ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRONIC SENSOR DATA TO REMOTELY IDENTIFY A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MONITOR DRIVER BEHAVIOR
First Claim
1. A method for remotely identifying a motor vehicle, comprising:
- (a) electronically acquiring sensor data from a plurality of electronic sensors installed in the vehicle;
(b) transmitting the acquired sensor data via a wireless link, from the vehicle to a remote server;
(c) at the remote server, receiving the acquired sensor data and comparing the acquired sensor date to stored baseline data; and
(d) identifying the motor vehicle based on the said comparison.
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Abstract
A computing device is connected to a motor vehicle'"'"'s diagnostic port or communication port to acquire vehicle sensor data, for example from various pressure, temperature, oxygen, fuel and other sensors typically installed on a motor vehicle for other reasons. Acquired sensor data is wirelessly transmitted to a remote server where the acquired sensor data can be compared to a database of stored sensor data to identify the motor vehicle. Additional functionality is described that leverages uploaded sensor data. Sensor data may be uploaded to the server in near-real time, and/or buffered locally and uploaded by periodic or episodic, push or pull communication protocols.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for remotely identifying a motor vehicle, comprising:
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(a) electronically acquiring sensor data from a plurality of electronic sensors installed in the vehicle; (b) transmitting the acquired sensor data via a wireless link, from the vehicle to a remote server; (c) at the remote server, receiving the acquired sensor data and comparing the acquired sensor date to stored baseline data; and (d) identifying the motor vehicle based on the said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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acquiring electronic sensor data from a remote motor vehicle; repeating the acquiring step so as to accumulate the electronic sensor data over a selected period of time; correlating the accumulated electronic sensor data to a database of baseline sensor data so as to identify a corresponding motor vehicle; analyzing the accumulated electronic sensor data for a corresponding vehicle driver so as to form a driver profile associated with the identified motor vehicle and the corresponding vehicle driver; and storing the driver profile in a central server database of plural driver profiles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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