DRIVER RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING AUTOMATED DRIVER LOG

• US 20140292504A1
• Filed: 03/25/2014
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Cook, Bryon, Etcheson, Jamie
• Granted Patent: US 9,245,391 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/439
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2552/15 Road slope, i.e. the inclination of a road segment in the longitudinal direction
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2552/30 Road curve radius
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/20 Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06393 Score-carding, benchmarking or key performance indicator [KPI] analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/00 Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A system for reducing driving risk comprises an event capture device and a processor. The event capture device is to capture a driving event of a vehicle during a driving trip. A processor configured to assign a risk identifier to the driving event, to generate an event score based at least in part on the risk identifier, and to generate a driver score based at least in part on the event score and one or more driver challenge factors.

Claims

1. A system for reducing driving risk, comprising:

an event capture device to capture a driving event of a vehicle during a driving trip; and

a processor configured to;

assign a risk identifier to the driving event;

generate an event score based at least in part on the risk identifier;

generate a driver score based at least in part on the event score and one or more driver challenge factors.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein the event capture device captures data related to the to physical condition of the vehicle during the driving trip.

3. A system as in claim 2, wherein the driving event is determined based at least in part on analysis of the data captured by the event capture device.

4. A system as in claim 1, wherein the risk identifier is selected from a group of risk identities.

5. A system as in claim 1, wherein the event score is generated based at least in part on applying risk confidence data related to the risk identifier.

6. A system as in claim 1, where the processor is further configured to upload the driving event to a remote computing device based at least in part on the event score.

7. A system as in claim 1, wherein the one or more driver challenge factors comprises an incline condition, a curvaceousness condition, a density of other vehicles in a proximity to the vehicle during the driving trip, a vehicle type involved in the driving trip, and a vehicle tasking during the driving trip.

8. A system as in claim 1, the processor is further configured to generate a driver driving data log for the driving trip.

9. A system as in claim 8, wherein the driver data log comprises a record of a driver driving the driving trip and indicia regarding whether or not the driving trip is in compliance with pre-established limitations imposed on the driver trip.

10. A system as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to identify the driver of the vehicle during the driving trip.

11. A system as in claim 9, wherein the driver is identified using facial recognition for analyzing video of a driver'"'"'s face and comparing it to data in a facial data base.

12. A system as in claim 9, wherein the driver is identified using a driver weight sensor for analyzing a driver'"'"'s weight and comparing it to data in a driver weight data base.

13. A system as in claim 9, wherein the driver is identified using a driver biometric sensor for analyzing a driver'"'"'s biometric data and comparing it to data in a driver biometric data base.

14. A system as in claim 9, wherein the driver is identified using a driver password.

15. A method of reducing driving risk, comprising:

capturing a driving event of a vehicle during a driving trip;

assigning a risk identifier to the driving event;

generating an event score based at least in part on the risk identifier;

generating a driver score based at least in part on the event score and one or more driver challenge factors.

16. A computer program product for reducing driving risk, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

capturing a driving event of a vehicle during a driving trip;

assigning a risk identifier to the driving event;

generating an event score based at least in part on the risk identifier;

generating a driver score based at least in part on the event score and one or more driver challenge factors.