Assessment of electronic sensor data to remotely identify a motor vehicle and monitor driver behavior
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- at a central server, acquiring electronic sensor data from a motor vehicle located remote from the central server;
identifying a driver of the motor vehicle;
storing the acquired sensor data in association with the identified driver in a database coupled to the central server;
repeating the acquiring, identifying and storing steps so as to accumulate the electronic sensor data in the database over a selected period of time;
at the central server, analyzing the accumulated electronic sensor data for the identified vehicle driver so as to form a driver profile associated with the identified vehicle driver;
storing the driver profile in a central server database of plural driver profiles;
acquiring new electronic sensor data from the motor vehicle during operation by the identified vehicle driver;
at the central server, comparing the new electronic sensor data to the stored driver profile to detect a deviation from the profile that may indicate driver impairment; and
generating a message at the central server about the driver impairment based on the comparison.
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Abstract
A computing device is connected to a motor vehicle'"'"'s diagnostic port or communication port to acquire vehicle sensor data, for example from various pressure, temperature, oxygen, fuel and other sensors typically installed on a motor vehicle for other reasons. Acquired sensor data is wirelessly transmitted to a remote server where the acquired sensor data can be compared to a database of stored sensor data to identify the motor vehicle. Additional functionality is described that leverages uploaded sensor data. Sensor data may be uploaded to the server in near-real time, and/or buffered locally and uploaded by periodic or episodic, push or pull communication protocols.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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at a central server, acquiring electronic sensor data from a motor vehicle located remote from the central server; identifying a driver of the motor vehicle; storing the acquired sensor data in association with the identified driver in a database coupled to the central server; repeating the acquiring, identifying and storing steps so as to accumulate the electronic sensor data in the database over a selected period of time; at the central server, analyzing the accumulated electronic sensor data for the identified vehicle driver so as to form a driver profile associated with the identified vehicle driver; storing the driver profile in a central server database of plural driver profiles; acquiring new electronic sensor data from the motor vehicle during operation by the identified vehicle driver; at the central server, comparing the new electronic sensor data to the stored driver profile to detect a deviation from the profile that may indicate driver impairment; and generating a message at the central server about the driver impairment based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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