Methods, Systems and Devices for Obtaining and Utilizing Vehicle Telematics Data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, from at least one sensor located in a telematics device, telematics device sensor data, wherein the telematics device sensor data comprises data describing one or more characteristics of a vehicle associated with the telematics device;
transmitting, by the telematics device, the telematics device sensor data to a mobile device;
obtaining, from at least one sensor located in the mobile device, mobile device sensor data, wherein the mobile device sensor data comprises data describing one or more different characteristics of the vehicle; and
transmitting, by the mobile device, the telematics device sensor data and the mobile device sensor data to a remote computing device for processing.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods, systems and devices for obtaining and utilizing vehicle telematics data. According to one embodiment, a method is provided. The method may include: (i) obtaining, from at least one sensor located in a telematics device, telematics device sensor data, wherein the telematics device sensor data comprises data describing one or more characteristics of a vehicle associated with the telematics device; (ii) transmitting, by the telematics device, the telematics device sensor data to a mobile device; (iii) obtaining, from at least one sensor located in the mobile device, mobile device sensor data, wherein the mobile device sensor data comprises data describing one or more different characteristics of the vehicle; and (iv) transmitting, by the mobile device, the telematics device sensor data and the mobile device sensor data to a remote computing device for processing.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, from at least one sensor located in a telematics device, telematics device sensor data, wherein the telematics device sensor data comprises data describing one or more characteristics of a vehicle associated with the telematics device; transmitting, by the telematics device, the telematics device sensor data to a mobile device; obtaining, from at least one sensor located in the mobile device, mobile device sensor data, wherein the mobile device sensor data comprises data describing one or more different characteristics of the vehicle; and transmitting, by the mobile device, the telematics device sensor data and the mobile device sensor data to a remote computing device for processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A telematics device comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to generate telematics device sensor data, wherein the telematics device sensor data comprises data describing one or more characteristics of a vehicle associated with the telematics device; a transceiver operatively connected to the at least one sensor, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the telematics device sensor data over at least one of;
a wired communication channel and a wireless communication channel; anda vehicle interface portion, wherein the vehicle interface portion is configured to connect to a telematics interface portion of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile device comprising:
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a telematics device interface, wherein the telematics device interface is configured to obtain telematics device sensor data from a telematics device, and wherein the telematics device sensor data comprises data describing one or more characteristics of a vehicle associated with the telematics device; at least one sensor configured to generate mobile device sensor data, wherein the mobile device sensor data comprises data describing one or more different characteristics of the vehicle; and a transceiver operatively connected to the telematics device interface and the at least one sensor, the transceiver configured to transmit the telematics device sensor data and the mobile device sensor data to a remote computing device for processing. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
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a telematics device comprising; at least one telematics device sensor configured to generate telematics device sensor data, wherein the telematics device sensor data comprises data describing one or more characteristics of a vehicle associated with the telematics device; a transceiver operatively connected to the at least one telematics device sensor, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the telematics device sensor data over at least one of;
a wired communication channel and a wireless communication channel; anda vehicle interface portion, wherein the vehicle interface portion is configured to connect to a telematics interface portion of the vehicle; a mobile device operatively connected to the telematics device, the mobile device comprising; a telematics device interface configured to obtain the telematics device sensor data from the telematics device; at least one mobile device sensor configured to generate mobile device sensor data, wherein the mobile device sensor data comprises data describing one or more different characteristics of the vehicle; and a transceiver operatively connected to the telematics device interface and the at least one mobile device sensor, the transceiver configured to transmit the telematics device sensor data and the mobile device sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer having at least one processor causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining telematics device sensor data from a telematics device, wherein the telematics device sensor data comprises data describing one or more characteristics of a vehicle associated with the telematics device; obtaining mobile device sensor data, wherein the mobile device sensor data comprises data describing one or more different characteristics of the vehicle; processing the telematics device sensor data and the mobile device sensor data to provide display data; and outputting, for display, the display data. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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