Patent ID: 7522069

Claim:
A trip logger system comprising: a vehicle used for travel; and a trip logger for recording travel in the vehicle including: a housing; a display for showing a plurality of menu items; a user input for selecting at least one menu item as at least one field entry from the plurality of menu items; memory for storing program instructions and records; a positioning system configured to provide a time value and a location coordinate of the vehicle; and a processor, operably connected to the display, the memory and the positioning system, the processor configured to: create a plurality of records of a first type representing points along a path of vehicle travel, each record of the first type including a time value and a location coordinate of the vehicle provided by the positioning system; create at least one record of a second type including: the at least one selected field entry; a vehicle start location entry; and a vehicle end location entry; and index at least two of the plurality of records of the first type to one record of the second type; where the trip logger identifies and deletes location records with redundant data.