Automatic Electronic Trip Receipt Recording Method for Chauffeured Vehicles

An automatic electronic trip receipt recording method for chauffeured vehicles comprising the following steps:

• i. a call-a-vehicle passenger calling a dispatch center to get a chauffeured vehicle through a dispatch system;
• ii. a dispatch server transmitting the passenger's account or the dispatch task number for identifying the account to a in-car device main processor via a wireless communication module;
• iii. when the call-a-vehicle passenger gets on the vehicle or the chauffeur turns the meter on, a main processor being automatically activated to record the GPS coordinates and a time generated by a global positioning system (GPS) module as the boarding location data;
• iv. when arriving at the destination triggered by the chauffer pressing a button, turning off the external meter or entering the fare amount, the main processor automatically calculating the fare by using the tachometer counter module, fetching the fare amount from external meter via the external meter reading module, or reading the fare amount from the input device, to obtain the amount of the fare;
• v. the main processor automatically recording the GPS coordinates and time of the destination location generated by GPS module, the mileage accumulated by tachometer counter module, and the fare amount;
• vi. the main processor has the passenger account number or dispatch task number for identifying passenger account to put together this trip's data including fare amount, boarding/disembarking locations and times, vehicle ID, and mileage, regardless of passenger paying the fare with cash or with credit/debit card;
• vii. in-car printer printing out a paper receipt for this trip after the passenger pays the fare;
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• viii. the main processor transmitting the passenger account or the dispatch task number, the fare amount, vehicle ID, GPS coordinates and times of boarding location, GPS coordinates and times of disembarking locations, and mileage traveled to a trip data server via a wireless communication module, wherein the passenger can connect to the trip inquiry server 24 via internet to inquire a list of trips, gather statistics of the specified list of trips, print the data of the specified list of trips, download the data of the list of trips, or send the electronic receipts or reports of the specified list of trips data to the passenger or designated recipients' e-mail account for further use.