System To Identify A Vehicle

• US 20170186324A1
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Fish, James, Chamberlain, Meghan E., Muller, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,467,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• 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 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• 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

A system that provides a safety rating for a driver or a vehicle to a rider of the vehicle. Information including diagnostic information such as sensor information and location information is used to determine the safety rating. By having a high safety rating, the rider of the vehicle has some level of assurance that the vehicle will arrive at a designated location.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method of rating a vehicle programmed in a non-transitory processor-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors of a computer configured to execute the method, comprising:

receiving vehicle diagnostic information collected from the vehicle with a processor of a remote computing device;

analyzing the vehicle diagnostic information with the processor to determine a safety rating of the vehicle based on one or more set diagnostic trouble code (DTC) in the vehicle;

storing the determined safety rating of the vehicle on a memory of the remote computing device, wherein the safety rating is used to determine whether or not the vehicle will arrive at a rider'"'"'s designated location;

receiving a request for a vehicle by the rider with the processor; and

providing a list of nearby vehicles to the rider and the corresponding safety rating of the vehicles.

2. The rating method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a selected vehicle from the list of nearby vehicles at the processor; and

sending the rider information to a driver of the vehicle.

3. The rating method of claim 1, wherein the safety rating of the vehicle is also based on other vehicle diagnostic information including tire pressure, remaining fuel, or brake sensor.

4. The rating method of claim 1, wherein the safety rating is an icon, a number or a letter.

5. The rating method of claim 1, further comprising sending vehicle information including a license plate, a vehicle identification number (VIN) or a picture of the vehicle to the rider.

6. The rating method of claim 5, wherein the VIN number of the vehicle is verified by the rider with a rider'"'"'s wireless device communicating with vehicle.

7. The rating method of claim 1, wherein the processor accesses a database or a diagnostic manager to analyze the vehicle diagnostic information and provide the rating.

8. The ranking method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a location of each of the listed vehicles on a map.

9. The rating method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending a driver'"'"'s information to the rider.

10. The rating method of claim 1, wherein the safety rating of the vehicle is also based on other vehicle diagnostic information including when was last vehicle inspection, service of the vehicle or repair of the vehicle.

11. A computing device that provides a driver and a vehicle, comprising:

a processor configured to control functions of the computing device via software and applications;

a global positioning system configured to provide a location of the computing device in relation to a transit hub;

a wireless interface configured to communicate with a remote device of the transit hub; and

a memory in communication with the processor and configured to store an operating system and computer implemented instructions comprising;

sending a request for a vehicle and driver to the transit hub with the processor and the wireless interface;

receiving a list of nearby vehicles with the processor and the wireless interface; and

receiving vehicle information of a selected vehicle from the transit hub, the vehicle information including a safety rating of the vehicle, wherein the safety rating is an indication of whether the vehicle will arrive at a designated destination of a rider of the vehicle.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the safety rating of the vehicle is also based on vehicle diagnostic information including set diagnostic trouble code, tire pressure, remaining fuel, or brake sensor.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the computer implemented instructions further comprising:

receiving VIN number of the selected vehicle; and

verifying the VIN number with the computing device communicating with vehicle.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the safety rating is an icon, a number or a letter.

15. A computing device that provides a driver and a vehicle, comprising:

a processor configured to control functions of the computing device via software and applications;

a wireless interface configured to communicate with a user'"'"'s wireless device; and

a memory in communication with the processor and configured to store an operating system and computer implemented instruction comprising;

receiving vehicle diagnostic information collected from the vehicle with the processor of the computing device;

analyzing the vehicle diagnostic information with the processor to determine a safety rating of the vehicle based on one or more set diagnostic trouble code (DTC) in the vehicle;

storing the determined safety rating of the vehicle on a memory of the computing device, wherein the safety rating is used to determine whether or not the vehicle will arrive at a rider'"'"'s designated location;

receiving a request for a vehicle by the rider with the processor; and

providing a list of nearby vehicles to the rider and the corresponding safety rating of the vehicles.

16. The computing device of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving a selected vehicle from the list of nearby vehicles at the processor; and

sending the rider information to a driver of the vehicle.

17. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the safety rating of the vehicle is also based on other vehicle diagnostic information including tire pressure, remaining fuel, or brake sensor.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the safety rating is an icon, a number or a letter.

19. The computing device of claim 15, further comprising sending vehicle information including a license plate, a vehicle identification number (VIN) or a picture of the vehicle to the rider.

20. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the safety rating of the vehicle is also based on other vehicle diagnostic information including when was last vehicle inspection, service of the vehicle or repair of the vehicle.