METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY

• US 20160101728A1
• Filed: 04/21/2015
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: My E.G. Services Bhd.
• Original Assignee: My E.G. Services Bhd.
• Inventors: CHAN, JASON LING KHEE
• Application Number:
  US14/691,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20160101728A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/02 Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure hand-held tyre pressure gauges G01L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/066 actuating a signalling device B60K28/063 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0809 Driver authorisation; Driver identity check
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0827 due to sleepiness
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0872 Driver physiology
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2530/20 Tyre data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/22 Psychological state; Stress level or workload
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/26 Incapacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/30 Driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/08 related to drivers or passengers
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction

Abstract

A method and system for the improvement of road safety. The system is able to determine if the driver is physically fit to operate a vehicle, and determine if the vehicle is safe for driving. The system is further able to detect driving violations such as driving above a predetermined speed limit, harsh acceleration, harsh deceleration, over-speeding period, idling period, driver'"'"'s eyes closure, reckless lane change, tailgating, and drowsiness, and alert the driver accordingly. The system further keeps a record of all driving violations at a remote server (101).

Claims

1. A road safety system for pre-installation in a vehicle, the system comprising

means to identify a driver and request a driving profile of the driver from a remote server,

means to evaluate the driver'"'"'s consciousness level,

means to evaluate tire pressure levels of each tire installed on the vehicle, and

means to inform the driver prior to the vehicle being driven if the driver'"'"'s driving profile, consciousness level or the tire pressure levels fall outside a set of predetermined safety conditions.

2. A road safety system according to claim 1, the system further comprising

means to update the driver'"'"'s driving profile while the vehicle is being driven,

means to store the updated driver'"'"'s driving profile temporarily within an onboard memory, and

means to transmit the updated driver'"'"'s driving profile from the onboard memory to the remote server.

3. A road safety system according to claim 1, wherein the means to identify the driver comprises a fingerprint scanner and an identity card reader.

4. A road safety system according to claim 1, wherein the means to evaluate the driver'"'"'s consciousness level comprises an electroencephalogram reader.

5. A road safety system according to claim 1, wherein the means to evaluate tire pressures comprises a wireless tire pressure sensor.

6. A road safety system according to claim 1, wherein the driver'"'"'s profile includes occurrences of driving violations.

7. A road safety system according to claim 6, wherein the driving violations include driving above a predetermined speed limit, harsh acceleration, harsh deceleration, over-speeding period, idling period, driver'"'"'s eyes closure, reckless lane change, tailgating, and drowsiness.

8. A road safety system according to claim 1, wherein communication between the system and the remote server is done wirelessly.

9. A method for the improvement of road safety, the method comprising

identifying a driver of a vehicle and requesting a driving profile of the driver from a remote server,

evaluating the driver'"'"'s consciousness level,

evaluating tire pressure levels of each tire installed on the vehicle, and

informing the driver prior to the vehicle being driven if the driver'"'"'s driving profile, consciousness level or the tire pressure levels fall outside a set of predetermined safety conditions.

10. A method for the improvement of road safety according to claim 9, the method further comprising

updating the driver'"'"'s driving profile while the vehicle is being driven,

storing the updated driver'"'"'s driving profile temporarily within an onboard memory, and

transmitting the updated driver'"'"'s driving profile from the onboard memory to the remote server.

11. A method for the improvement of road safety according to claim 9, wherein identifying the driver of a vehicle comprises fingerprint scanning and extracting information stored in a smart card type identity card.

12. A method for the improvement of road safety according to claim 9, wherein evaluating the driver'"'"'s consciousness level comprises analysing the driver'"'"'s electroencephalogram waveforms.

13. A method for the improvement of road safety according to claim 9, wherein evaluating the tire pressures comprises wirelessly measuring the air pressure levels of the installed tires.

14. A method for the improvement of road safety according to claim 9, wherein the driver'"'"'s profile includes occurrences of driving violations.

15. A method for the improvement of road safety according to claim 14, wherein the driving violations include driving above a predetermined speed limit, harsh acceleration, harsh deceleration, over-speeding period, idling period, driver'"'"'s eyes closure, reckless lane change, tailgating, and drowsiness.

16. A method for the improvement of road safety according to claim 9, wherein the communication of the driver'"'"'s driving profile to and from the remote server is done wirelessly.