Triggering a specialized data collection mode

• US 9,792,740 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2015
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• 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): Trivedi, Atul
• Application Number:
  US14/965,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20160098868A1
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 701 291
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

A system for triggering a specialized data collection mode of a vehicle event recorder comprises an input interface, a processor, and an output interface. The input interface is configured to receive a trigger indication from an external trigger source. The processor is configured to determine whether the trigger indication comprises an indication to enter into a specialized data collection mode and, in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode, to determine a vehicle event recorder associated with the trigger indication. The output interface is configured to provide a specialized data collection mode indication to enter the specialized data collection mode to the vehicle event recorder in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode.

Claims

1. A system for triggering a specialized data collection mode of a vehicle event recorder, comprising:

an input interface configured to receive a trigger indication from an external trigger source;

a processor configured to;

determine whether the trigger indication comprises an indication to enter into a specialized data collection mode, wherein in the specialized data collection mode vehicle state data including at least some data not associated with an anomalous event is transmitted to a remote server;

in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode, determine a vehicle event recorder associated with the trigger indication; and

an output interface configured to provide a specialized data collection mode indication to enter the specialized data collection mode to the vehicle event recorder in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises an indication of an incorrect driver ID.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises an indication of a dangerous driver behavior.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises an indication of a route deviation.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises an indication of an incorrect geozone.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises a manual indication.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises a stolen vehicle recovery system indication.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises a call-in driver alert system indication.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication from the external trigger source comprises an electronic on-board recorder system indication.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the output interface is further configured to provide an exit indication to exit the specialized data collection mode to the vehicle event recorder.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises a single data collection.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises a repeated data collection.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises collection of still image data.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises collection of video data.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises collection of audio data.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises collection of sensor data.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises disabling outputs.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the specialized data collection mode comprises alerting a supervisor.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least some data not associated with an anomalous event is immediately transmitted to a remote server.

19. A computer program product for triggering a specialized data collection mode of a vehicle event recorder, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a trigger indication from an external trigger source;

determining, using a processor, whether the trigger indication comprises an indication to enter into a specialized data collection mode, wherein in the specialized data collection mode vehicle state data including at least some data not associated with an anomalous event is transmitted to a remote server; and

in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode,

determining a vehicle event recorder associated with the trigger indication; and

providing a specialized data collection mode indication to enter the specialized data collection mode to the vehicle event recorder.

21. A method for triggering a specialized data collection mode of a vehicle event recorder, comprising:

receiving a trigger indication from an external trigger source;

determining, using a processor, whether the trigger indication comprises an indication to enter into a specialized data collection mode, wherein in the specialized data collection mode vehicle state data including at least some data not associated with an anomalous event is transmitted to a remote server; and

in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode,

determining a vehicle event recorder associated with the trigger indication; and

providing a specialized data collection mode indication to enter the specialized data collection mode to the vehicle event recorder.