METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING A DRIVER BY CREATING A UNIQUE DRIVER PROFILE FOR A VEHICLE FROM DRIVING HABITS
First Claim
1. A portable vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) apparatus for identifying a driver of a vehicle, comprising in combination:
- a case component including a first side comprising a male connector and a second side of the case component including a second interface;
the male connector including a plurality of pins for connecting to a female on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) port integral to a vehicle with a plurality of electronic receptacles for receiving the plurality of pins from the male connector;
the second interface including a second type of connector for securely providing a unique driver profile and electronic information from a plurality of electronic signals from a plurality of individual components of the vehicle to an external device with one or more processors;
an electronic circuit including one or more processors inside the case component connected to the male connector, the second connector and a non-transitory computer readable medium, configured for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a driver of the vehicle from the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as a result of the driver operating the vehicle and stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium;
the non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the electronic circuit for the storing the created unique driver profile and for storing the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle uniquely configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as the result of the driver operating the vehicle including driving habits of the driver,wherein the created unique driver profile includes unique driving habits of the driver and is used to positively identify the driver when the driver drives the vehicle based on the recorded unique driving habits.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle from driving habits. A unique driver profile is created with a portable on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) apparatus and/or linked and/or standalone network device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, wearable device, etc.). The unique driver profile is created from the accepted plural signals including time and geo-location data based on driving habits of the driver. The unique driver profile information is recorded on the apparatus and/or network device, downloaded at a later time or sent in real-time to check and verify an identity of the driver. The unique driver profile helps confirm an identity of the driver of the vehicle based on unique driving habits of the driver.
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21 Claims
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1. A portable vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) apparatus for identifying a driver of a vehicle, comprising in combination:
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a case component including a first side comprising a male connector and a second side of the case component including a second interface; the male connector including a plurality of pins for connecting to a female on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) port integral to a vehicle with a plurality of electronic receptacles for receiving the plurality of pins from the male connector; the second interface including a second type of connector for securely providing a unique driver profile and electronic information from a plurality of electronic signals from a plurality of individual components of the vehicle to an external device with one or more processors; an electronic circuit including one or more processors inside the case component connected to the male connector, the second connector and a non-transitory computer readable medium, configured for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a driver of the vehicle from the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as a result of the driver operating the vehicle and stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium; the non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the electronic circuit for the storing the created unique driver profile and for storing the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle uniquely configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as the result of the driver operating the vehicle including driving habits of the driver, wherein the created unique driver profile includes unique driving habits of the driver and is used to positively identify the driver when the driver drives the vehicle based on the recorded unique driving habits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a first request signal on an electronic circuit with one or more processors on a portable on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) apparatus to create a unique driver profile for a driver of a vehicle including the portable OBD-2 apparatus plugged into an OBD-2 port integral to the vehicle when the vehicle is turned on; receiving a plurality of event signals on the electronic circuit from a plurality of individual components of the vehicle uniquely configured by the driver data, data collected from one or more collection interfaces and Global Positioning System (GPS) geo-location and time stamp data of the vehicle and resulting from the driver operating the vehicle including driving habits of the driver; creating from the electronic circuit the unique driver profile in a non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the electronic circuit; storing from the electronic circuit the created unique driver profile and electronic information for the received plurality of event signals in the non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the electronic circuit; and continually updating from the electronic circuit the unique driver profile and the electronic information for the received plurality of event signals in the non-transitory computer readable medium until a second request signal is received on the electronic circuit indicating the vehicle is being turned off. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a first message including a plurality of driver information on a network device with one or more processors via a communications network from an identified driver of a vehicle; creating on the network device a driver profile for the identified driver from the plurality of driver information; storing from the network device in a database associated with the network device the created driver profile as a known driver profile for the identified driver including driving habits of the identified driver; receiving a second message on the network device from an electronic circuit with one or more processors on a portable on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) apparatus including a unique driver profile for a current driver of the vehicle including the portable OBD-2 apparatus plugged into an OBD-2 port integral to the vehicle; conducting a test on the network device to compare the received unique driver profile to the known driver profile for the identified driver to determine whether the identified driver or another driver is actually operating the vehicle, and if the identified driver is not actually operating the vehicle, sending a third message from the network device to another network device with one or more processors indicating another driver may be actually operating the vehicle instead of the identified driver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a first request signal on an application on a network device with one or more processors to create a current driver profile for a driver of a vehicle that has been turned on; receiving a plurality of event signals on the application on the network device resulting from the driver operating the vehicle; creating from the application on network device a current driver profile; storing from the application on the network device the created current driver profile in a non-transitory computer readable medium on the network device; continuously comparing on the application on the network device the created current driver profile to a stored known driver profile; and continuously updating on the application on the network device the created current driver profile in the non-transitory computer readable medium until a second request signal is received on the network device indicating the vehicle is being turned off. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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