Monitoring and Aiding User Compliance with Vehicle Use Agreements
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring and aiding compliance with terms and conditions of a vehicle use agreement comprising the steps of:
- receiving vehicle data from at least one of a vehicle sensor and a GPS chipset;
applying the received vehicle data to pre-stored data pertaining to terms and conditions of a vehicle use agreement;
identifying, based upon the applying step, a potential violation of the vehicle use agreement; and
issuing a notification, in response to the identifying step, of the potential violation via an in-vehicle telematics communication channel to at least one of the group consisting of;
a current driver,a vehicle owner, anda subsequent user.
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Abstract
A method is described for using a telematics system to monitor compliance with a vehicle use agreement. Monitoring is facilitated by vehicle sensors and GPS components. The method includes receiving information from onboard vehicle sensors, applying the vehicle data received from onboard vehicle sensors with pre-stored information pertaining to the vehicle use agreement, and determining whether the information acquired from onboard vehicle sensors indicates potential non-compliance with the use agreement. Information pertaining to the use agreement is stored in an onboard telematics unit or in a database maintained by a Telematics Service Provider. Upon identification of potential non-compliance with the vehicle use agreement, the telematics system notifies an interested party. Furthermore, interested parties are provided with options for addressing the detected potential non-compliance with the vehicle use agreement.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and aiding compliance with terms and conditions of a vehicle use agreement comprising the steps of:
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receiving vehicle data from at least one of a vehicle sensor and a GPS chipset; applying the received vehicle data to pre-stored data pertaining to terms and conditions of a vehicle use agreement; identifying, based upon the applying step, a potential violation of the vehicle use agreement; and issuing a notification, in response to the identifying step, of the potential violation via an in-vehicle telematics communication channel to at least one of the group consisting of; a current driver, a vehicle owner, and a subsequent user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for administering terms and conditions of a vehicle use agreement comprising:
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receiving vehicle data pertaining to non-compliance, by a current user of a vehicle, with a first vehicle use agreement; determining whether a failure, by the current user, to comply with the first vehicle use agreement creates an opportunity for a subsequent user to modify terms and conditions of a second vehicle use agreement; and if non-compliance, by the current user, with the first use agreement creates the opportunity for modifying the second vehicle use agreement, then performing the further steps of; notifying the subsequent user of the non-compliance and requesting the subsequent user to choose from possible modifications of the second use agreement, receiving a response by the subsequent user indicating a modification to second vehicle use agreement, and modifying the second vehicle use agreement pursuant to the response by the subsequent user. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for monitoring and aiding timely return of a multi-user vehicle comprising:
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ascertaining a current location of the multi-user vehicle from data provided by a GPS chipset on the multi-user vehicle; ascertaining a return destination and a return time for the multi-user vehicle specified by a vehicle use agreement from pre-stored data; first determining the expected travel time from the current location of the multi-user vehicle to the return destination; second determining whether the soonest possible expected return time is later than a warning trigger time based, at least in part, upon the return time specified by the vehicle use agreement; and issuing a warning if, during the second determining step, the soonest possible expected return time is later than the warning trigger time, the warning being accompanied by turn-by-turn directions from the current location to the return destination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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