SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING DRIVER AND VEHICLE ANALYSIS AND ALERTING

• US 20170140652A1
• Filed: 08/19/2016
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Telogis Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: HODGES, Eric Todd, GEE, Alexander C., MAIER, Ralph Joseph, Morris, John Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 10,643,477 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and generating feedbacks for a driver of the vehicle using at least the vehicle data. The systems and methods additionally provide for receiving user inputs from the driver responding to the feedbacks so that the user inputs are associated with corresponding rule violations that triggered the feedbacks.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A system comprising:

an electronic device comprising digital logic circuitry and configured to be installed in a vehicle, the electronic device comprising a port configured to couple with a vehicle computer installed in the vehicle and have wired or wireless connections with a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle; and

a first memory device in communication with the electronic device, the first memory device storing;

a plurality of rules prescribing rule violations associated with activities of the vehicle,

wherein the electronic device is configured to;

while the driver is operating the vehicle, determine in real-time at least one rule violation of the rule violations by the vehicle based at least on a comparison of the plurality of rules to vehicle data received from the vehicle computer or the plurality of sensors,

output an interface for presentation to the driver, the interface comprising a driver score area and an indication of at least one rule violation type,

receive, via a first selectable interface element, a first user input from the driver, the first user input comprising a selection of one of the at least one rule violation type,

in response to the first user input, output at least one rule violation corresponding to the selected one of the at least one rule violation type,

receive, via a second selectable interface element, a second user input from the driver, the second user input comprising a selected one of the at least one rule violation,

in response to the second user input, present a message area, and

receive, via a third selectable interface element, a third user input from the driver, the third user input comprising a response message from the driver associated with the selected one of the at least one rule violation.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the electronic device is further configured to, in response to the second user input, output a map or a text indication showing a location of where the selected one of the at least one rule violation occurred.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the electronic device is further configured to, in response to the second user input, present a user interface element that enables the driver to provide the third user input.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the user interface element comprises the message area and a submission element.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the electronic device is configured to:

store, in a second memory device, the third user input in association with an indication of the at least one rule violation, and

transmit the third user input and the indication of the at least one rule violation to a vehicle management system so that the third user input and the indication of the at least one rule violation are presented to a manager of the vehicle.

26. The system of claim 21, wherein the electronic device is configured to calculate a driver score for the driver based on the vehicle data, and display the driver score in the driver score area.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the electronic device is configured to determine a rank for the driver based on a comparison of the driver score for the driver and driver scores for other drivers in associated fleet of vehicles, and display the rank in the driver score area.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the electronic device is configured to update the driver score based at least on the at least one rule violation and the third user input.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein the electronic device is configured to remove the indication of the at least one rule violation from a driver profile associated with the driver based at least on the third user input.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the third user input comprises a request from the driver to be prompted at a later time to discuss the selected one of the at least one rule violation or an explanation by the driver for selected one of the at least one rule violation.

31. A method comprising:

under control of an electronic device comprising digital logic circuitry and installed in a vehicle, the electronic device comprising a port configured to couple with a vehicle computer installed in the vehicle and have wired or wireless connections with a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle;

while the driver is operating the vehicle, determining in real-time at least one rule violation by the vehicle based at least on a comparison of vehicle data received from the vehicle computer or the plurality of sensors to a plurality of rules prescribing rule violations associated with activities of the vehicle retrieved from a first memory device in communication with the electronic device,

outputting a user interface for presentation to the driver, the user interface comprising a driver score area and an indication of at least one rule violation type,

receiving, via a first selectable interface element, a first user input from the driver, the first user input comprising a selection of one of the at least one rule violation type,

in response to the first user input, outputting at least one rule violation corresponding to the selected one of the at least one rule violation type,

receiving, via a second selectable interface element, a second user input from the driver, the second user input comprising a selected one of the at least one rule violation,

in response to the second user input, presenting a message area, and

receiving, via a third selectable interface element, a third user input from the driver, the third user input comprising a response message from the driver associated with the selected one of the at least one rule violation.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

under the control of the electronic device;

outputting, in response to the second user input, a map or a text indication showing a location of where the selected one of the at least one rule violation occurred.

33. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

under the control of the electronic device;

presenting, in response to the second user input, a user interface element that enables the driver to provide the third user input.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the user interface element comprises the message area and a submission element.

35. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

under the control of the electronic device;

storing, in a second memory device, the third user input in association with an indication of the at least one rule violation, and

transmitting the third user input and the indication of the at least one rule violation to a vehicle management system so that the third user input and the indication of the at least one rule violation are presented to a manager of the vehicle.

36. A non-transitory physical computer storage comprising instructing stored thereon for implementing, in one or more processors, a method comprising:

while a driver is operating a vehicle having a vehicle computer installed in the vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and connected to the vehicle computer by wired or wireless connections, determining in real-time at least one rule violation by the vehicle based at least on a comparison of vehicle data received from the vehicle computer or the plurality of sensors to a plurality of rules prescribing rule violations associated with activities of the vehicle,

outputting a user interface for presentation to the driver, the user interface comprising a driver score area and an indication of at least one rule violation type,

receiving, via a first selectable interface element, a first user input from the driver, the first user input comprising a selection of one of the at least one rule violation type,

in response to the first user input, outputting at least one rule violation corresponding to the selected one of the at least one rule violation type,

receiving, via a second selectable interface element, a second user input from the driver, the second user input comprising a selected one of the at least one rule violation,

in response to the second user input, presenting a message area, and

receiving, via a third selectable interface element, a third user input from the driver, the third user input comprising a response message from the driver associated with the selected one of the at least one rule violation.

37. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 36, wherein the method, further comprises:

outputting, in response to the second user input, a map or a text indication showing a location of where the selected one of the at least one rule violation occurred.

38. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 36, wherein the method, further comprises:

presenting, in response to the second user input, a user interface element that enables the driver to provide the third user input.

39. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 38, wherein the user interface element comprises the message area and a submission element.

40. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 36, wherein the method, further comprises:

storing, in a second memory device, the third user input in association with an indication of the at least one rule violation, and

transmitting the third user input and the indication of the at least one rule violation to a vehicle management system so that the third user input and the indication of the at least one rule violation are presented to a manager of the vehicle.