Cloud computed data service for automated reporting of vehicle trip data and analysis

• US 9,904,958 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2015
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Left Lane Network, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Left Lane Network, Inc.
• Inventors: Fleck, David, Harris, Don
• Primary Examiner(s): MARC-COLEMAN, MARTHE Y
• Application Number:
  US14/984,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110820A1
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 701 29, 701 4, 705 36 T
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1091 Recording time for administrative or management purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/10 Tax strategies
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 using optical means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

Abstract

This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods to receiving onboard diagnostic data associated with an operational state of a vehicle of a user and pushing a message to the user, the message including information associated with the onboard diagnostic data.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

calculating vehicle-related trip expense information based on a vehicle trip distance included in onboard diagnostic data of a vehicle, the calculated vehicle-related trip expense information including a first cost rate associated with a first portion of the vehicle trip distance and a second rate associated with a second portion of the vehicle trip distance, the calculating performed by a processor of a machine;

calculating tax deductions based on tax rules of a vehicle location associated with the vehicle trip distance; and

wirelessly pushing a message to a mobile device, the message including the calculated vehicle-related trip expense information calculated and the calculated tax deductions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the onboard diagnostic data is compatible with the OBD-II standard and includes at least one of a trouble code, defined by an external service.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the onboard diagnostic data associated with an operational state of the vehicle of a user, the onboard diagnostic data including the vehicle trip distance; and

wirelessly communicating the onboard diagnostic data, including the vehicle trip distance, to an external service via a network.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the message includes information associated with the user from the external service.

5. The method of claim 4, including communicating the information from the external service to the vehicle via an internet, and wherein the providing the information includes relaying the information from an original equipment manufacturer, or a supplier thereto, to the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein pushing the message is enabled for a first set of data of the onboard diagnostic data upon initiation of the method, and for a second set of data, other than the first set of data, upon installing a device to the vehicle, and wherein the device is an OBD-II compatible device including an OBD-II compatible connector.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wirelessly pushing the message includes pushing at least one of vehicle-related cost information, vehicle tracking information, vehicle management information, lease payment amount, loan payment amount, lease start date, loan start date, annual miles allowed within lease payment, timing of lease payment, timing of loan payment, amount of a monthly lease or loan payment, fuel usage, monthly insurance payments for the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the vehicle tracking information includes GPS information or point of sale information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the trip expense information includes expense information provided by another device in communication with the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the trip expense information is associated with at least one of spending in a location, spending with a specific bank account, and time of operation.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the trip expense information from a point-of-sale device.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising keeping a log on the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the external service includes information related to safety, recall, service bulletins and crash test scores, and the message being related to at least one of the safety, recall, service bulletins and crash test scores.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the message includes information from a social network related to another user of the social network.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the information includes a leaderboard, wherein the user and the another user are ranked in the leaderboard in association with respective onboard vehicle diagnostic data.

16. A system comprising:

a processor, and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

calculate vehicle-related trip expense information based on a vehicle trip distance included in onboard diagnostic data of a vehicle, the calculated vehicle-related trip expense information including a first cost rate associated with a first portion of the vehicle trip distance and a second rate associated with a second portion of the vehicle trip distance, the calculating performed by a processor of a machine;

calculate tax deductions based on tax rules of a vehicle location associated with the vehicle trip distance; and

wirelessly push a message to a mobile device, the message including the calculated vehicle-related trip expense information calculated and the calculated tax deductions.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein pushing a message includes displaying a maintenance reminder.

18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

calculating vehicle-related trip expense information based on a vehicle trip distance included in onboard diagnostic data of a vehicle, the calculated vehicle-related trip expense information including a first cost rate associated with a first portion of the vehicle trip distance and a second rate associated with a second portion of the vehicle trip distance, the calculating performed by a processor of a machine;

calculating tax deductions based on tax rules of a vehicle location associated with the vehicle trip distance; and

wirelessly pushing a message to a mobile device, the message including the calculated vehicle-related trip expense information calculated and the calculated tax deductions.