Vehicle telematics and account management
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a first computing device associated with a first user in a vehicle, the first computing device configured to;
collect drive data representing a driving behavior of the vehicle via an application executing on the first computing device;
transmit information based on the drive data; and
transmit, to a second computing device, a notification indicating that the first computing device will stop transmitting additional information and a reason that the first computing device will stop transmitting the additional information, wherein the reason comprises at least an indication that the first computing device received an instruction from the first user to terminate the application; and
the second computing device associated with a second user, the second computing device configured to receive the information to monitor the driving behavior of the vehicle and to receive the notification.
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Abstract
Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses provide a system that may facilitate communications so that parents or other superiors may monitor driving behavior of a vehicle carrying children or other subordinates. The system may allow communications to be sent from a parent computing device to a particular child computing device to set conditions for notifying the parent or superior of the driving behavior of a vehicle. Child computing devices may collect drive data (e.g., vehicle telematics data) for the system to evaluate and determine whether conditions are met (e.g., whether parental restrictions, like a geo-fence, are violated). Further, the system may send notifications to child computing devices and parent computing devices indicating whether the drive data meets the conditions of an agreement between a parent and teen. The system may also provide a web portal for use in forming the agreement between parents and their teens.
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1. A system, comprising:
- a first computing device associated with a first user in a vehicle, the first computing device configured to;
collect drive data representing a driving behavior of the vehicle via an application executing on the first computing device;
transmit information based on the drive data; and
transmit, to a second computing device, a notification indicating that the first computing device will stop transmitting additional information and a reason that the first computing device will stop transmitting the additional information, wherein the reason comprises at least an indication that the first computing device received an instruction from the first user to terminate the application; and
the second computing device associated with a second user, the second computing device configured to receive the information to monitor the driving behavior of the vehicle and to receive the notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a first computing device associated with a first user in a vehicle, the first computing device configured to;
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14. A computing device, comprising:
- a network interface configured to communicate, via a network, with a first set of computing devices and a second set of computing devices; and
at least one processor configured to;
receive, via the network interface and from an application executing on a first computing device from the first set of computing devices, information reflecting a performance of a driver driving a vehicle;
identify a second computing device from the second set of computing devices that corresponds to the first computing device;
transmit the information to the second computing device; and
transmit, to the second computing device, a notification indicating that the first computing device will stop transmitting additional information and a reason that the first computing device will stop transmitting the additional information, wherein the reason comprises at least an indication that the first computing device received an instruction from the driver to terminate the application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
- a network interface configured to communicate, via a network, with a first set of computing devices and a second set of computing devices; and
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18. A method, comprising:
- automatically detecting, by a computing device, a start of a trip of a vehicle carrying a user associated with the computing device;
determining whether the user is driving the vehicle during the trip;
responsive to a determination that the user is driving the vehicle during the trip, collecting data representing a driving behavior of the vehicle via an application executing on the computing device;
transmitting, by the computing device, the data during the trip; and
transmitting, by the computing device and to a second computing device, a notification indicating that the computing device will stop transmitting additional data reflecting the driving behavior of the user and a reason that the computing device will stop transmitting the additional data, wherein the reason comprises at least an indication that the computing device received an instruction from the user to terminate the application. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- automatically detecting, by a computing device, a start of a trip of a vehicle carrying a user associated with the computing device;
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