Server request for downloaded information from a vehicle-based monitor

• US 9,240,080 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2014
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Lambert, Daniel, Richardson, Larry
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Mary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Trivedi, Atul
• Application Number:
  US14/162,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20140236382A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/32.2, 701/33.3, 701/33.4, 701/430, 701/527, 701/532, 701/540
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A system for triggered request for downloaded information from a vehicle-based monitor comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the transmitter and the receiver. The processor is configured to determine whether it is desired to receive one or more data from a vehicle-based monitor. In the event that it is desired to receive one or more data from the vehicle-based monitor, the processor is configured to provide an indication that it is desired to receive the one or more data from the vehicle-based monitor. The processor is configured to receive the one or more data.

Claims

1. A system for triggered request for downloaded information from a vehicle-based monitor comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver;

a processor coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and configured to;

receive a communication from a vehicle-based monitor, wherein the communication includes a processed version of first data, and the first data is stored;

determine whether it is desired to receive one or more second data from a vehicle-based monitor;

in the event that it is desired to receive one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor, provide an indication that it is desired to receive the one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor;

receive the one or more second data, wherein the one or more second data includes an unprocessed version of the first data, the unprocessed version of the first data includes a higher resolution view than the processed version of the first data, an unfiltered view of the processed version of the first data, an increased frame rate view of the processed version of the first data, an uncropped view of the processed version of the first data, an uncompressed view of the processed version of the first data, a view of an additional camera with respect to the processed version of the first data, a longer view of the processed version of the first data, or any combination thereof; and

display the one or more second data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication is regularly occurring.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication is incident triggered.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication comprises a subset of recorded data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication comprises a reduced quality version of recorded data.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication comprises data derived from recorded data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein determining whether it is desired to receive one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor is based at least in part on the communication.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein determining whether it is desired to receive one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor comprises processing the communication.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein determining whether it is desired to receive one or more data from the vehicle-based monitor comprises examination of the communication by a human.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein determining whether it is desired to receive one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor is based at least in part on a driver of a vehicle associated with the vehicle-based monitor.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication specifies that the first data be processed before transmission.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein processing comprises compression.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein processing comprises filtering.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein processing comprises selection of a portion of the data for transmission.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein data comprises one or more of the following:

video data, audio data, global positioning system data, accelerometer data, speedometer data, gyroscopic data, vehicle bus sensor data, hard braking data, automatic brake sensing data, or derived data.

16. A method for triggered request for downloaded information from a vehicle-based monitor comprising:

receiving a communication from a vehicle-based monitor, wherein the communication includes a processed version of first data, and the first data is stored;

determining, using a processor, whether it is desired to receive one or more second data from a vehicle-based monitor;

in the event that it is desired to receive one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor, providing an indication that it is desired to receive the one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor;

receiving the one or more second data, wherein the one or more second data includes an unprocessed version of the first data, the unprocessed version of the first data includes a higher resolution view than the processed version of the first data, an unfiltered view of the processed version of the first data, an increased frame rate view of the processed version of the first data, an uncropped view of the processed version of the first data, an uncompressed view of the processed version of the first data, a view of an additional camera with respect to the processed version of the first data, a longer view of the processed version of the first data, or any combination thereof; and

displaying the one or more second data.

17. A computer program product for downloaded information from a vehicle-based monitor, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a communication from a vehicle-based monitor, wherein the communication includes a processed version of first data, and the first data is stored;

determining, using a processor, whether it is desired to receive one or more second data from a vehicle-based monitor;

in the event that it is desired to receive one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor, providing an indication that it is desired to receive the one or more second data from the vehicle-based monitor;

receiving the one or more second data, wherein the one or more second data includes an unprocessed version of the first data, the unprocessed version of the first data includes a higher resolution view than the processed version of the first data, an unfiltered view of the processed version of the first data, an increased frame rate view of the processed version of the first data, an uncropped view of the processed version of the first data, an uncompressed view of the processed version of the first data, a view of an additional camera with respect to the processed version of the first data, a longer view of the processed version of the first data, or any combination thereof; and

displaying the one or more second data.