Systems and methods for linking vehicles to telematics-enabled portable devices
First Claim
1. A system for providing telematics information from a vehicle having a vehicle computer, comprising:
- a holder, having an onboard diagnostics (OBD) port connector and a dataport connector communicatively coupled to the OBD port connector, configured to maintain a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network in a stable position and a stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; and
a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network, comprising;
a telematics sensor,a dataport, coupled to the dataport connector for communicating with the vehicle computera processor; and
a memory, storing computer executable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
receive telematics data from at least one of the telematics sensor and the vehicle computer;
determine an orientation of the telematics sensor with respect to the vehicle based on the portable personal communications device being maintained in the holder in the stable position and the stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; and
responsive to determining that the portable personal communications device is in the holder, transmit via a cellular phone network data indicative of the telematics data and the determined orientation from the portable personal communications device to a remotely located computer.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for transmitting telematics data from a vehicle. The systems include a smartphone holder that provides a communications link between a smartphone and a vehicle computer, through the smartphone dataport and the vehicle onboard diagnostics (OBD) port. The smartphone holder is configured to keep the smartphone in a stable, known position and orientation with respect to the vehicle, such that data from an accelerometer in the smartphone can be calibrated. The smartphone accelerometer data and telematics data from vehicle telematics sensors is then transmitted via the smartphone or stored locally.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for providing telematics information from a vehicle having a vehicle computer, comprising:
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a holder, having an onboard diagnostics (OBD) port connector and a dataport connector communicatively coupled to the OBD port connector, configured to maintain a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network in a stable position and a stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; and a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network, comprising; a telematics sensor, a dataport, coupled to the dataport connector for communicating with the vehicle computer a processor; and a memory, storing computer executable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive telematics data from at least one of the telematics sensor and the vehicle computer; determine an orientation of the telematics sensor with respect to the vehicle based on the portable personal communications device being maintained in the holder in the stable position and the stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; and responsive to determining that the portable personal communications device is in the holder, transmit via a cellular phone network data indicative of the telematics data and the determined orientation from the portable personal communications device to a remotely located computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing insurance for vehicles, comprising:
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providing a system for transmitting telematics information from at least one vehicle with a vehicle computer, the system having; a holder, having an onboard diagnostics (OBD) port connector and a dataport connector communicatively coupled to the OBD port connector, configured to maintain a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network in a stable position and a stable orientation with respect to the at least one vehicle; and a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network, having a telematics sensor, a dataport, coupled to the dataport connector for communicating with the vehicle computer a processor; and a memory storing computer executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to; receive telematics data from at least one of the telematics sensor and the vehicle computer; determine an orientation of the telematics sensor with respect to the vehicle based on the portable personal communications device being maintained in the holder in the stable position and the stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; and responsive to determining that the portable personal communications device is in the holder, transmit at least one of the telematics data and the determined orientation from the personal communications device; receiving, with a second processor, data based at least in part on telematics information indicative of the operation of the at least one vehicle; and adjusting, with the second processor, at least one of an underwriting process, a premium determination process, and a workflow process based at least in part on the received data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for providing telematics information from a vehicle, comprising:
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an onboard diagnostics port (OBD) connector; an electronic output in communication with a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network; a rigid body, configured to maintain at least one telematics sensor in a stable position and a stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; circuitry configured to; receive telematics information from a vehicle computer via the OBD connector; convert the received telematics information between a format received via the OBD connector and to a format for output via the electronic output; and output the received telematics information via the electronic output to the portable personal communications device; and a computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for storing in a memory of the portable personal communications device, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to carry out a method of providing telematics information from a vehicle, the method comprising; receiving telematics data from at least one of the telematics sensor and the vehicle computer; determining an orientation of the telematics sensor with respect to the vehicle based on the portable personal communications device being maintained in the holder in the stable position and the stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; and responsive to determining that the portable personal communications device is in the holder, transmitting at least one of the telematics data and the determined orientation from the personal communications device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for providing telematics information from a vehicle having a vehicle computer, comprising:
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a telematics adapter apparatus, having; an onboard diagnostics (OBD) port connector;
a dataport connector, communicatively coupled to the OBD port connector, for connecting to the dataport of a portable personal communications device capable of voice and data communication via a cellular phone network, the personal communications device having a telematics sensor; anda holder, configured to maintain the portable personal communications device in a stable position and a stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; and a computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to carry out a method of providing telematics information from a vehicle, the method comprising; receiving telematics data from at least one of the telematics sensor and the vehicle computer;
determining an orientation of the telematics sensor with respect to the vehicle based on the portable personal communications device being maintained in the holder in the stable position and the stable orientation with respect to the vehicle; andresponsive to determining that the portable personal communications device is in the holder, transmitting at least one of the telematics data and the determined orientation from the personal communications device.
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