Patent ID: 8655544
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G01S,G07C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for collecting and communicating vehicle information comprising the steps of: initiating without user intervention and performing data collection during intervals of time when one or more mobile devices are in proximity to one or more identified vehicles, each said mobile device including a location aware sensor, a wireless Internet data transceiver, non-volatile memory storing instructions for processing location data, a volatile memory, a central processing unit, and each said vehicle including a short range data communication device which is detected and identified by a compatible device embedded with each said mobile device; calculating a mileage traveled by a particular identified mobile device and a particular identified vehicle, during said intervals of time; accumulating said mileage and communicating said mileage to a central data server periodically; wherein said short range data communication is utilized for said initiating of data collection during said proximity.