In-car driver tracking device
First Claim
1. A device associated with an individual for in-vehicle use that provides driving behavior analysis comprising:
- a location aware sensor;
a data transceiver system for communicating over the internet;
a non-volatile memory component for storing instructions for processing the vehicle location data and driving behavior;
a volatile memory component for storing data during when processing of instructions related to the vehicle location and driving behavior;
a central processing unit for processing instructions and data related to the vehicle location, and driving behavior;
a short range wireless communication component for detecting proximity of an identified vehicle to said device, and which initiates tracking the vehicle location without user initiated input to start said tracking;
instructions stored in memory for computation of vehicle location over time;
instructions stored in memory for logging, analysis and characterization of driving behavior associated with said individual;
instructions stored in memory for monitoring and logging smart phone microphone ambient noise level while said vehicle is being driven by the identified driver;
instructions stored in memory for adjusting the driving behavior analysis based on said ambient noise while said vehicle is being driven by the identified driver;
wherein said device is a smartphone.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a device and method for providing driver tracking and behavior analysis, initiated without concurrent user input, by the presence detection of one or more drivers of the vehicle. Vehicle motion inferred from a location aware device sensor, as well as other driver smartphone sensors and application use are logged and analyzed to determine risk factors associated with identified drivers. Internet data sources are further utilized for associating road conditions and traffic regulations with the logged locations of the vehicle. Logged and analyzed data from the identified drivers is aggregated for reporting on vehicle risk.
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9 Claims
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1. A device associated with an individual for in-vehicle use that provides driving behavior analysis comprising:
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a location aware sensor; a data transceiver system for communicating over the internet; a non-volatile memory component for storing instructions for processing the vehicle location data and driving behavior; a volatile memory component for storing data during when processing of instructions related to the vehicle location and driving behavior; a central processing unit for processing instructions and data related to the vehicle location, and driving behavior; a short range wireless communication component for detecting proximity of an identified vehicle to said device, and which initiates tracking the vehicle location without user initiated input to start said tracking; instructions stored in memory for computation of vehicle location over time; instructions stored in memory for logging, analysis and characterization of driving behavior associated with said individual; instructions stored in memory for monitoring and logging smart phone microphone ambient noise level while said vehicle is being driven by the identified driver; instructions stored in memory for adjusting the driving behavior analysis based on said ambient noise while said vehicle is being driven by the identified driver; wherein said device is a smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for providing driving behavior analysis associated with identified drivers of a vehicle comprising;
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tracking the vehicle location, elevation, and time from a location aware sensor device;
logging other device sensor data;
communicating over the internet by a data transceiver system;managing incoming and outgoing data related to the vehicle location, other device sensor data, and the driving behavior analysis by an input/output control system; storing instructions for processing and vehicle location data, device sensor data and driving behavior analysis; storing temporary data during the processing of instructions related to the vehicle location, device sensor data and driving behavior analysis; processing instructions and data related to the vehicle location, device sensor data and the driving behavior analysis by a smart phone; computing the vehicle accumulated mileage from the vehicle location; determining vehicle speed for periods of time from the vehicle location; analyzing driving behavior based upon the determined vehicle speeds for said periods of time for one of the identified drivers; communicating driving behavior analysis to an identified user; wherein said method uses no data received from said vehicle other than for detection of the presence of said device to said vehicle; monitoring and logging smart phone microphone ambient noise level while said vehicle is being driven by the identified driver; adjusting the driving behavior analysis based on said ambient noise while said vehicle is being driven by the identified driver. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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