VEHICLE DRIVER BEHAVIOR MONITORING AND CORRELATION

• US 20140025225A1
• Filed: 07/19/2012
• Published: 01/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cartasite Incorporated (Geoforce Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Cartasite Incorporated (Geoforce Incorporated)
• Inventors: Armitage, David L., Kushnir, Gregory Froim, Mason, Mark Alvin
• Application Number:
  US13/552,812
• Publication Number:
  US 20140025225A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour

Abstract

What is disclosed are various methods of operating vehicle monitoring systems. One example method includes receiving activity information for a transportation vehicle, receiving mobile phone usage information associated with the transportation vehicle, and processing the activity information and the mobile phone usage information to determine behavior of a driver operating the transportation vehicle. The method could also include, in some examples, processing the activity information and the mobile phone usage information to identify the driver operating the transportation vehicle.

Claims

1. A method of operating a vehicle monitoring system, comprising:

receiving activity information for a transportation vehicle;

receiving mobile phone usage information associated with the transportation vehicle;

processing the activity information and the mobile phone usage information to determine behavior of a driver operating the transportation vehicle,

wherein the activity information for a transportation vehicle is received at least in part from a vehicle monitor separate from the mobile phone.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing the activity information and the mobile phone usage information to identify the driver operating the transportation vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the behavior of the driver is determined during driving incidents of the transportation vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity information and the mobile phone usage information are processed to determine when the driver was engaged in a phone activity on the mobile phone during the occurrence of a driving event.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the driving event comprises a deceleration of the transportation vehicle.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the driver operating the transportation vehicle is identified at least in part using global positioning information from the vehicle monitor and/or the mobile phone.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle monitor is powered by an OBD port of the transportation vehicle and provides information other than information obtained from the OBD port of the transportation vehicle.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity information for a transportation vehicle is received at least in part via a cellular, Wi-Fi, and/or satellite network.

6. A vehicle monitoring system, comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive activity information for a transportation vehicle as determined by a vehicle monitor;

the communication interface configured to receive mobile phone usage information associated with the transportation vehicle transferred by a communication network;

a processing system configured to process the activity information and the mobile phone usage information to determine behavior of a driver operating the transportation vehicle,

wherein the vehicle monitor is separate from the mobile phone.

7. The vehicle monitoring system of claim 6, comprising:

the processing system configured to process the activity information and the mobile phone usage information to identify the driver operating the transportation vehicle.

8. The vehicle monitoring system of claim 6, comprising:

the processing system configured to determine the behavior of the driver driving incidents of the transportation vehicle.

9. The vehicle monitoring system of claim 6, comprising:

the processing system configured to determine when the driver was engaged in a phone activity on the mobile phone during the occurrence of a driving event.

10. The vehicle monitoring system of claim 9, wherein the driving event comprises a deceleration of the transportation vehicle.

14. The vehicle monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the driver operating the transportation vehicle is identified at least in part using global positioning information from the vehicle monitor and/or the mobile phone.

15. The vehicle monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the vehicle monitor is powered by an OBD port of the transportation vehicle and provides information other than information obtained from the OBD port of the transportation vehicle.

16. The vehicle monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the activity information for a transportation vehicle is received at least in part via a cellular, Wi-Fi, and/or satellite network.