Patent ID: 8727056
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing a moving violation alert comprising: a navigation device configured to be located in a vehicle, the navigation device including a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system configured to determine a vehicle's present location and a vehicle's present speed, and further including a first processor configured to generate a moving violation alert based at least in part on the vehicle's present location and vehicle's present speed, the moving violation alert being generated in response to at least one of: the vehicle's present speed exceeding a percentage of a posted speed limit specified by a user and the vehicle's present speed exceeding the posted speed limit for a distance of travel specified by the user; a tracking device coupled to the navigation device and including a second processor, the tracking device configured to provide the moving violation alert from the navigation device on a network; and a network connection coupled to the tracking device, the network connection configured to transmit the moving violation alert to a recipient outside of the vehicle.