VEHICLE FEEDBACK METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20090105897A1
• Filed: 10/18/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Torres, Robert J., Breslau, Franklin Charles
• Granted Patent: US 8,577,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction

Abstract

A feedback method and system. The method includes identifying by a computing system, a user. A vehicular feedback software application is enabled for the user. A feedback software application in the computing system monitors a group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by the user with respect to a vehicle. The feedback software application analyzes the group of vehicle operation functions with respect to a profile associated with the user. An analysis report is generated in response to the analysis. The analysis report is presented to the user. The computing system monitors a response to the first analysis report from the user.

Claims

1. A feedback method comprising:

identifying, by a computing system electrically connected to a vehicle, a first user, wherein said computing system comprises a memory system, wherein said memory system comprises a first plurality of profiles and a vehicular feedback software application, and wherein said first plurality of profiles comprises data associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said first user;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said first plurality of profiles, said first profile associated with said first user and a first group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said first user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a first analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said first user, said first analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said first analysis report from said first user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

disabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

identifying, by said computing system, a second user, wherein said memory system comprises a second plurality of profiles, and wherein each profile of said second plurality of profiles is associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said second user;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said second user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said second plurality of profiles, said first profile of said second plurality of profiles associated with said second user and a second group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said second user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a second analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said second analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said second analysis report from said second user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions, by said feedback software application, a third analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said third analysis report; and

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said third analysis report from said second user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said computing system is located within said vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said computing system is located external to said vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said vehicle is selected from the group consisting of an automobile, a boat, a train, an airplane and a motorcycle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said first analysis report comprises suggestions for said first user, said suggestions comprising efficiency ideas for:

performing said first group of vehicle operation functions.

8. A computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising a first plurality of profiles, a vehicular feedback software application, and instructions that when executed by the processor implement a feedback method, wherein each profile of said first plurality of profiles comprises data associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by a first user, said method comprising:

identifying, by said computing system, said first user, wherein said computing system is electrically connected to a vehicle;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said first plurality of profiles, said first profile associated with said first user and a first group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said first user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a first analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said first user, said first analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said first analysis report from said first user.

9. The computing system of claim 8, wherein said method further comprises:

disabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

identifying, by said computing system, a second user, wherein said computer-readable memory unit comprises a second plurality of profiles, and wherein each profile of said second plurality of profiles is associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said second user;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said second user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said second plurality of profiles, said first profile of said second plurality of profiles associated with said second user and a second group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said second user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a second analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said second analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said second analysis report from said second user.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein said method further comprises:

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions, by said feedback software application, a third analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said third analysis report; and

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said third analysis report from said second user.

11. The computing system of claim 8, wherein said computing system is located within said vehicle.

12. The computing system of claim 8, wherein said computing system is located external to said vehicle.

13. The computing system of claim 8, wherein said vehicle is selected from the group consisting of an automobile, a boat, a train, an airplane and a motorcycle.

14. The computing system of claim 8, wherein said first analysis report comprises suggestions for said first user, said suggestions comprising efficiency ideas for:

performing said first group of vehicle operation functions.

15. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable medium comprising a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to implement a feedback method within a computing system, said method comprising:

identifying, by said computing system, a first user, wherein said computing system is electrically connected to a vehicle, wherein said computer readable medium comprises a first plurality of profiles and a vehicular feedback software application, and wherein said first plurality of profiles comprises data associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said first user;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said first plurality of profiles, said first profile associated with said first user and a first group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said first user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a first analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said first user, said first analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said first analysis report from said first user.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said method further comprises:

disabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

identifying, by said computing system, a second user, wherein said computer-readable medium comprises a second plurality of profiles, and wherein each profile of said second plurality of profiles is associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said second user;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said second user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said second plurality of profiles, said first profile of said second plurality of profiles associated with said second user and a second group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said second user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a second analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said second analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said second analysis report from said second user.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said method further comprises:

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions, by said feedback software application, a third analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said third analysis report; and

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said third analysis report from said second user.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said computing system is located within said vehicle.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said computing system is located external to said vehicle.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said vehicle is selected from the group consisting of an automobile, a boat, a train, an airplane and a motorcycle.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said first analysis report comprises suggestions for said first user, said suggestions comprising efficiency ideas for:

performing said first group of vehicle operation functions.

22. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a feedback method, said method comprising:

identifying, by said computing system, a first user, wherein said computing system is electrically connected to a vehicle, wherein said computing system comprises a memory system, wherein said memory system comprises a first plurality of profiles and a vehicular feedback software application, and wherein said first plurality of profiles comprises data associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said first user;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said first plurality of profiles, said first profile associated with said first user and a first group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said first user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a first analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said first user, said first analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said first analysis report from said first user.

23. The process of claim 22, wherein said method further comprises:

disabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user;

identifying, by said computing system, a second user, wherein said memory system comprises a second plurality of profiles, and wherein each profile of said second plurality of profiles is associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said second user;

enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said second user;

retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system, a first profile of said second plurality of profiles, said first profile of said second plurality of profiles associated with said second user and a second group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said second user with respect to said vehicle;

monitoring, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions;

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles, by said feedback software application, a second analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said second plurality of profiles; and

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said second analysis report

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said second analysis report from said second user.

24. The process of claim 23, wherein said method further comprises:

analyzing, by said feedback software application, said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

generating in response to said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions, by said feedback software application, a third analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said second group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first group of vehicle operation functions;

presenting, by said computing system to said second user, said third analysis report; and

monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said third analysis report from said second user.

25. The process of claim 22, wherein said first analysis report comprises suggestions for said first user, said suggestions comprising efficiency ideas for:

performing said first group of vehicle operation functions.