Patent ID: 9111403
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G01C,G07C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving first location information from a first vehicle tracking device associated with a first vehicle, the first location information indicating a first location of the first vehicle, the first location determined by the first vehicle tracking device based on the first vehicle being stationary for a first predetermined amount of time; determining, with a control processor, based on the first location information, a first category identifier associated with the first location; receiving second location information from the first vehicle tracking device, the second location information indicating a second location of the first vehicle, the second location determined by the first vehicle tracking device based on the first vehicle being stationary for a second predetermined amount of time; determining, with the control processor, based on the second location information, a second category identifier associated with the second location; receiving third location information from the first vehicle tracking device, the third location information indicating a third location of the first vehicle, the third location determined by the first vehicle tracking device based on the first vehicle being stationary for a third predetermined amount of time; determining, with the control processor, based on the third location information, a third category identifier associated with the third location; determining, with the control processor, based on the first location information, the second location information, and the third location information, an actual distance traveled by the first vehicle from the first location to the second location, wherein determining the actual distance traveled by the first vehicle from the first location to the second location comprises determining a distance traveled by the first vehicle from the first location to the third location and a distance traveled from the third location to the second location; determining, with the control processor, based on the first location information, the second location information, and the third category identifier, an expected distance between the first location and the second location, wherein determining the expected distance comprises determining a distance from the first location to the second location that excludes a distance from the first location to the third location and a distance from the third location to the second location based on the third category identifier; wherein the first, second, and third category identifiers are determined by the control processor based on: