METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A PERFORMANCE METRIC BASED ON VEHICLE AT A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of reporting a performance of a driver of a fleet vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) enabling a specific driver to be identified when said driver is operating the fleet vehicle;
(b) while said driver is operating the fleet vehicle, automatically collecting vehicle data that can be used to evaluate said driver'"'"'s performance and to determine the mass of the vehicle;
(c) using a computing device to analyze the vehicle data and to determine the mass of the vehicle at a plurality of different locations during the operation of the vehicle;
(d) using a computing device to analyze the vehicle data and the vehicle mass data from the plurality of different locations to calculate a driver efficiency performance ranking based in part on vehicle mass at the plurality of different locations during the operation of the vehicle; and
(e) displaying the driver efficiency performance ranking, on a driver efficiency performance ranking website.
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Abstract
Vehicle data is collected during the operation of a vehicle and used to repeatedly find slope being traveled upon and using this slope, the mass of the vehicle at a plurality of different locations. Using this information, a ranking of a driver'"'"'s performance is determined. Fleet operators can use these performance metrics as incentives, by linking driver pay with performance. Individual fleet operators can host their own website, where driver rankings in that fleet can be compared, or a website can be hosted by a third party, and multiple fleet operators participate. The third party can offset their costs for operating the website by charging participating fleet operators a fee, and/or by advertising revenue. In some embodiments, all driver performance data is displayed in an anonymous format, so that individual drivers cannot be identified unless the driver shares their user ID.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of reporting a performance of a driver of a fleet vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) enabling a specific driver to be identified when said driver is operating the fleet vehicle; (b) while said driver is operating the fleet vehicle, automatically collecting vehicle data that can be used to evaluate said driver'"'"'s performance and to determine the mass of the vehicle; (c) using a computing device to analyze the vehicle data and to determine the mass of the vehicle at a plurality of different locations during the operation of the vehicle; (d) using a computing device to analyze the vehicle data and the vehicle mass data from the plurality of different locations to calculate a driver efficiency performance ranking based in part on vehicle mass at the plurality of different locations during the operation of the vehicle; and (e) displaying the driver efficiency performance ranking, on a driver efficiency performance ranking website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for encouraging a driver to improve efficiency performance while operating a fleet vehicle, the system comprising:
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(a) a driver identification subsystem, to identify a specific driver when the driver is operating the fleet vehicle; (b) a vehicle data collecting assembly; and (c) a data processing assembly being configured to implement the functions of (i) while said driver is operating the fleet vehicle, repeatedly analyzing the vehicle data to determine the slope the fleet vehicle is travelling, and to determine the mass of the vehicle, at a plurality of different locations, from the slope that has been determined and other collected vehicle data and to analyze the vehicle data, together with the mass of the vehicle that has been determined, to generate a driver efficiency performance ranking corrected for vehicle mass relative to the other drivers operating similar fleet vehicles; and (ii) displaying the driver efficiency performance ranking, corrected for vehicle mass, on a driver efficiency performance ranking website. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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