Systems and Methods for Controlling the Collection of Vehicle Use Data Using a Mobile Device
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
- at least one sensor that detects a characteristic of the mobile device selected from distance traveled, location, time, and g-force dynamics;
a processor; and
a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed on by the processor, perform the following steps;
automatically detecting that a wireless connection has been established between the mobile device and a vehicle; and
in response to detecting the wireless connection between the mobile device and the vehicle, automatically starting to collect vehicle operation data via the at least one sensor.
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Abstract
A mobile device may include at least one sensor that detects a characteristic of the mobile device selected from distance traveled, location, time, and g-force dynamics; a processor; and a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed on by the processor, are programmed to automatically detect that a wireless connection has been established between the mobile device and a vehicle, and in response to detecting the wireless connection between the mobile device and the vehicle, automatically start collecting vehicle operation data via the at least one sensor. The mobile device may automatically stop collecting the vehicle operation data in response to the vehicle being turned off.
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27 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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at least one sensor that detects a characteristic of the mobile device selected from distance traveled, location, time, and g-force dynamics; a processor; and a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed on by the processor, perform the following steps; automatically detecting that a wireless connection has been established between the mobile device and a vehicle; and in response to detecting the wireless connection between the mobile device and the vehicle, automatically starting to collect vehicle operation data via the at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically recording vehicle operation data, the method comprising:
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automatically detecting that a wireless connection has been established between a mobile device and a vehicle associated with the mobile device; and in response to detecting the wireless connection between the mobile device and the vehicle, automatically starting to collect vehicle operation data via at least one sensor provided by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Computer instructions embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer instructions being executable by a processor to:
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automatically detect that a wireless connection has been established between a mobile device and a vehicle associated with the mobile device; and in response to detecting the wireless connection between the mobile device and the vehicle, automatically start to collect vehicle operation data via at least one sensor provided by the mobile device, without interaction between the mobile device and a user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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