USING SOCIAL NETWORKING TO IMPROVE DRIVER PERFORMANCE BASED ON INDUSTRY SHARING OF DRIVER PERFORMANCE DATA
First Claim
9. A system for producing a performance metric indicative of a performance of a driver based on at least one metric corresponding to the driver'"'"'s operation of the vehicle, and displaying that performance metric on a driver performance ranking website, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one vehicle data generating component; and
(b) at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to implement the functions of(i) analyzing the vehicle data and generate a driver performance ranking; and
(ii) displaying the driver performance ranking on a driver performance ranking website.
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Abstract
Data is collected during the operation of a vehicle and used to produce a ranking of a driver'"'"'s performance, and that ranking is shared on a hosted website, such that the drivers can compare their performance metrics to their peers. Fleet operators can use these performance metrics as incentives, by linking driver pay with performance. Individual fleet operators can host their own website, where driver rankings in that fleet can be compared, or the website can be hosted by a third party, and multiple fleet operators participate. The third party can offset their costs for operating the website by charging participating fleet operators a fee, and/or by advertising revenue. In some embodiments, all driver performance data is displayed in an anonymous format, so that individual drivers cannot be identified unless the driver shares their user ID.
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26 Claims
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9. A system for producing a performance metric indicative of a performance of a driver based on at least one metric corresponding to the driver'"'"'s operation of the vehicle, and displaying that performance metric on a driver performance ranking website, the system comprising:
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(a) at least one vehicle data generating component; and (b) at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to implement the functions of (i) analyzing the vehicle data and generate a driver performance ranking; and (ii) displaying the driver performance ranking on a driver performance ranking website. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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10-1. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor analyzing the vehicle data and generate a driver performance ranking implements the functions of:
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(a) determining a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time based on the vehicle position data; (b) determining a mass of the vehicle at a specific point in time, based on the slope the vehicle is traveling over at that point in time, the speed data at that point in time, the torque data at that point in time, and the engine speed data at that point in time; and (c) producing the driver performance ranking based at least in part on the mass of the vehicle.
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19. A non-transitory memory medium having machine instructions stored thereon for remotely monitoring vehicle performance data, generating a driver performance ranking based on the vehicle performance data, and generating a webpage for displaying the driver performance ranking, the machine instructions, when implemented by a processor, carrying out the functions of:
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(a) analyzing the vehicle performance data to generate a driver performance ranking; and (b) automatically generating a webpage for displaying the driver performance ranking on a driver performance ranking website. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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