Method and apparatus for changing vehicle behavior based on current vehicle location and zone definitions created by a remote user
First Claim
1. A method for advising a driver of a fleet vehicle to adopt a behavior based on a location of the fleet vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a remote user with a computing device displaying a graphical user interface, including a map and a data entry window, thereby enabling the remote user to define a zone on the map and to enter a message in the data entry window regarding zone-based behavior at that zone;
(b) automatically collecting vehicle location data during operation of the fleet vehicle, the fleet vehicle at every moment being at a current location;
(c) automatically analyzing current fleet vehicle location data to determine if the fleet vehicle is within the zone; and
(d) when the fleet vehicle is within the zone, automatically using at least one of a display and an audible announcement to convey to the driver message regarding zone-based behavior.
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Abstract
A remote user can define one or more zone based driver/vehicle behavior definitions. Current vehicle location is analyzed at the vehicle or remotely to determine if the vehicle is approaching or has arrived at a location for which a zone based driver/vehicle behavior has been defined. For zone based driver behavior definitions, a display in the vehicle automatically displays the zone based driver behavior definition to the driver. In some embodiments driver compliance is tracked and non-compliance is reported to the remote user. For zone based vehicle behavior definitions, a vehicle controller at the vehicle responsible for controlling the defined behavior is reprogrammed to impose the defined behavior (no regeneration at location, max speed at location, no idle over 2 minutes at location, etc.). Once the vehicle has left the zone, the controller programming reverts to its prior state, and/or zone based driver behavior definition is no longer displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for advising a driver of a fleet vehicle to adopt a behavior based on a location of the fleet vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a remote user with a computing device displaying a graphical user interface, including a map and a data entry window, thereby enabling the remote user to define a zone on the map and to enter a message in the data entry window regarding zone-based behavior at that zone; (b) automatically collecting vehicle location data during operation of the fleet vehicle, the fleet vehicle at every moment being at a current location; (c) automatically analyzing current fleet vehicle location data to determine if the fleet vehicle is within the zone; and (d) when the fleet vehicle is within the zone, automatically using at least one of a display and an audible announcement to convey to the driver message regarding zone-based behavior. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for setting required driver behavior for specific locations and for matching a driver behavior to current vehicle location;
- the system comprising;
(a) a remote computing device displaying a graphical user interface, including a map and a data entry window, thereby enabling a remote user to define a zone on the map and to enter a message in the data entry window regarding zone-based behavior at that zone (b) a display for communicating zone-based driver behavior rules to the driver relating to some aspect of vehicle operation; and (c) a vehicle position determining component, producing vehicle location data; (d) a memory for storing zone-based driver behavior rules; (e) at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to implement the functions of; (i) analyzing the vehicle location data and the zone-based driver behavior rules to determine if a current vehicle location falls within the zone defined by the remote user; and (ii) if the analysis so indicates, automatically conveying to the display the zone-based driver behavior rules, thereby displaying the rules to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- the system comprising;
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