Discretization facilities for vehicle event data recorders
DCFirst Claim
1. A discretization facility for converting non-discrete data into discrete data comprising:
- a coupling to a vehicle event recorder;
an interpretation unit; and
a database interface,said coupling to a vehicle event recorder is arranged to convey data captured in an exception event to the interpretation unit,said interpretation unit is arranged to review non-discrete portions of data captured in an exception event and to provide a discrete dataset which depends upon an interpretation thereof;
said database interface is arranged as a data coupling system which inserts members of said discrete dataset into prescribed fields of a cooperative database record,said interpretation unit is comprised of;
a media player; and
a graphical user interface,said media player arranged to present a graphical and image representation of non-discrete data captured in an exception event,said graphical user interface is a variable state device whose states are responsive to human inputs.
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Abstract
Exception event recorders and analysis systems include: vehicle mounted sensors arranged as a vehicle event recorder to capture both discrete and non-discrete data; a discretization facility; a database; and an analysis server all coupled together as a computer network. Motor vehicles with video cameras and onboard diagnostic systems capture data when the vehicle is involved in a crash or other anomaly (an ‘event’). In station where interpretation of non-discrete data is rendered, i.e. a discretization facility, captured data is used as a basis for production of supplemental discrete data to further characterize the event. Such interpreted data is joined to captured data and inserted into a database in a structure which is searchable and which supports logical or mathematical analysis by automated machines. A coupled analysis server is arranged to test stored data for prescribed conditions and upon finding such, to initiate further actions appropriate for the detected condition.
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19 Claims
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1. A discretization facility for converting non-discrete data into discrete data comprising:
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a coupling to a vehicle event recorder; an interpretation unit; and a database interface, said coupling to a vehicle event recorder is arranged to convey data captured in an exception event to the interpretation unit, said interpretation unit is arranged to review non-discrete portions of data captured in an exception event and to provide a discrete dataset which depends upon an interpretation thereof; said database interface is arranged as a data coupling system which inserts members of said discrete dataset into prescribed fields of a cooperative database record, said interpretation unit is comprised of; a media player; and a graphical user interface, said media player arranged to present a graphical and image representation of non-discrete data captured in an exception event, said graphical user interface is a variable state device whose states are responsive to human inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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