Vehicle telematics based driving assessment
First Claim
1. A driving assessment system, comprising:
- a first computing device associated with a user in a vehicle, the first computing device including;
a first processor;
a first long-range communication interface communicatively coupled to the first processor;
a first accelerometer communicatively coupled to the first processor;
a first global positioning system (GPS) communicatively coupled to the first processor; and
first memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the first processor, cause the first computing device to;
collect, by one or more of the first accelerometer and the first GPS, vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with the vehicle and corresponding to a trip of the vehicle;
identify, from the collected vehicle operational data, one or more periods in which the vehicle had a velocity greater than a first predetermined velocity threshold;
determine a number of unlocking events of the first computing device during the one or more periods; and
transmit, by the first long-range communication interface to a second computing device, the number of unlocking events, the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with the vehicle; and
the second computing device located remotely from the first computing device, the second computing device including;
a second processor;
a second communication interface communicatively coupled to the second processor; and
second memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the second processor, cause the second computing device to;
receive, by the second communication interface and from the first computing device, the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information;
identify, based on the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information, one or more of destination information corresponding to the trip, a time range of the trip, velocity events that occurred during the trip, and braking events that occurred during the trip;
determine, based on the destination information corresponding to the trip, a type of location associated with the destination information; and
calculate, based on one or more of the type of location, the time range, velocity events, and braking events, a behavior score for the trip.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to using vehicle telematics data to assess parameters associated with vehicle operation. In some instances, a driving assessment system may include a first computing device associated with a user in a vehicle and a second computing located remotely from the first computing device. The first computing device may collect, by way of one or more of an accelerometer and global positioning system (GPS), vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with the vehicle and corresponding to a trip of the vehicle and may transmit such information to the second computing device. The second computing device may identify actionable and second order actionable trip data from the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information and may calculate a behavior score for the trip.
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17 Claims
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1. A driving assessment system, comprising:
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a first computing device associated with a user in a vehicle, the first computing device including; a first processor; a first long-range communication interface communicatively coupled to the first processor; a first accelerometer communicatively coupled to the first processor; a first global positioning system (GPS) communicatively coupled to the first processor; and first memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the first processor, cause the first computing device to; collect, by one or more of the first accelerometer and the first GPS, vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with the vehicle and corresponding to a trip of the vehicle; identify, from the collected vehicle operational data, one or more periods in which the vehicle had a velocity greater than a first predetermined velocity threshold; determine a number of unlocking events of the first computing device during the one or more periods; and transmit, by the first long-range communication interface to a second computing device, the number of unlocking events, the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with the vehicle; and the second computing device located remotely from the first computing device, the second computing device including; a second processor; a second communication interface communicatively coupled to the second processor; and second memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the second processor, cause the second computing device to; receive, by the second communication interface and from the first computing device, the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information; identify, based on the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information, one or more of destination information corresponding to the trip, a time range of the trip, velocity events that occurred during the trip, and braking events that occurred during the trip; determine, based on the destination information corresponding to the trip, a type of location associated with the destination information; and calculate, based on one or more of the type of location, the time range, velocity events, and braking events, a behavior score for the trip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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pairing, by a first computing device via a short-range communication interface of the first computing device, with a vehicle control computer associated with a vehicle by way of a communication interface of the vehicle control computer; receiving, by the short-range communication interface and from the vehicle control computer, an indication of a positive vehicle ignition event; responsive to receiving the indication of the positive vehicle ignition event, activating a driving assessment application on the first computing device; collecting, by one or more of an accelerometer and an GPS via the driving assessment application, vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with the vehicle and corresponding to a trip of the vehicle; identifying, based on the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information, one or more periods in which the vehicle had a velocity greater than a first predetermined velocity threshold, one or more of destination information corresponding to the trip, a time range of the trip, velocity events, and braking events that occurred during the trip; determining a number of unlocking events of the first computing device during the one or more periods; and transmitting, by a long-range communication interface to a second computing device, the number of unlocking events of the first computing device during the one or more periods. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a second computing device via a communication interface and from a first computing device, a number of unlocking events of the first computing device and vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with a vehicle and corresponding to a trip, wherein the number of unlocking events of the first computing device corresponds to one or more periods in which the vehicle had a velocity greater than a first predetermined velocity threshold; identifying, based on the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information, one or more of destination information corresponding to the trip, a time range of the trip, velocity events, and braking events that occurred during the trip; determining, based on the destination information corresponding to the trip, a type of location associated with the destination information; and calculating, based on one or more of the number of unlocking events, the type of location, the time range, the velocity events, and the braking events, a behavior score for the trip. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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