System and Method for Obtaining Vehicle Telematics Data
First Claim
1. A sensor tag which in use will be affixed to a vehicle for obtaining vehicle telematics data, the tag including:
- a battery for powering the tag;
a processor running executable code to process accelerometer data;
an accelerometer to measure the acceleration of the tag and thereby of the vehicle, and to control the operation of the processor;
a memory for storing a unique tag identifier of the tag and for storing trip data including information about trips and acceleration data; and
a communication module for short range wireless communication with a mobile communications device located in the vehicle via a short range wireless communications protocol, the communication module transmitting the tag'"'"'s unique identifier and a sequence of time stamped acceleration data.
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Abstract
A sensor tag which in use will be affixed to a vehicle for obtaining vehicle telematics data includes a battery for powering the tag and a processor running executable code to process accelerometer data. An accelerometer measures the acceleration of the tag and thereby of the vehicle, and also controls the operation of the processor. A memory is used for storing a unique tag identifier of the tag and for storing trip data including information about trips and acceleration data. Finally, a communication module is used for short range wireless communication with a mobile communications device located in the vehicle via a short range wireless communications protocol, the communication module transmitting the tag'"'"'s unique identifier and a sequence of time stamped acceleration data. The mobile communications device obtains GPS data, combines this with the acceleration date and transmits this to a server for analysis.
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18 Claims
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1. A sensor tag which in use will be affixed to a vehicle for obtaining vehicle telematics data, the tag including:
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a battery for powering the tag; a processor running executable code to process accelerometer data; an accelerometer to measure the acceleration of the tag and thereby of the vehicle, and to control the operation of the processor; a memory for storing a unique tag identifier of the tag and for storing trip data including information about trips and acceleration data; and a communication module for short range wireless communication with a mobile communications device located in the vehicle via a short range wireless communications protocol, the communication module transmitting the tag'"'"'s unique identifier and a sequence of time stamped acceleration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communications device including:
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a display for displaying information to a user; a user interface for receiving inputs from a user; a location module for determining and recording location data regarding the location of the mobile communications device; a processor with an executable application running thereon to combine received acceleration data with the location data so that the acceleration and position of the vehicle at a particular point in time is known; and a communications module for receiving acceleration data from a tag connected to a vehicle and for transmitting the combined acceleration data and the location data to a server via a mobile communications network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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