Driver log generation

• US 9,047,721 B1
• Filed: 11/01/2013
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Botnen, Joshua Donald
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James
• Assistant Examiner(s): LANG, MICHAEL DEAN
• Application Number:
  US14/070,206
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 701/123
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A system for determining a driver log entry comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine a log start time. The processor is configured to determine a driver identity after the log start time. The processor is configured to determine whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on a sensor data. In the event that the driver identity has changed, the processor is configured to determine a log stop time and determine a driver log entry using the log start time, the driver identity, and the log stop time.

Claims

1. A system for determining a driver log entry, comprising:

an interface configured to receive a sensor data from a vehicle;

a processor configured to;

determine automatically a driver identity after a log start time, comprising;

capture a first image of the driver;

determine automatically whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on the sensor data, comprising;

determine whether gears of the vehicle have been disengaged and subsequently reengaged; and

in the event that the gears of the vehicle have been disengaged and subsequently reengaged;

determine whether the weight of the driver has decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle; and

in the event that the weight of the driver has decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle;

 

capture a second image of the driver;

 

compare the first and second images of the driver; and

 

in the event that the first and second images of the driver are different, determine that a change to the driver identity has occurred; and

in the event that the driver identity has changed,

determine an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time; and

store a driver log entry using the driver identity and the hours of service data.

2. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driver identity is associated with an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time and a log stop time.

3. The system as in claim 1, wherein a driving data associated with the driver identity comprises one or more of the following:

a trip start time, a trip end time, a trip route, and a trip duration.

4. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a drive event.

5. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a drive performance assessment.

6. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a safety performance.

7. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a fuel efficiency performance.

8. The system as in claim 1, wherein the driving data comprises a rule or a policy compliance performance.

9. The system as in claim 1, wherein the log start time and the log stop time include a time of day and a date.

10. The system as in claim 1, wherein the sensor data comprises a measurement of one or more of the following:

an ignition on state, an ignition off state, a power on state, a power off state, an engine on state, an engine off state, and a detected driver weight state.

11. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the driver identity is based at least in part on a drive maneuver signature.

12. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the driver identity is based at least in part on a biometric identifier.

13. The system as in claim 12, wherein the biometric identifier comprises one or more of the following:

a fingerprint identifier, a facial feature identifier, a retina identifier, and a voice identifier.

14. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the driver identity is based at least in part on an identification badge.

15. The system as in claim 14, wherein the identification badge includes a radio frequency identification badge.

16. The system as in claim 1, wherein in the event that the weight of the driver has not decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle, omit the capturing of the second image of the driver.

17. The system as in claim 1, wherein in the event that the first and second images of the driver are the same, determine that a change to the driver identity has not occurred.

18. The system as in claim 1, wherein in the event that the weight of the driver has decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle:

determine whether a weight of the driver before the weight of the driver decreased and a weight of the driver after the weight of the driver increased are different; and

in the event that the weight of the driver before the weight of the driver decreased and the weight of the driver after the weight of the driver increased are different, determine that a change to the driver identity has occurred.

19. A method for determining a driver log entry, comprising:

receiving a sensor data from a vehicle;

determining automatically a driver identity after a log start time, comprising;

capturing a first image of the driver;

determining automatically using a processor whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on the sensor data, comprising;

determining whether gears of the vehicle have been disengaged and subsequently reengaged; and

in the event that the gears of the vehicle have been disengaged and subsequently reengaged;

determining whether the weight of the driver has decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle; and

in the event that the weight of the driver has decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle;

capturing a second image of the driver;

comparing the first and second images of the driver; and

in the event that the first and second images of the driver are different, determining that a change to the driver identity has occurred; and

in the event that the driver identity has changed,

determining an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time; and

storing a driver log entry using the driver identity and the hours of service data.

20. A computer program product for determining a driver log entry, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a sensor data from a vehicle;

determining automatically a driver identity after a log start time, comprising;

capturing a first image of the driver;

determining, automatically using a processor, whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on the sensor data, comprising;

determining whether gears of the vehicle have been disengaged and subsequently reengaged; and

in the event that the gears of the vehicle have been disengaged and subsequently reengaged;

determining whether the weight of the driver has decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle; and

in the event that the weight of the driver has decreased and subsequently increased between the disengaging and subsequent reengaging of the gears of the vehicle;

capturing a second image of the driver;

comparing the first and second images of the driver; and

in the event that the first and second images of the driver are different, determining that a change to the driver identity has occurred; and

in the event that the driver identity has changed,

determining an hour of service data based at least in part on the log start time; and

storing a driver log entry using the driver identity and the hours of service data.