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Electronic calculator for determining truck driver log book values

US5886331A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 18, 1996
Grant dateMar 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/025
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic calculator for determining truck driver log book values including a liquid crystal display. Also included is a conventional numeric keypad having a matrix of numeric keys for allowing the entering of value signals representative of whole numbers upon the successive depression of the numeric keys and subsequent depression of an enter key. Finally, control circuitry is adapted to store a value signal representative of the number of hours a truck driver worked during a day, to display on the liquid crystal display a date corresponding to the day, to display the liquid crystal display the hours the truck driver worked during the day, to automatically calculate and display on the liquid crystal display a sum of the hours worked by the driver during a first amount of previous days, to automatically calculate and display on the liquid crystal display a maximum of allowable working hours minus the sum of the hours worked by the driver during the first amount of previous days, and to automatically calculate and display on the liquid crystal display a sum of the hours worked by the driver during a second amount of previous days.

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