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Vehicle operation and position recording system incorporating GPS
Assignee: Satellite Devices Ltd
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Filing: 2001-03-16
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Granted: 2002-11-19
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Expires: 2021-03-16
Abstract
Abstract An in-vehicle positional recording device records the positions of a moving vehicle into a storage medium while the vehicle is operating. The stored positional data are later retrieved for subsequent analysis. In one embodiment, the recording device includes a control unit, an interface to a GPS receiver and storage unit. Data compression techniques can be used to increase the number of records that can be stored in the storage unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Carlos C. H. Wong
- 👤 Leo S. C. Tsoi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:19
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C5/00; G07C5/08; G07C5/0841; G07C5/085; G07C5/0858
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
An in-vehicle recording device mounted in a vehicle, comprising: an interface to a GPS receiver, said interface receiving positional data from said GPS receiver; a storage unit; and a control unit, said control unit causing said positional data to be written into said storage unit; wherein said positional information is stored as a sequence of records of defined data format, said data format including a series of bytes of data, each byte having a defined meaning, wherein said control unit compares each byte of each successive record to the corresponding byte of the preceding record, and wherein if a single byte of a given record changes with respect to the preceding record, said control unit does not store the unchanging bytes, but stores only the byte varing from one record to the next, together with an identification that the given record is being stored in abbreviated format, and an indentification of the varying byte.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
An in-vehicle recording device mounted in a vehicle, comprising: an interface to a GPS receiver, said interface receiving positional data from said GPS receiver; a storage unit; and a control unit, said control unit causing said positional data to be written into said storage unit; wherein said positional information is stored as a sequence of records of defined data format, said data format including a series of bytes of data, each byte having a defined meaning, wherein said control unit compares each byte of each successive record to the corresponding byte of the preceding record, and wherein if a single byte of a given record changes with respect to the preceding record, said control unit does not store the unchanging bytes, but stores only the byte varing from one record to the next, together with an identification that the given record is being stored in abbreviated format, and an indentification of the varying byte.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 1 comprising a removable storage medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 2 , wherein said removable storage medium comprises a PCMCIA format card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 1 , wherein said storage unit comprises a non-volatile memory integrated circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 1 , herein said abbreviated record is identified by a predetermined value in a designated field of said abbreviated record.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 1 , further comprising a communicating port for interfacing with an external computer over a modem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 6 , wherein firmware in said control unit allows said external computer to retrieve said position data from said storage unit over said communication port.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 6 , wherein said communication port comprises a serial port.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
An in-vehicle recording device as in claim 6 , wherein firmware in said control unit allows said external computer to erase positional data stored in said control unit.
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