System and method for evaluating driver behavior
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating driver performance, the method being performed by a computing system that includes an on-board vehicle monitoring system having sensors for monitoring operations of a vehicle in which the on-board vehicle monitoring system is installed, the computing system also including a storage device storing driving criteria and driver profile data and a processor that is configured to execute computer instructions stored in the storage device to implement the method, the method comprising:
- the computing system detecting operations of a vehicle by a specific driver using one or more sensors of an on-board vehicle monitoring system installed in the vehicle;
the computing system identifying violations in the operations by at least (a) comparing the operations by the specific driver of the vehicle to stored criteria and (b) using the one or more sensors of the on-board vehicle monitoring system for determining whether the specific driver is utilizing a wireless device during operation of the vehicle; and
the computing system storing a record for each of the violations and, at the end of an evaluation period, and calculating a grade for the specific driver based on the identified violations.
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Abstract
System and method for evaluating driver performance, comprising detecting operations of a vehicle using an on-board vehicle monitoring system, comparing the operations to predetermined criteria, identifying violations of the predetermined criteria, tracking violations that occur during an evaluation period, and, at the end of the evaluation period, calculating a grade associated with operation of the vehicle.
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1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating driver performance, the method being performed by a computing system that includes an on-board vehicle monitoring system having sensors for monitoring operations of a vehicle in which the on-board vehicle monitoring system is installed, the computing system also including a storage device storing driving criteria and driver profile data and a processor that is configured to execute computer instructions stored in the storage device to implement the method, the method comprising:
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the computing system detecting operations of a vehicle by a specific driver using one or more sensors of an on-board vehicle monitoring system installed in the vehicle; the computing system identifying violations in the operations by at least (a) comparing the operations by the specific driver of the vehicle to stored criteria and (b) using the one or more sensors of the on-board vehicle monitoring system for determining whether the specific driver is utilizing a wireless device during operation of the vehicle; and the computing system storing a record for each of the violations and, at the end of an evaluation period, and calculating a grade for the specific driver based on the identified violations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method for grading the performance of a driver of a vehicle, the method being performed by a computing system that includes an on-board vehicle monitoring device having sensors for monitoring operations of the vehicle in which the on-board vehicle monitoring device is installed, the computing system also including a storage device storing driving criteria and driver profile data and a processor that is configured to execute computer instructions stored in the storage device to implement the method, the method, comprising:
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the computing system identifying one or more parameters to be monitored, wherein the parameters are associated with the operation of the vehicle, and wherein the parameters are monitored by the monitoring device installed in the vehicle; the computing system identifying a specific driver of a vehicle; the computing system identifying one or more violation conditions by the specific driver for each parameter, the computing system detecting violation condition occurrences by the specific driver; the computing system calculating a grade for the specific driver based upon the violation condition occurrences, wherein the calculating a grade comprises weighting each of the violation condition occurrences for each parameter, wherein at least one of the each parameter has a different weight than at least one other of the each parameter; the computing system self-aligning the monitoring device with the vehicle, comprising determining the presence of any angular deviation of the monitoring system from at least one primary axis of the vehicle; and compensating for any determined angular deviation during the detecting violation condition occurrences. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for evaluating driver performance, the system comprising:
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a data interface; and a processor, in communication with the data interface, the processor configured to receive vehicle data associated with vehicle operation, using the data interface, wherein the processor is further configured to evaluate a specific driver performance using the received data associated with vehicle operation by the specific driver, and to output data based upon the evaluated driver performance, wherein the processor is further configured to implement a method that includes; the computing system detecting operations of a vehicle by the specific driver using one or more sensors of an on-board vehicle monitoring system installed in the vehicle; the computing system identifying violations in the operations by at least (a) comparing the operations by the specific driver of the vehicle to stored criteria and (b) using the one or more sensors of the on-board vehicle monitoring system for determining whether the specific driver is utilizing a wireless device during operation of the vehicle; and the computing system storing a record for each of the violations and, at the end of an evaluation period, and calculating a grade for the specific driver based on the identified violations. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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