SYSTEMS AND METHOD TO TRIGGER VEHICLE EVENTS BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a system and method for detecting vehicle events. Some or all of the system may be installed in a vehicle, operate at the vehicle, and/or be otherwise coupled with a vehicle. The system includes one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicle. The system receives contextual information from a source external to the vehicle. The system detects a vehicle event based on the information conveyed by the output signals from the sensors and the received contextual information.
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20. A system configured to detect vehicle events, the system configured to couple with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to carry one or more sensors that generate output signals conveying information related to one or more operating parameters of the vehicle, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured to; determine a current operating parameter of the vehicle based on the generated output signals; receive contextual information related to two or more current environmental conditions near and/or around the vehicle, wherein the two or more current environmental conditions include a first environmental condition related to traffic, and a second environmental condition related to visibility; determine a first threshold value at which the current operating parameter of the vehicle effectuates detection of vehicle events, wherein the first threshold value varies based on the first environmental condition; determine a second threshold value for the first environmental condition, wherein the second threshold value varies based on the second environmental condition; at the vehicle, detect a vehicle event based on; a first comparison of the current operating parameter of the vehicle and the first threshold value, and a second comparison of the first environmental condition with a second threshold value, and wherein the second threshold value varies based on the second environmental condition; and create a vehicle event record based on the detected vehicle event. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system configured to detect vehicle events, the system configured to couple with a vehicle, the vehicle being configured to carry one or more sensors that generate output signals conveying information related to one or more operating conditions of the vehicle, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured to; determine a first operating parameter and a second operating parameter of the vehicle based on the generated output signals, wherein the first operating parameter corresponds to a first moment in time, wherein the second operating parameter corresponds to a second moment in time, and wherein the second moment in time is subsequent to the first moment in time; at the vehicle, analyze the first operating parameter and determine that no vehicle event has occurred that needs to be reported; receive contextual information related to two or more current environmental conditions near and/or around the vehicle, wherein the two or more current environmental conditions include a first environmental condition related to traffic and a second environmental condition related to visibility; determine a first threshold value at which the second operating parameter of the vehicle effectuates detection of vehicle events, wherein the first threshold value varies based on the first environmental condition; determine a second threshold value for the first environmental condition, wherein the second threshold value varies based on the second environmental condition; at the vehicle, detect a vehicle event based on; a first comparison of the second operating parameter of the vehicle and the first threshold value, and a second comparison of the first environmental condition of the vehicle with the second threshold value; create a vehicle event record based on the detected vehicle event; store the vehicle event record in the electronic storage; and effectuate presentation to a user of the system, via a user interface, of a notification based on the vehicle event record.
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30. A method to detect vehicle events for a vehicle, the vehicle being configured to carry one or more sensors that generate output signals conveying information related to operating parameters of the vehicle, the method being implemented in a computer system that includes one or more sensors and one or more physical processors, the method comprising:
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receiving contextual information related to two or more current environmental conditions near and/or around the vehicle, wherein the two or more current environmental conditions include a first environmental condition related to traffic and a second environmental condition related to visibility; determining a first threshold value at which the current operating parameter of the vehicle effectuates detection of vehicle events, wherein the first threshold value varies based on the first environmental condition; determining a second threshold value for the first environmental condition, wherein the second threshold value varies based on the second environmental condition; detecting, at the vehicle, a vehicle event based on; a first comparison of the current operating condition of the vehicle and the first threshold value, and a second comparison of the first environmental condition with a second threshold value; and creating a vehicle event record based on the detected vehicle event. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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