Apparatus and method for monitoring travel of a mobile vehicle
CA 2360288 A1 · Owner: Arrivalstar, Inc. · Inventors: Jones, Martin Kelly
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A vehicle tracking system (10) includes a sensor (18) (e.g. a GPS sensor) and a vehicle control unit (VCU) (15) attached to a vehicle (17). The sensor (18) determines the vehicle's location based on positioning signals received from a plurality of satellites. The VCU (15) compares the vehicle's location to a predefined schedule (30a). The predefined schedule (30a) includes a plurality of entries where each entry corresponds to a location along the vehicle's route of travel. Furthermore, each entry includes a location value indicating the location that corresponds with the entry and a time value indicating when the vehicle (17) should be at the location. The VCU (15) determines …
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