Motor vehicle operating data collection and analysis
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1. A driving evaluation computing device comprisinga processor;
- a memory storage device; and
a wireless receiver, wherein the driving evaluation computing device is configured to;
receive via the wireless receiver a first vehicle operational data collected by a vehicle data acquiring component of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle operational data comprises time marked data acquired at regular periodic intervals by the vehicle data acquiring component, and wherein the vehicle data acquiring component comprises a mobile phone of a driver of the first vehicle;
wherein the driving evaluation computing device is configured to;
evaluate the first vehicle operational data and determine a first vehicle location and a first vehicle operation factor from the first vehicle operational data;
correlate the first vehicle location to a geographic information system database and identify road information corresponding to the vehicle location;
compare the first vehicle operation factor to the road information and determine whether a driving violation has occurred; and
transmit in real-time a notification pertaining to the driving violation to a user device of a vehicle driver.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting and evaluating powered vehicle operation utilizing on-board diagnostic components and location determining components or systems. The invention creates one or more databases whereby identifiable behavior or evaluative characteristics can be analyzed or categorized. The evaluation can include predicting likely future events. The database can be correlated or evaluated with other databases for a wide variety of uses.
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1. A driving evaluation computing device comprising
a processor; -
a memory storage device; and a wireless receiver, wherein the driving evaluation computing device is configured to; receive via the wireless receiver a first vehicle operational data collected by a vehicle data acquiring component of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle operational data comprises time marked data acquired at regular periodic intervals by the vehicle data acquiring component, and wherein the vehicle data acquiring component comprises a mobile phone of a driver of the first vehicle; wherein the driving evaluation computing device is configured to; evaluate the first vehicle operational data and determine a first vehicle location and a first vehicle operation factor from the first vehicle operational data; correlate the first vehicle location to a geographic information system database and identify road information corresponding to the vehicle location; compare the first vehicle operation factor to the road information and determine whether a driving violation has occurred; and transmit in real-time a notification pertaining to the driving violation to a user device of a vehicle driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. A driving evaluation computing device comprising:
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a processor; a memory storage device; and a wireless receiver, wherein the driving evaluation computing device is configured to;
receive via the wireless receiver a first vehicle operational data collected by a vehicle data acquiring component of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle operational data comprises time marked data acquired at regular periodic intervals by the vehicle data acquiring component, arid wherein the vehicle data acquiring component comprises a mobile phone of a driver of the first vehicle;wherein the driving evaluation computing device is configured to; evaluate the first vehicle operational data and determine a first vehicle location and a first vehicle operation factor from the first vehicle operational data; correlate the first vehicle location to a geographic information system database and identify road information corresponding to the vehicle location; compare the first vehicle operation factor to the road information and determine whether a driving violation has occurred; transmit in real-time a notification pertaining to the driving violation to a user device of a vehicle driver; wherein the vehicle data acquiring component further comprises a digital range finder; and wherein the first vehicle operational data comprises vehicle speed acquired at the regular periodic intervals and a distance between the first vehicle and a second vehicle ahead of the first vehicle acquired at the regular periodic intervals, the road information comprises a road type, and the driving violation comprises a tailgating violation.
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11. A method for evaluating driving of a vehicle comprising:
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receiving via a wireless receiver a first vehicle operational data collected by a vehicle data acquiring component of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle operational data comprises time marked data acquired at regular periodic intervals by the vehicle data acquiring component, and wherein the vehicle data acquiring component comprises a mobile phone of a driver of the first vehicle; evaluating, via a driving evaluation computing device, the first vehicle operational data and determining a first vehicle location and a first vehicle operation factor from the first vehicle operational data; correlating the first vehicle location to a geographic information system database and identifying road information corresponding to the vehicle location; comparing the first vehicle operation factor to the road information and determining whether a driving violation has occurred; and transmitting in real-time a notification pertaining to the driving violation to a user device of a driver of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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