System and method for identifying undesired vehicle events
First Claim
1. A method for assessing the undesired use of vehicles within a fleet, comprising:
- defining at least one exception relating to the use of vehicles within the fleet, wherein the exception is selected from the group of safety exceptions, maintenance exceptions, legal compliance exceptions, and unauthorized use exceptions;
receiving data relating to the use of each vehicle within the fleet;
applying the at least one exception to the data for each vehicle and determining whether any defined exceptions have occurred;
determining a statistical metric representative of the undesired use of the vehicles within the fleet based upon the defined exceptions.
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Abstract
A method for assessing the undesired use of vehicles within a fleet is described. At least one exception is defined relating to the use of vehicles within the fleet, wherein the exception is selected from the group of safety exceptions, maintenance exceptions, legal compliance exceptions, and unauthorized use exceptions. Data is received relating to the use of each vehicle within the fleet. The at least one exception is then applied to the data for each vehicle and it is determined whether any defined exceptions have occurred. A statistical metric is determined representative of the undesired use of the vehicles within the fleet based upon the defined exceptions.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for assessing the undesired use of vehicles within a fleet, comprising:
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defining at least one exception relating to the use of vehicles within the fleet, wherein the exception is selected from the group of safety exceptions, maintenance exceptions, legal compliance exceptions, and unauthorized use exceptions;
receiving data relating to the use of each vehicle within the fleet;
applying the at least one exception to the data for each vehicle and determining whether any defined exceptions have occurred;
determining a statistical metric representative of the undesired use of the vehicles within the fleet based upon the defined exceptions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for assessing the undesired use of vehicles within a fleet, comprising:
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defining at least one safety exception, one maintenance exception, and one unauthorized use exception relating to the use of vehicles within the fleet;
receiving data relating to the use of each vehicle within the fleet;
applying the at least one safety exception, one maintenance exception, and one unauthorized use exception to the data for each vehicle and determining whether any defined exceptions have occurred;
determining a statistical metric representative of the undesired use of the vehicles within the fleet based upon the defined exceptions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system comprising:
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a mobile device on a vehicle configured to obtain raw data relating to use conditions on a vehicle and wirelessly transmit that raw data to a diagnostics server, wherein the diagnostics server processes the raw data and creates processed data relating to use conditions;
a data warehouse server configured to receive the processed data from the first server;
a processor configured to apply at least one exception selected from the group of safety exceptions, maintenance exceptions, unauthorized use exceptions, and legal compliance exceptions to the processed data, and further configured to determine a statistical metric representative of the undesired use of the vehicles within the fleet based upon the application of the exceptions. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system comprising:
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a mobile device on a vehicle configured to obtain raw data relating to use conditions on a vehicle and wirelessly transmit that raw data to a diagnostics server, wherein the diagnostics server processes the raw data and creates processed data relating to use conditions;
a data warehouse configured to receive the processed data from the diagnostics server;
a processor configured to apply at least one safety exception, one maintenance exception, and one unauthorized use exception to the processed data, and further configured to determine a statistical metric representative of the undesired use of the vehicles within the fleet based upon the application of the exceptions; and
a scheduling module having schedule information indicating the authorized time or times of use for each vehicle in the fleet, wherein the scheduling module is configured to provide the data warehouse with data relating to the schedule information for each vehicle in the fleet for use by the processor in defining the unauthorized use exception.
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