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Telematics system, apparatus and method

  • US 9,830,665 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/2015
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a process of using telematics data to determine a vehicle operator, the process comprising:

  • capture telematics data from a telematics device retrieving data from a vehicle;

    determine a driver electronic signature from the captured telematics data;

    compare in the computer the determined driver signature with driver signatures stored in memory coupled to the computer wherein the driver signatures are associated with the vehicle from which the telematics data is captured;

    determine a vehicle operator via the comparing the determined driver signature with driver signatures stored in the memory and transmit a signal to a user device associated with the vehicle operator causing one or more features on the vehicle operator'"'"'s user device to be disabled; and

    send a configuration signal to the vehicle being operated by the determined vehicle operator which degrades performance of the vehicle when the determined vehicle operator is within a certain group of drivers.

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