System and method for grouping GPS data into moving and stationary segments

A vehicle monitoring system for collecting and processing travel information of a vehicle, comprising:

• a GPS unit, located in the vehicle, including a GPS receiver which periodically generates GPS data, said GPS data including positional and velocity information of the vehicle and time information corresponding to a time at which the positional and velocity information is generated, and a memory operatively coupled to said GPS receiver to store said GPS data provided thereby;
• a processing unit remotely located relative to the vehicle, said processing unit configured to receive the positional and velocity information from the GPS unit and group the GPS data into stationary segments and moving segments, each of said stationary segments corresponding to a portion of GPS data generated when the vehicle is substantially stationary at one location for a defined minimum period of time, and wherein each of said moving segments corresponds to a portion of GPS data generated when the vehicle is moving from one stationary segment location to another stationary segment location;
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• said processing unit is further configured to compile moving and stationary segments such that the moving and stationary segments are displayable on a map with accompanying symbols representing the locations of each of the stationary segments and travel paths provided between the symbols, each of the travel paths representing a respective one of the moving segments.

A method of monitoring movement of a remote movable object, comprising:

• periodically generating positional information of the movable object at least while the movable object is moving;
• storing said positional information of the one movable object;
• grouping said positional information of the movable object into moving segments and stationary segments;
• wherein each of said stationary segments corresponds to a portion of the GPS data generated when the movable object is substantially stationary at one location for a defined minimum period of time, and each of said moving segments corresponds to a portion of the GPS data generated when the movable object is moving from one stationary segment location to another stationary segment location;
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• compiling said moving segments and stationary segments such that the moving and stationary segments are displayable on a map with accompanying symbols representing the locations of each of the stationary segments and travel paths provided between the symbols, each of the travel paths representing a respective one of the moving segments.