Driver Identification and Data Collection Systems for Use with Mobile Communication Devices in Vehicles
First Claim
1. A system for determining the location of a mobile device within a vehicle, comprising:
- a controller located within the vehicle and configured to transmit at least two audio signals, a first audio signal directed generally into a driver space within the vehicle and a second audio signal directed generally into a passenger space within the vehicle;
software code stored in memory of the mobile device and having instructions executable by the processor that performs the steps of;
(i) detecting the at least two audio signals, (ii) sampling the at least two audio signals for a predetermined period of time;
(iii) performing digital signal processing on the sampled at least two audio signals; and
(iv) based on the results of the digital signal processing, determining whether the mobile device was located within the driver space of the vehicle during the predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for determining the location of one or more mobile devices within a vehicle comprising: (a) a controller located within the vehicle and configured to transmit at least two audio signals, a first audio signal directed generally into a driver space within the vehicle and a second audio signal directed generally into a passenger space within the vehicle, and (b) software code stored in memory of the mobile device and having instructions executable by a processor that performs the steps of: (i) detecting the at least two audio signals, (ii) sampling the at least two audio signals for a predetermined period of time; (iii) performing digital signal processing on the sampled at least two audio signals; and (iv) based on the results of the digital signal processing, determining whether the mobile device was located within the driver space of the vehicle during the predetermined period of time.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for determining the location of a mobile device within a vehicle, comprising:
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a controller located within the vehicle and configured to transmit at least two audio signals, a first audio signal directed generally into a driver space within the vehicle and a second audio signal directed generally into a passenger space within the vehicle; software code stored in memory of the mobile device and having instructions executable by the processor that performs the steps of;
(i) detecting the at least two audio signals, (ii) sampling the at least two audio signals for a predetermined period of time;
(iii) performing digital signal processing on the sampled at least two audio signals; and
(iv) based on the results of the digital signal processing, determining whether the mobile device was located within the driver space of the vehicle during the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for collecting and transmitting operational data about a vehicle to a receiving device located within the vehicle, the device comprising:
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a housing mounted to the vehicle; and a power supply contained within the housing and adapted to provide power to electronic components contained within the housing, the electronic components including; a microprocessor; memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor and configured to store the operational data; an accelerometer for detecting movement of the vehicle, the detected movement being converted by the microprocessor into an acceleration value stored as one of the operational data in the memory; and a data transmission module, controlled by the microprocessor and configured to retrieve the operational data from the memory and to transmit the retrieved operational data to the receiving device.
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