Vehicle safety and driver condition monitoring, and geographic information based road safety systems
First Claim
1. A system for vehicle data management, the system comprising:
- at least one memory;
a communication interface configured to communicate with one or more emergency response vehicles; and
at least one processor communicably coupled to the at least one memory and the communication interface, the at least one processor configured to;
maintain in the at least one memory a set of geographic indicators associated with a geographical area, wherein the geographical area is divided into a plurality of geographical zones;
designate at least some of the geographical zones as hazardous geographical zones; and
send information regarding the hazardous geographical zones to at least one of the one or more emergency response vehicles via the communication interface;
wherein each emergency response vehicle of the one or more emergency response vehicles includes;
a location sensing device configured to determine whether the corresponding emergency response vehicle is located at or is approaching a hazardous geographical zone;
a force sensing device configured to indicate a force undergone by the emergency response vehicle;
a speed sensing device configured to indicate a speed of the emergency response vehicle; and
a vehicle data management device communicably coupled to the force sensing device and the speed sensing device, wherein the vehicle data management device is configured to establish a vehicle record, and is further configured to;
adjust a speed limit and a force limit based on whether the emergency response vehicle is located at or is approaching a hazardous geographical zone, andgenerate a flag when one or both of the speed is higher than the speed limit and the force is higher than the force limit.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include vehicle safety monitoring, and more particularly monitoring a condition of an operator of a vehicle. According to some embodiments, the present disclosure includes a system for alerting the operator and/or a remote server/user when the operator'"'"'s driving time violates a pre-determined maximum threshold. According to other embodiments, the present disclosure includes a system that compares an operator'"'"'s driving behavior against a personalized driving model, and generates a flag based on that comparison. In some cases, this comparison can help detect when the driver is exhibiting signs of fatigue or other kinds of impairment. According to other embodiments, geographic information may be used to improve road safety systems.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for vehicle data management, the system comprising:
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at least one memory; a communication interface configured to communicate with one or more emergency response vehicles; and at least one processor communicably coupled to the at least one memory and the communication interface, the at least one processor configured to; maintain in the at least one memory a set of geographic indicators associated with a geographical area, wherein the geographical area is divided into a plurality of geographical zones; designate at least some of the geographical zones as hazardous geographical zones; and send information regarding the hazardous geographical zones to at least one of the one or more emergency response vehicles via the communication interface; wherein each emergency response vehicle of the one or more emergency response vehicles includes; a location sensing device configured to determine whether the corresponding emergency response vehicle is located at or is approaching a hazardous geographical zone; a force sensing device configured to indicate a force undergone by the emergency response vehicle; a speed sensing device configured to indicate a speed of the emergency response vehicle; and a vehicle data management device communicably coupled to the force sensing device and the speed sensing device, wherein the vehicle data management device is configured to establish a vehicle record, and is further configured to; adjust a speed limit and a force limit based on whether the emergency response vehicle is located at or is approaching a hazardous geographical zone, and generate a flag when one or both of the speed is higher than the speed limit and the force is higher than the force limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A system for vehicle data management, the system comprising:
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at least one memory; a communication interface configured to communicate with a server; a vehicle safety system configured to conduct one or both of;
logging instances when a safety threshold is exceeded by a vehicle and alerting a driver of the vehicle when the safety threshold is exceeded; andat least one processor communicably coupled to the at least one memory, the vehicle safety system, and the server, the at least one processor configured to; monitor a position of the vehicle; maintain in the at least one memory a definition of a geographical area that is associated with a hazardous condition; and adjust the threshold when the position of the vehicle is within the geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for vehicle data management, the system comprising:
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at least one memory; a communication interface configured to communicate with one or more emergency response vehicles; and at least one processor communicably coupled to the at least one memory and the communication interface, the at least one processor configured to; maintain in the at least one memory a set of geographic indicators associated with a geographical area, wherein the geographical area is divided into a plurality of geographical zones; designate at least some of the geographical zones as hazardous geographical zones; and send information regarding the hazardous geographical zones to at least one of the one or more emergency response vehicles via the communication interface; wherein the at least one processor is configured to define a plurality of sub-zones within one or more geographical zones, and to assign a hazard level to one or more of the sub-zones.
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