SMARTPHONE BASED TELEMATICS APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring vehicle operation during a driving experience of a vehicle having a local wireless communication network using a smartphone configured to generate driving data associated with the position of the smartphone when the smartphone is in the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a database for storing driving data generated by the smartphone; and
computer executable instructions downloadable onto the smartphone for configuring the smartphone to;
associate the beginning of the driving experience with establishment of a communication link between the smartphone and the local wireless communication network;
associate the end of the driving experience with termination of the communication link between the smartphone and the local wireless communication network; and
store driving data generated by the smartphone during the driving experience in the database such that the stored driving data represents movement of the vehicle during the driving experience.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring vehicle operation during a driving experience of a vehicle using a smartphone having a position module configured to generate driving data associated with the position of the smartphone. The system includes a database for storing driving data generated by the smartphone, and computer executable instructions downloadable onto the smartphone. The computer executable instructions configures the smartphone to identify a first triggering event and a subsequent second triggering event, wherein the first triggering event is associated with the start of the driving experience and the second triggering event is associated with the end of the driving experience. The computer executable instructions further configures the smartphone to store driving data generated between the first and second triggering events in the database. The identifying step and storing step proceeding independent of receiving information from a vehicle onboard computer.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring vehicle operation during a driving experience of a vehicle having a local wireless communication network using a smartphone configured to generate driving data associated with the position of the smartphone when the smartphone is in the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a database for storing driving data generated by the smartphone; and computer executable instructions downloadable onto the smartphone for configuring the smartphone to; associate the beginning of the driving experience with establishment of a communication link between the smartphone and the local wireless communication network; associate the end of the driving experience with termination of the communication link between the smartphone and the local wireless communication network; and store driving data generated by the smartphone during the driving experience in the database such that the stored driving data represents movement of the vehicle during the driving experience. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for monitoring vehicle operation during a driving experience of a vehicle using a smartphone configured to generate driving data associated with the position of the smartphone when the smartphone is in the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a database for storing driving data generated by the smartphone; computer executable instructions downloadable onto the smartphone for configuring the smartphone to; identify a first triggering event and a subsequent second triggering event, the first triggering event being associated with the start of the driving experience and the second triggering event being associated with the end of the driving experience; and storing driving data generated between the first and second triggering events in the database; the identifying step and storing step proceeding independent of receiving information from a vehicle onboard computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of monitoring vehicle operation during a driving experience of a vehicle using a smartphone having a position module configured to generate driving data associated with the position of the smartphone, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a first triggering event associated with the start of the driving experience based on information at the smartphone; identifying a subsequent second triggering event associated with the end of the driving experience based on information at the smartphone; and storing driving data generated between the first and second triggering events in a database; the identifying steps proceeding independent of receiving information from a vehicle onboard computer.
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23. A system for storing data generated by a smartphone when the smartphone is in communication with a local wireless communication network having a unique wireless ID, the system comprising:
computer executable instructions downloadable on the smartphone for configuring the smartphone to; identify the unique wireless ID associated with a particular local wireless communication network; record data generated by at least one of the smartphone and the local wireless communication network when communication is established between the smartphone and the local wireless communication network associated with the unique wireless ID; and upload the recorded data to a remote location in accordance with upload instructions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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