Method and system for automatically identifying a driver by creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle from driving habits
First Claim
1. A portable vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) apparatus for identifying a driver of a vehicle, comprising in combination:
- a case component including a first side comprising a male connector and a second side of the case component including a second interface;
the male connector including a plurality of pins for connecting to a female on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) port integral to a vehicle with a plurality of electronic receptacles for receiving the plurality of pins from the male connector;
the second interface including a second type of connector for securely providing a unique driver profile and electronic information from a plurality of electronic signals from a plurality of individual components of the vehicle to an external device with one or more processors;
an electronic circuit including one or more processors inside the case component connected to the male connector, the second connector and a non-transitory computer readable medium, configured for automatically creating and storing the unique driver profile for a driver of the vehicle from the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as a result of the driver operating the vehicle and stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium;
the non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the electronic circuit for the storing the created unique driver profile and for storing the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle uniquely configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as the result of the driver operating the vehicle including unique driving habits and behavior of the driver and physical positions of selected ones of the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver in a passenger compartment of the vehicle when driving the vehicle; and
the electronic circuit further comprising accepting a plurality of new electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle for a second driver driving the vehicle and comparing the accepted plurality of new electronic signals to the created and stored unique driver profile including the unique driving habits and behavior of the driver and using the created and stored unique driver profile to positively identify the second driver as the driver or another driver, thereby preventing the second driver as being falsely identified as the driver when the second driver drives the vehicle including the created and stored unique driving habits and behavior for the driver and the physical positions of the selected ones of the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver in the passenger compartment of the vehicle when driving the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle from driving habits. A unique driver profile is created with a portable on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) apparatus and/or linked and/or standalone network device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, wearable device, etc.). The unique driver profile is created from the accepted plural signals including time and geo-location data based on driving habits of the driver. The unique driver profile information is recorded on the apparatus and/or network device, downloaded at a later time or sent in real-time to check and verify an identity of the driver. The unique driver profile helps confirm an identity of the driver of the vehicle based on unique driving habits of the driver.
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21 Claims
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1. A portable vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) apparatus for identifying a driver of a vehicle, comprising in combination:
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a case component including a first side comprising a male connector and a second side of the case component including a second interface; the male connector including a plurality of pins for connecting to a female on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) port integral to a vehicle with a plurality of electronic receptacles for receiving the plurality of pins from the male connector; the second interface including a second type of connector for securely providing a unique driver profile and electronic information from a plurality of electronic signals from a plurality of individual components of the vehicle to an external device with one or more processors; an electronic circuit including one or more processors inside the case component connected to the male connector, the second connector and a non-transitory computer readable medium, configured for automatically creating and storing the unique driver profile for a driver of the vehicle from the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as a result of the driver operating the vehicle and stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium; the non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the electronic circuit for the storing the created unique driver profile and for storing the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle uniquely configured by the driver of the vehicle and received as the result of the driver operating the vehicle including unique driving habits and behavior of the driver and physical positions of selected ones of the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver in a passenger compartment of the vehicle when driving the vehicle; and the electronic circuit further comprising accepting a plurality of new electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle for a second driver driving the vehicle and comparing the accepted plurality of new electronic signals to the created and stored unique driver profile including the unique driving habits and behavior of the driver and using the created and stored unique driver profile to positively identify the second driver as the driver or another driver, thereby preventing the second driver as being falsely identified as the driver when the second driver drives the vehicle including the created and stored unique driving habits and behavior for the driver and the physical positions of the selected ones of the plurality of individual components of the vehicle configured by the driver in the passenger compartment of the vehicle when driving the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. The vehicle OBD apparatus of wherein the electronic circuit further comprises preventing the second driver who is a restricted driver from being falsely identified a non-restricted driver who is allowed to freely drive at any time, to any location with the vehicle or positively identifying the second driver as a restricted driver who is not allowed to freely drive at any time, to any location with the vehicle.
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20. A portable vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) apparatus for identifying a driver of a vehicle, comprising in combination:
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a case component including a first side comprising a male connector and a second side of the case component including a second interface; the male connector including a plurality of pins for connecting to a female on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) port integral to a vehicle with a plurality of electronic receptacles for receiving the plurality of pins from the male connector; an electronic circuit comprising one or more processors inside the case component connected to the male connector, the second connector and a non-transitory computer readable medium; the electronic circuit automatically creating and storing in the non-transitory computer readable medium a unique driver profile for a driver of the vehicle from the electronic information received from;
(1) accepting a first plurality of electronic signals from a plurality of physical positions of a first plurality of individual components of the vehicle personally selected by the driver of the vehicle inside a passenger compartment of the vehicle and received as a result of the driver operating the vehicle;
(2) accepting a second plurality of signals from a second plurality of individual components of the vehicle including driving characteristics of the vehicle such as acceleration curve and sequence data, de-acceleration curve and sequence data, braking data and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data as the result of the driver driving the vehicle;
(3) accepting a third plurality of signals from one or more third individual components of an external network device with one or more processors paired with the driver including driving characteristics of the vehicle such as acceleration curve data, de-acceleration curve data and Global Positioning Satellite (OPS) data captured on the external network device as the result of the driver driving the vehicle with the external network device inside the vehicle; and
(4) accepting a plurality of new electronic signals from the plurality of individual components of the vehicle for a second driver driving the vehicle and comparing the accepted plurality of new electronic signals to the created and stored unique driver profile including the unique driving habits and behavior of the driver and using the created and stored unique driver profile to positively identify the second driver as the driver or another driver, thereby preventing the second driver as being falsely identified as the driver when the second driver drives the vehicle; andthe non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the electronic circuit for the storing the created unique driver profile and for storing the electronic information received from the plurality of electronic signals; and the second interface including a second type of connector for securely providing a unique driver profile including unique driving habits and behaviors of the driver and electronic information from the OBD apparatus to the external network device or another external network device with one or more processors. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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