DRIVER LOG GENERATION

• US 20150243111A1
• Filed: 04/28/2015
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Botnen, Joshua Donald
• Granted Patent: US 9,589,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A system for determining a driver log entry comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine a log start time. The processor is configured to determine a driver identity after the log start time. The processor is configured to determine whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on a sensor data. In the event that the driver identity has changed, the processor is configured to determine a log stop time and determine a driver log entry using the log start time, the driver identity, and the log stop time.

Claims

1. A system for determining a driver log entry, comprising:

an interface configured to receive a sensor data from a vehicle;

a processor configured to;

determine a log start time based at least in part on activation of an ignition;

determine automatically a driver identity based at least in part on a voice identifier;

determine automatically whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on the sensor data; and

In the event that the driver identity has changed,

determine an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time; and

store a driver log entry using the driver identity and the hours of service data.

2. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driver identity is associated with an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time and a log stop time.

3. The system as in claim 1, wherein a driving data associated with the driver identity comprises one or more of the following:

a trip start time, a trip end time, a trip route, and a trip duration.

4. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a drive event.

5. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a drive performance assessment.

6. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a safety performance.

7. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a fuel efficiency performance.

8. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a rule or a policy compliance performance.

9. The system as in claim 1, wherein the log start time and the log stop time include a time of day and a date.

10. The system as in claim 1, wherein the sensor data comprises a measurement of one or more of the following:

an ignition on state, an ignition off state, a power on state, a power off state, an engine on state, an engine off state, and a detected driver weight state.

11. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the driver identity is based at least in part on a drive maneuver signature.

12. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the driver identity is based at least in part on a biometric identifier.

13. The system as in claim 12, wherein the biometric identifier comprises one or more of the following:

a fingerprint identifier, a facial feature identifier, and a retina identifier.

14. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the driver identity is based at least in part on an identification badge.

15. The system as in claim 14, wherein the identification badge includes a radio frequency identification badge.

16. A method for determining a driver log entry, comprising:

receiving a sensor data from a vehicle;

determining a log start time based at least in part on activation of an ignition;

determining automatically a driver identity based at least in part on a voice identifier;

determining automatically using a processor whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on the sensor data; and

In the event that the driver identity has changed,

determining an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time; and

storing a driver log entry using the driver identity and the hours of service data.

17. A computer program product for determining a driver log entry, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a sensor data from a vehicle;

determining a log start time based at least in part on activation of an ignition;

determining automatically a driver identity based at least in part on a voice identifier;

determining, automatically using a processor, whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on the sensor data; and

In the event that the driver identity has changed,

determining an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time; and

storing a driver log entry using the driver identity and the hours of service data.