System and method for generating a driving profile of a user

• US 9,607,455 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2014
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: Parameshwaran, Reni
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US14/224,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20150228128A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,100 Days
• Field of Search: 340/439, 701/1, 705/4
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to driving data monitoring, and more particularly to systems and methods for generating a driving profile of a user based on the driving data. In one embodiment, a method for generating a driving profile of a user is disclosed. The method comprises receiving one or more values corresponding to a plurality of variables. The plurality of variables are associated with driving of a vehicle. The method further comprises determining, based on the one or more values, one or more safety scores corresponding to the plurality of variables. The one or more safety scores are associated with a trip that is completed based on one or more conditions. The method further comprises determining a cumulative safety score for the trip based on the one or more safety scores and determining a driving level of the user to generate the driving profile of the user.

Claims

1. A method for generating a driving profile of a user, comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors executing programmed instructions stored in a memory of an electronic device, one or more values corresponding to a plurality of variables associated with driving of a vehicle, wherein the one or more values so received are sensed by one or more sensors or received from one or more third party sources during driving of the vehicle by the user;

determining, based on the one or more values, one or more safety scores corresponding to the plurality of variables, the one or more safety scores for a driving trip being computed after the driving trip is completed, wherein the driving trip is completed based on the fulfillment of one or more conditions associated with driving of the vehicle;

determining a cumulative safety score for the driving trip based on the one or more safety scores; and

generating the driving profile of the user based on the determined cumulative safety score.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of variables comprise two or more of:

an acceleration, a braking, a cornering, a speeding, and a driving time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors are installed in at least one of the vehicle or the electronic device and the third party sources comprise one or more data sources.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a compass, a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, a Wi-Fi access point sensor, or a cell tower triangulation sensor.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying driving tips to the user based on the one or more safety scores on a screen of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more safety scores comprises reducing a pre-defined score of a variable of the plurality of variables by a factor, wherein the factor is determined based on the one or more values.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more conditions comprise at least one of:

distance covered by the trip or a time for completing the trip is within a pre-determined range;

speed of the vehicle is less than a pre-determined threshold speed and a time for which the speed of the vehicle is less than the pre-determined threshold speed is greater than a first pre-determined threshold time;

the speed of the vehicle is less than the pre-determined threshold speed;

the distance covered by the trip is more than a pre-determined threshold distance;

the time for completing the trip is less than a second pre-determined threshold time; and

GPS signals are unavailable for a third pre-determined threshold time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the cumulative safety score comprises computing an average of the one or more safety scores or a weighted average of the one or more safety scores.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the driving profile may represent a driving level comprising a beginner level, an explorer level, an advanced level, or an expert level.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the information obtained from the generated driving profile of the user is used to perform at least one of:

generating an insurance quote for the user, generating a usage-based insurance premium, or assessing risk of the user.

11. A system for generating a driving profile of a user, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to;

receive one or more values corresponding to a plurality of variables associated with driving of a vehicle, wherein the one or more values so received are sensed by one or more sensors or received from one or more third party sources during driving of the vehicle by the user,

determine, based on the one or more values, one or more safety scores corresponding to the plurality of variables, the one or more safety scores for a driving trip being computed after the driving trip is completed, wherein the driving trip is completed based on the fulfillment of one or more conditions associated with driving of the vehicle,

determine a cumulative safety score for the driving trip based on the one or more safety scores, and

generate the driving profile of the user based on the determined cumulative safety score.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of variables comprises two or more of:

an acceleration, a braking, a cornering, a speeding, and a driving time.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more sensors are installed in at least one of the vehicle or the electronic device and the third party sources comprise one or more data sources.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a compass, a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, a Wi-Fi access point sensor, or a cell tower triangulation sensor.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising instructions that configure the one or more processors to display driving advice to the user based on the one or more safety scores on a screen of an electronic device.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more conditions comprise at least one of:

distance covered by the trip or a time for completing the trip is within a pre-determined range;

speed of the vehicle is less than a pre-determined threshold speed and a time for which the speed of the vehicle is less than the pre-determined threshold speed is greater than a first pre-determined threshold time;

the speed of the vehicle is less than the pre-determined threshold speed;

the distance covered by the trip is more than a pre-determined threshold distance;

the time for completing the trip is less than a second pre-determined threshold time; and

GPS signals are unavailable for a third pre-determined threshold time.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions that configure the one or more processors to determine the cumulative safety score comprises instructions to compute an average of the one or more safety scores or a weighted average of the one or more safety scores.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the driving profile may represent a driving level, comprising a beginner level, an explorer level, an advanced level, or an expert level.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the information obtained from the generated driving profile of the user is used to perform at least one of:

generating an insurance quote for the user, generating a usage-based insurance premium, or assessing risk of the user.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for generating a driving profile of a user, the computer program comprising:

a program code for receiving one or more values corresponding to a plurality of variables associated with driving of a vehicle, wherein the one or more values so received are sensed by one or more sensors or received from one or more third party sources during driving of the vehicle by the user;

a program code for determining, based on the one or more values, one or more safety scores corresponding to the plurality of variables, the one or more safety scores for a driving trip being computed after the driving trip is completed, wherein the driving trip is completed based on the fulfillment of one or more conditions associated with driving of the vehicle;

a program code for determining a cumulative safety score for the driving trip based on the one or more safety scores;

and

a program code for generating the driving profile of the user based on the determined cumulative safety score.