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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2015
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas C. Harter, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael K. Kuphal, Greenville, WI (US);
Bruce D. Lightner, La Jolla, CA (US);
Randel J. Thome, Oshkosh, WI (US);
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for transmitting location data from a collection device installed in a vehicle to an external device. One method includes receiving, with the collection device, a plurality of instances of location data for the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of instances of the location data includes a coordinate, a time, and a quality value, and storing, in a memory module of the collection device, the plurality of instances of location data. The method also includes receiving, with the collection device, a request from the external device, the request associated with a time period, determining, with the collection device, a set of location data from the plurality of instances of location data based on the time period, and transmitting the set of location data to the external device.