System and method for wireless delivery of event data
First Claim
1. A method of transferring stored event data from an event detector in a vehicle to a remote evaluation server, comprising the steps of:
- capturing driving events at an event detector in a vehicle and storing the captured driving events in a data storage area;
monitoring the output of at least a first sensor in the vehicle;
detecting an access point and sending the stored driving event data to said-access point over a wireless link, said detecting and sending responsive to a data transfer condition being detected;
searching for an access point in response to detection of at least said predetermined output from said first sensor, the data transfer condition comprising a combination of said predetermined output emanating from at least said first sensor and detection of the proximity of the vehicle to said access point; and
transferring the data from said access point to an evaluation server only when said predetermined sensor output is detected and the vehicle is in sufficient proximity with said access point to support wireless communications between said event detector and said access point;
said data transfer condition comprising at least detection of a predetermined output from said first sensor.
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Abstract
Driving events are captured at an event detector in a vehicle and stored in an associated data storage area. The output of a sensor in the vehicle is monitored, and the stored driving event data is sent to an evaluation server over a wireless communication network when a data transfer condition is detected. Driving event data is sent to the evaluation server when a predetermined output from the sensor is detected and the vehicle is in the transmission range of an access point. The predetermined sensor output may be from a motion sensor in the vehicle indicating that the vehicle is substantially stopped, or from a vehicle location sensor indicating that the vehicle is within transmission range of an access point.
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1. A method of transferring stored event data from an event detector in a vehicle to a remote evaluation server, comprising the steps of:
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capturing driving events at an event detector in a vehicle and storing the captured driving events in a data storage area; monitoring the output of at least a first sensor in the vehicle; detecting an access point and sending the stored driving event data to said-access point over a wireless link, said detecting and sending responsive to a data transfer condition being detected; searching for an access point in response to detection of at least said predetermined output from said first sensor, the data transfer condition comprising a combination of said predetermined output emanating from at least said first sensor and detection of the proximity of the vehicle to said access point; and transferring the data from said access point to an evaluation server only when said predetermined sensor output is detected and the vehicle is in sufficient proximity with said access point to support wireless communications between said event detector and said access point; said data transfer condition comprising at least detection of a predetermined output from said first sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for wireless transfer of driving event data, comprising:
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an event detector in a vehicle for capturing and storing driving event data; at least one sensor in the vehicle for detecting a vehicle parameter; an evaluation server remote from the vehicle; a transmitter connected to the event detector for transmitting the stored driving event data to the evaluation server over a wireless communication network; the event detector comprising a processor for monitoring the output of said sensor for a predetermined value of said vehicle parameter and for controlling the transmitter to transmit stored driving event data responsive to a predetermined data transfer condition of said event detector, the data transfer condition comprising at least detection of said predetermined value of said sensor output; wherein said sensor is an acceleration sensor and said predetermined value comprises a threshold value which corresponds to the vehicle being substantially stopped. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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