FI98002B - Method for keeping a driving log - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention concerns a method for keeping a driving log. In order to make the keeping of the driving log easier and more precise than before, the log is kept with a mobile telephone MS at a service centre 1, which is connected to a cellular mobile telephone network, wherein the method involves: when the trip begins, one uses the mobile telephone MS to call the service centre 1 via a base station BTS1 for the radio cell from which the call is relayed, and when the trip is completed one again calls the service centre 1 via a base station BTS2 and enters the output of the vehicle's trip meter with the mobile telephone, wherein the service centre in order to find out about the vehicle's position arranges to receive the ID code BTS2 from the cellular mobile telephone system for the radio cell from which the call is being relayed. <IMAGE>

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7 UTLAGGHIHGSSKRIFT 98002 ίϊΓΛ · Λ-- '1) cy> // V ^ (51) Kv.Ik.6 - Int.cl.6 G 07C 5/08 FINLAND-FILANDS (21) Patent applications - PatentansSkning 953380 (22) HakemispXiv! - Ansökningsdag 10.07.95 (24) Start date - Updag 10.07.95 _ ...... ... (41) Become public - 81 lvit offentlig 13.12.96

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Patent · och reaiaterstvrelsen (44) Seeing and the moon! .date of publication. - ratani ocn registerstyreisen Ansökan utlagd och utl.skHften pubi ice rad 13.12.96 (71) Hakija - SSkande 1. Parkit Oy. Siltasaarenkatu 15 B, 00530 Helsinki. (FI) (72) KeksijX - Uppfinnare 1. 114 «. Tero. Kalastajankatu 5. 48910 Kotka. (FI) (74) Agent - Ombudsman: Oy Kolster Ab (54) Title of the invention - Uppfinningens benSmning

The process over the logbook created Unise FSrfarande? 8r ett upprätthllla en kSrdagbok (56) Reference publications - AnfSrda publications EP A 224616 (G 07C 5/10). EP A 300200 (G 07C 5/00). EP A 617385 (G 07C 5/08) (57) With seals! The present invention relates to a method for maintaining a driving log. To make it easier and more accurate to maintain a logbook, a logbook is maintained in a service center (1) connected to the cellular radio system by means of a cellular radio mobile station (MS), in which method: , wherein the service center is adapted to receive from the cellular radio system the radio cell ID (BTS1) from which the call was forwarded to determine the location of the vehicle, and at the end of the call is called again to the service center (1) via the base station (BTS2) adapted to receive from the cellular radio system the radio cell identifier (BTS2) from which the call has been forwarded to determine the location of the vehicle.

Claims (6)

A method of maintaining a driving diary, characterized in that the driving diary is maintained with a mobile telephone (MS) in a service center (1) connected to a cellular radio system, the procedure comprising: the journey begins when (A) with the mobile telephone (MS) to a service number 1 service center (1) 10 via a base station (BTS1) 1 of the cellular radio system and feeds (C) at least on the vehicle's trip meter to the service center (1) with the mobile telephone, whereby the service center is arranged. that from the cellular radio system receive the ID code (BTS1) of the radio cell from which the saratata is conveyed to retrieve and to store in the driving diary the position of the vehicle together with the input on the trip meter and that the journey is terminated again (F) calls said service centers (1) service number via a base station 20 (BTS2) in the cellular radio system and feeds (H) at least the trip meter of the device with the mobile phone (MS), whereby the service center is arranged to receive from the cellular system: β # ϊ receive the radio system the ID code (BTS2) of the radio cell from which the saratal number is communicated to clear p £ • · · 1 2 3 · 1: 25 and to store the vehicle's position in the driving diary together with the input on the trip meter •, ·. 2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the journey begins or ends 2 • · · measurement (D) in addition to said meter exclusion, in addition a billing basis (K) to the service center with the mobile phone. '· 1 ·' 3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the service center (1) is arranged to store the date and time in the driving diary. ♦ · 1. matlon has been supplied with the mobile phone. • · ··· • 35 • »· • · · ··· ·« · · · · · 1 · ·, τ? '· - * · * · ··. ·. · .. · .. •• rjr.rs.,; 7 / ·; - ^ .ryHprr- ··; v> ····; · * Τ. ·· 98002 15 A service center (1) staring at a data transmission connection with a cellular radio system, which center comprises means for forming a connection with a mobile telephone (MS) in response to a forwarded call, and means for receiving the ID code of the radio cell from which the connection was formed, characterized in that the service center comprises: registering means (2, 3), means for storing in the registration means (3) together with a meter entry fed into the mobile telephone (MS) is based on said radio cell ID code (BTS1) in response to a free mobile telephone fed first predetermined code (T1), means for storing in the registration means (3) together with a free mobile telephone (MS) a meter location based on p in said radio cell ID code (BTS2) in response to a free mobile phone fed second predetermined code (T2), and means (2, 3, 5, 6) to generate a run diary on the base of information which have been entered in the registration bodies (3), from which driving diary it indicates for each trip the IT-minimum departure point, the arrival place and a p on the base of the stored meter rows calculated driving distance. 5. Service center according to claim 4, characterized in that the service center (1) further comprises means for storing a free mobile telephone in connection with the recording means (3) in connection with the storage of the meter. The (MS) fed code (K) describing a billing basis in response to a first or second predetermined code 30 (T1, T2), the means (2, 3, 5, 6) generating the run diary being arranged to calculate a monetary value as counter- ···: responds to the mileage at the base of the length of the mileage and the invoice basis, and to enter the corresponding monetary * ··. ning value to the driving diary. v35 ♦ · · • · · ··· 1 ♦ · • · ··· 98002 16 Service center according to claim 4, characterized in that the service center further comprises means (4) for storing date and time 1 recording means (3) 1 in connection with the storage of the exit point 5 and the place of arrival, wherein the means ( 2, 3, 5, 6) Sora generates the driving diary arranged to insert the date and time 1 driving diary 1 in connection with the departure and arrival points of each trip. • ·· ··· • · · · · I # t • · ·· · • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ft · ft · »· ♦ 4 · · · · ft · · · · ft · ··· · · · · · · ·· · · · · · ft ·» · x: ··· • · · · · · · ·· ··· • · • · ♦ ··