Vehicle driver identification using portable device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a network device, customer input associating a plurality of media access control (MAC) addresses of portable devices with driver identifiers;
storing, by the network device and in a memory, the MAC addresses associated with the driver identifiers;
receiving, by the network device and from a vehicle telematics unit, a vehicle identifier of a vehicle connected to the vehicle telematics unit;
receiving, by the network device and from the vehicle telematics unit, a MAC address of a particular portable device;
associating, by the network device and based on the MAC address of the particular portable device, a particular driver identifier and the vehicle identifier;
receiving, by the network device and from the vehicle telematics unit, a signal indicating that the particular portable device is no longer discoverable by the vehicle telematics unit; and
disassociating, by the network device and in response to receiving the signal, the particular vehicle driver and the vehicle identifier.
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Abstract
A network device associates a fleet vehicle with a driver of it. The network device receives customer input associating a group of media access control (MAC) addresses of portable devices with driver identifiers and stores, in a memory, the MAC addresses associated with the driver identifiers. The network device also receives, from a vehicle telematics unit, a vehicle identifier of a vehicle connected to the vehicle telematics unit and a MAC address of a particular portable device proximate the vehicle. Based on the MAC address of the particular portable device, the network device associates a particular driver identifier and the vehicle identifier. The vehicle telematics unit may determine that driver is no longer driving when it can no longer detect a signal from the particular portable device that was proximate the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a network device, customer input associating a plurality of media access control (MAC) addresses of portable devices with driver identifiers; storing, by the network device and in a memory, the MAC addresses associated with the driver identifiers; receiving, by the network device and from a vehicle telematics unit, a vehicle identifier of a vehicle connected to the vehicle telematics unit; receiving, by the network device and from the vehicle telematics unit, a MAC address of a particular portable device; associating, by the network device and based on the MAC address of the particular portable device, a particular driver identifier and the vehicle identifier; receiving, by the network device and from the vehicle telematics unit, a signal indicating that the particular portable device is no longer discoverable by the vehicle telematics unit; and disassociating, by the network device and in response to receiving the signal, the particular vehicle driver and the vehicle identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle telematics unit comprising; a memory to store a plurality of instructions, a first wireless transceiver to receive discovery signals via a wireless personal area network, a second wireless transceiver to transmit signals over a radio access network that is different than the wireless personal area network, and a processor configured to execute the instructions in the memory to; detect, via the discovery signals for the wireless personal area network, a media access control (MAC) address of a portable device, send, via the radio access network, the detected MAC address, detect that the MAC address is no longer discoverable by the vehicle telematics unit, and send, to the one or more network devices, a signal indicating that the portable device is no longer discoverable by the vehicle telematics unit; and one or more network devices comprising; one or more memories to store instructions, driver identifiers, and MAC addresses, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions in the one or more memories to; receive input associating the MAC address with a driver identifier, receive input associating a vehicle telematics unit identifier with a vehicle identifier, receive, from the vehicle telematics unit, an indication that the MAC address has been detected by the vehicle telematics unit, wherein the indication includes the vehicle telematics unit identifier, and associate, based on the MAC address and the vehicle telematics unit identifier, the driver identifier and the vehicle identifier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle telematics unit, comprising:
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a memory to store a plurality of instructions; a first wireless transceiver to receive discovery signals via a wireless personal area network; a second wireless transceiver to transmit signals over a radio access network that is different than the wireless personal area network; and a processor configured to execute the instructions in the memory to; detect, via the discovery signals for the wireless personal area network, a media access control (MAC) address of a portable device, send, via the radio access network and to a network device of a fleet management system, the detected MAC address, detect that the MAC address is no longer discoverable by the vehicle telematics unit, and send, to the network device, a signal indicating that the portable device is no longer discoverable by the vehicle telematics unit. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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