Patent ID: 6728605
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B60K,B60W,G01C,G01P,G08G,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for monitoring the speed of a vehicle driven by a driver in relation to a posted speed limit, said device comprising:(a) a GPS receiver for determining the location and speed of the vehicle; (b) an input device adapted to allow the driver to input a speed tolerance profile which includes a driver selected tolerance range for the posted speed limit; (c) a memory coupled to said GPS receiver and said input device for storing said speed tolerance profile; (d) a processor coupled to said GPS receiver, said input device, and said memory, for determining the posted speed limit, for comparing the speed of the vehicle with the posted speed limit, calculating the difference in speed between the speed of the vehicle and the posted speed limit, and generating a warning when said difference in speed exceeds the driver selected tolerance range for the posted speed limit.