which an individual geographical vehicle position is determined, the data carrier being exchangeably mounted in the memory means; data reading means for inputting data which identify a vehicle operator and are recorded on the data carrier; and additional input means for inputting data identifying the operator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory means is operative to record the data on the data carrier in encrypted form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the data reading means is a chip card reader.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the additional input means includes a keyboard.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the additional input means includes a fingerprint recognition device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the additional input means includes a voice identification device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory means is a diskette station.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory means includes an optical memory medium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device as defined in claim 8, wherein the optical memory medium is a compact disk with one-time writability.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory means includes an innerface via which current data on vehicle operation can be collected and recorded.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as defined in claim 10, wherein the innerface is configured so that at least one of vehicle speed, fuel consumption and engine speed can be collected and recorded.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory means is operative to record the digitalized data on the data carrier in compressed form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as defined in claim 1, and further comprising signal means for giving a warning signal in a timely manner when a capacity limit of the data carrier approaches.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory means includes an innerface via which at least a portion of the recorded data can be read out for verification purposes.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as defined in claim 1, and further comprising communication means for transmitting the data to a receiver point for analysis.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device as defined in claim 15, wherein the communication means includes a mobile telephone operative on the GSM standard.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the receiver system is configured to receive data from a satellite navigation system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the receiver system is configured to receive data from a radio direction finding system.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for recording itinerary data of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving wirelessly transmitted data for identifying a current geographical position of the vehicle; computing digitalized data of the geographical vehicle position; continuously storing the digitalized geographical vehicle position data on an exchangeable data carrier which is protected against overwriting of recorded data, additionally storing time data for identifying a particular point in time in which an individual geographical vehicle position is determined; inputting data which identify a vehicle operator and are recorded on the data carrier; and inputting additional data identifying the operator and not recorded on the data carrier.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for recording itinerary data of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving wirelessly transmitted data for identifying a current geographical position of the vehicle; computing digitalized data of the geographical vehicle position; continuously storing the digitalized geographical vehicle position data on an exchangeable data carrier which is protected against overwriting of recorded data, additionally storing time data for identifying a particular point in time in which an individual geographical vehicle position is determined; inputting data which identify a vehicle operator and are recorded on the data carrier; and inputting additional data identifying the operator and not recorded on the data carrier.
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