Driver behavior monitoring

• US 9,959,687 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2016
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Lindsay
• Original Assignee: John Lindsay
• Inventors: Lindsay, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Lau, Hoi
• Application Number:
  US15/287,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024938A1
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 3404255, 340905, 701 1, 701533, 701532
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/10 related to vehicle motion
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/01 Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096758 where no selection takes place on the transmitted or the received information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/165 for passive traffic, e.g. including static obstacles, trees
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/22 Platooning, i.e. convoy of communicating vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1129 Arrangements for outdoor wireless networking of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system for monitoring, recording, and analyzing driver activity. An exemplary system comprises a sensor module configured to receive data from one or more sensors that measure acceleration or deceleration associated with a vehicle. A stop detection module is configured to receive the sensor module data, process the sensor module data, and determine an abrupt acceleration or deceleration event. A location module is configured to retrieve the location of the vehicle simultaneous with an abrupt acceleration or deceleration event. The system stores the location of the abrupt acceleration or deceleration event in an event record in an event database.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring, analyzing, and storing driver activity, the system comprising:

a sensor module configured to receive data from one or more sensors that measure acceleration or deceleration associated with a vehicle;

a stop detection module configured to receive said sensor module data, process said sensor module data, and determine an abrupt acceleration or deceleration event;

a location module configured to retrieve the location of said vehicle simultaneous with said abrupt acceleration or deceleration event;

storing said location of said abrupt acceleration or deceleration event in an event record in an event database;

further comprising a notification module, said notification module retrieving at least one of said abrupt acceleration or deceleration event records for positional notification, wherein said notification module displays a map segment and retrieves the location information of said retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event records and overlays notifications on said map segment corresponding to said retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event location information;

wherein plural of said retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event notifications within a threshold proximity are grouped and displayed as single notification.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein plural of said retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event notifications within a threshold proximity are grouped and displayed as a single cluster notification.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said cluster notification is displayed as a gradient, the gradient proportional to the number of proximate retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event notifications in said cluster notification.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein said cluster notification includes a numeric indicator of the number of proximate retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event notifications in said cluster notification.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said notification module retrieves the location information of said retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event records;

said notification module defines a proximity region bounding a retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event location;

said notification module periodically receives vehicle position updates from said location module; and

said notification module generates a notification when said vehicle travels within said proximity region.

6. A system for monitoring, analyzing, and storing driver activity, the system comprising:

a sensor module configured to receive data from one or more sensors that measure acceleration or deceleration associated with a vehicle;

a stop detection module configured to receive said sensor module data, process said sensor module data, and determine an abrupt acceleration or deceleration event;

a location module configured to retrieve the location of said vehicle simultaneous with said abrupt acceleration or deceleration event;

storing said location of said abrupt acceleration or deceleration event in an event record in an event database;

said notification module periodically receiving position updates of said vehicle from said location module, displaying a map segment, and overlaying said vehicle on said map segment corresponding its position; and

said notification module retrieving the location information of abrupt acceleration or deceleration event records proximate said vehicle and overlaying notifications on the map corresponding to the retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event location information;

wherein plural of said retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event notifications within a threshold proximity are grouped and displayed as a single cluster notification.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said cluster notification includes a numeric indicator of the number of proximate retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event notifications in said cluster notification.

8. A system for monitoring, analyzing, and storing driver activity, the system comprising:

a sensor module configured to receive data from one or more sensors that measure acceleration or deceleration associated with a vehicle;

a stop detection module configured to receive said sensor module data, process said sensor module data, and determine an abrupt acceleration or deceleration event;

a location module configured to retrieve the location of said vehicle simultaneous with said abrupt acceleration or deceleration event;

storing said location of said abrupt acceleration or deceleration event in an event record in an event database;

said notification module periodically receiving position updates of said vehicle from said location module, displaying a map segment, and overlaying said vehicle on said map segment corresponding its position; and

said notification module retrieving the location information of abrupt acceleration or deceleration event records proximate said vehicle and overlaying notifications on the map corresponding to the retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event location information;

wherein said notification module retrieves the location information of said retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event records;

said notification module defines a proximity region bounding a retrieved abrupt acceleration or deceleration event location;

said notification module periodically receives position updates from said location module; and

said notification module generates a notification when said vehicle travels within said proximity region.