Driver risk assessment system and method having calibrating automatic event scoring
First Claim
1. A system for reducing risk in driving, comprising:
- at least one event capture device associated with a vehicle, said event capture device or devices detecting data related to a physical condition of said vehicle;
at least one event detector device coupled with the vehicle and configured to;
communicate with said event capture device or devices;
predict, responsive to analysis of a group of data captured by said event capture device or devices, whether or not the group of data captured by said event capture device or devices represents a driving event; and
assign a unique risk identifier selected from a group of risk identities to said driving event;
an event scoring module attached to or otherwise associated to communicate with said event detector for generating an event score based upon the unique risk identifier and for applying risk confidence data related to the unique risk identifier;
an event data management module attached to or otherwise associated to communicate with said event detector for uploading data from said event capture devices to a remote computing device, with said uploading being responsive to said event score; and
a risk confidence data repository configured to communicate with said event scoring module to periodically update said risk confidence data.
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Abstract
A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Having Calibrating Automatic Event Scoring is disclosed. The system and method provide robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events and selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. Importantly, the onboard event scoring system, if enabled, will continuously evolve and improve in its reliability by being periodically re-calibrated with the ongoing reliability results of manual human review of automated predictive event reports. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for reducing risk in driving, comprising:
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at least one event capture device associated with a vehicle, said event capture device or devices detecting data related to a physical condition of said vehicle; at least one event detector device coupled with the vehicle and configured to; communicate with said event capture device or devices; predict, responsive to analysis of a group of data captured by said event capture device or devices, whether or not the group of data captured by said event capture device or devices represents a driving event; and assign a unique risk identifier selected from a group of risk identities to said driving event; an event scoring module attached to or otherwise associated to communicate with said event detector for generating an event score based upon the unique risk identifier and for applying risk confidence data related to the unique risk identifier; an event data management module attached to or otherwise associated to communicate with said event detector for uploading data from said event capture devices to a remote computing device, with said uploading being responsive to said event score; and a risk confidence data repository configured to communicate with said event scoring module to periodically update said risk confidence data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for evaluating risk in driving, comprising the steps of:
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capturing driving event data at one or more event capture devices coupled with said a vehicle; analyzing the driving event data with at least one event detector device to assign a predicted driving event identifier selected from a pre-determined group of driving event identifiers; assigning an event score to said predicted driving event identifier, said event score being either a result of actual human review of said driving event data associated with said predicted driving event identifier, or a historical confidence that prior human review of driving event data leading to the predicted driving event identifier was confirmed; and selectively uploading all or part of said driving event data to a remote computing device, said selective uploading being responsive to said event score, wherein said selective uploading is further responsive to a data request by said event detector. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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