DRIVER IDENTIFICATION BASED ON DRIVING MANEUVER SIGNATURE

• US 20150235485A1
• Filed: 01/23/2015
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Nemat-Nasser, Syrus C., Smith, Andrew Tombras, Boer, Erwin R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,390,568 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/597 Recognising the driver's state or behaviour, e.g. attention or drowsiness
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
• 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 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/12 in graphical form
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0104 Measuring and analyzing of parameters relative to traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/16 Anti-collision systems road vehicle drive control systems for predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision otherwise than by control of a particular sub-unit B60W30/08

Abstract

A system for driver identification comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a driving maneuver signature and to determine a driver identification based at least in part on the driving maneuver signature. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions.

Claims

1. A system for driver identification, comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a driving maneuver signature; and

determine a driver identification based at least in part on the driving maneuver signature; and

a memory coupled to the processor configured to provide the processor with instructions.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the driver identification comprises matching the driving maneuver signature to one or more of a plurality of previously stored driving maneuver signatures.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the driver identification is determined to be a driver associated with the one or more of the plurality of previously stored driving maneuver signatures.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the driving maneuver signature is associated with a is specific trip.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the driving maneuver signature is associated with a specific location.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the driver maneuver signature comprises a set of vehicle sensor data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the driving maneuver signature comprises one or more of the following driving maneuvers:

a right/left turn maneuver, a highway on/off ramp maneuver, a U-turn maneuver, a lane change maneuver, a vehicle launching from stop maneuver, a vehicle braking maneuver, a curve-handling maneuver, and a car following maneuver.

8. A method for driver identification, comprising:

receiving a driving maneuver signature; and

determining, using a processor, a driver identification based at least in part on the driving maneuver signature.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the driver identification comprises matching the driving maneuver signature to one or more of a plurality of previously stored driving maneuver signatures.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the driver identification is determined to be a driver associated with the one or more of the plurality of previously stored driving maneuver signatures.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the driving maneuver signature is associated with a specific trip.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the driving maneuver signature is associated with a specific location.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the driver maneuver signature comprises a set of vehicle sensor data.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the driving maneuver signature comprises one or more of the following driving maneuvers:

a right/left turn maneuver, a highway on/off ramp maneuver, a U-turn maneuver, a lane change maneuver, a vehicle launching from stop maneuver, a vehicle braking maneuver, a curve-handling maneuver, and a car following maneuver.

15. A computer program product for driver identification, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a driving maneuver signature; and

determining a driver identification based at least in part on the driving maneuver signature.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driver identification comprises matching the driving maneuver signature to one of a plurality of previously stored driving maneuver signatures.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the driver identification is determined to be a driver associated with the one or more of the plurality of previously stored driving maneuver signatures.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driving maneuver signature is associated with a specific trip.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driving maneuver signature is associated with a specific location.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driver maneuver signature comprises a set of vehicle sensor data.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driving maneuver signature comprises one or more of the following driving maneuvers:

a right/left turn maneuver, a highway on/off ramp maneuver, a U-turn maneuver, a lane change maneuver, a vehicle launching from stop maneuver, a vehicle braking maneuver, a curve-handling maneuver, and a car following maneuver.