Trip computer

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and readout system are shown and described whereby information regarding a vehicle's diagnostics and trip progress are displayed on the rear-view display or other monitor in the vehicle's cab Information for display may include the vehicle's mileage, fuel consumption, speed, distances traveled, etc, and the relationship of the data to each other, such as average miles per gallon, average speed, time required for trip and to consume fuel, as well as such diagnostics warnings and information pertaining to oil temperature/pressure, water temperature, transmission temperature, fuel pressure, oil change need in engine or transmission and filter changes This is accomplished by a microprocessor, which processes external variable data from a keyboard as well as via computerized components of the vehicle itself The microprocessor generates the data which it has been instructed to generate by the system operator (microprocessor supervisor) and then transmits the data in alphanumeric form to an on-screen display (OSD) circuit, which is in position to be subsequently televised by the video monitor, which is already being used by the vehicle driver for rear-viewing purposes Thus, the driver has immediate, undistracted access to vital vehicle/trip information as well as rearview images

Abstract: A tracking system for monitoring the use of a vehicle is provided. The tracking system includes a plurality of operational sensors, a location sensor and a data processing and recording device. The operational sensors are located within a vehicle for sensing a plurality of vehicle operating parameters and generating data signals indicative of values of the operating parameters. The vehicle location sensor determines the current location of the vehicle and generates a location signal in response thereto. During a trip, the data processing and recording device periodically samples the location signal and each of the data signals and produces data samples representative of the location signal from the location sensor and the magnitudes of the data signals from each of the operational sensors. Data may be recorded automatically, based on the input signals from the sensors, or may be manually input by the vehicle operator. At the conclusion of the trip, if the vehicle operator has not classified the trip to a specific business or personal account, the tracking system assigns a business or personal account to the trip based on the data stored in the data processing and recording device and the trip end location. A method for recording mileage traveled by a motor vehicle and attributing the mileage to a business or personal account is also provided.

Abstract: A vehicle trip computer for detecting the distance traveled by a vehicle and the amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tank and computing and displaying the capable travel distance of the vehicle through the desired computational operations in accordance with the detected data. During the initial period following the connection of the trip computer to the power source, the capable travel distance of the vehicle is computed by using a predetermined initial gas mileage in place of the computed gas mileage. Also, the trip computer does not replace the initial gas mileage with the computed actual gas mileage until the distance traveled by the vehicle exceeds a predetermined distance.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention discloses a vehicle remote control system and a control method thereof.The vehicle remote control system comprises a mobile terminal, a trip computer and a server, wherein the trip computer comprises a control module, the mobile terminal is connected with the server by wireless network and used for sending a control command to the trip computer through the server; the control module of the trip computer is used for receiving the control command sent by the mobile terminal through the server, an engine is controlled to be started before a period of time of next trip time of the vehicle according to the control command and corresponding vehicle electronic equipment is started and adjusted to the set value.According to the vehicle remote control system and the control method thereof, vehicle remote control can be realized automatically.