Automatically generating a commercial driver logbook based on vehicular data

• US 10,762,734 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2019
• Issued: 09/01/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 2162256 Alberta Limited
• Original Assignee: 2162256 Alberta Limited
• Inventors: Ammoura, Ayman, Mulcair, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Carlos
• Application Number:
  US16/657,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20200202646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 319 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/04 using counting means or digital clocks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for automatically generating a commercial driver logbook based on vehicular data is disclosed herein. An example system includes a processor; and memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions stored in memory to perform a first type of authentication of a user based on an identifier received from a mobile device, unlock a door of a vehicle when the first type of authentication is complete, perform a second type of authentication of the user that is based on verification of a code transmitted to the user in response to completion of the first type of authentication, allow a key on event for the vehicle when both the first type of authentication and the second type of authentication are complete, and automatically generating a commercial driver logbook based on real-time drive time data collected from the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

performing a first type of authentication of a user based on an identifier received from a mobile device;

unlocking a door of a vehicle when the first type of authentication is complete;

performing a second type of authentication of the user that is based on verification of a code transmitted to the user in response to completion of the first type of authentication;

allowing a key on event for the vehicle when both the first type of authentication and the second type of authentication are complete; and

automatically generating a commercial driver logbook based on real-time drive time data collected from the vehicle.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a driving jurisdiction for the user;

selecting a driver log template for the commercial driver logbook based on the driving jurisdiction; and

automatically populating the driver log template with the drive time data based on automatic tracking to create the commercial driver logbook.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the steps of unlocking the door of the vehicle and allowing the key on event for the vehicle, as well as automatic tracking of drive time, occurs through use of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) connectivity service.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting a driver log template populated with the drive time data to a receiving system.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the drive time data comprises time periods when the vehicle is in motion, as well as time periods where the vehicle is not in motion.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining when a drive time of the user exceeds a predetermined time limit.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising transmitting a warning message to any of the mobile device or a scheduling service, the warning message being indicative of the drive time exceeding the predetermined time limit.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising disabling the vehicle after a key off event when the drive time has exceeded the predetermined time limit.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising selecting the predetermined time limit based on a vehicle type of the vehicle.

10. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to;

perform at least two types of authentication to respectively unlock and start a vehicle based on at least an interaction between the vehicle and a mobile device of a user;

identify a driver based on the mobile device;

identify a vehicle type;

automatically track a drive time of the vehicle by the user;

generate a commercial driver logbook using drive time data of the vehicle;

determine a driving jurisdiction for the user;

select a driver log template for the commercial driver logbook based on the driving jurisdiction; and

automatically populate the driver log template with the drive time data based on the automatic tracking to create the commercial driver logbook.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the system controls the unlock and the start using an application programming interface that communicatively couples with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) connectivity service.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to cause transmission of the commercial driver logbook created using the driver log template populated with the drive time data to a receiving system.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the drive time data comprises time periods when the vehicle is in motion, as well as time periods where the vehicle is not in motion.

14. The system according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to determine when the drive time of the user exceeds a predetermined time limit based on the drive time data.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to cause a warning message to be transmitted to any of the mobile device or a scheduling service, the warning message being indicative of the drive time exceeding the predetermined time limit.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the vehicle to be disabled after a key off event when the drive time has exceeded the predetermined time limit.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to cause a selection of the predetermined time limit based on a vehicle type of the vehicle.

18. A system, comprising:

an orchestration service that is configured to;

receive an identifier that is generated by any of an application residing on a mobile device or the orchestration service;

perform a first type of authentication of a user based on the identifier; and

identify a vehicle type of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle type indicates that the vehicle is a commercial vehicle; and

a vehicle controller that is configured to;

unlock the vehicle based on the first type of authentication;

start the vehicle based on a second type of authentication;

automatically track driving parameters during a drive time of the vehicle by the user that is initiated by the start of the vehicle; and

generate a commercial driver logbook using the drive time of the vehicle.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the orchestration service is configured to verify the identifier as the first type of authentication, wherein the identifier is verified if the user is registered with the orchestration service;

and wherein the vehicle controller is configured to receive an unlock request from the orchestration service after the first type of authentication is complete.