Method and system for logging vehicle behaviour
AssigneesAndrew William Wright, Gillian Switalski
InventorAndrew William Wright
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Abstract
Methods and systems for logging driving information associated with a vehicle when driven are disclosed. In one aspect, a mobile telecommunications device is provided that is adapted for installation to a vehicle and configured to log driving information associated with the vehicle when driven. The mobile device is arranged to register the start of a driving period during which the mobile device is installed to the vehicle and the vehicle is being driven by a driver. The mobile device is also arranged to process sensor data during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven. The mobile device is also arranged to store a selection of the driving information to a memory.
Claims55
A mobile telecommunications device configured to log driving information associated with a vehicle, the mobile telecommunications device comprising:
- a sensor set comprising an image sensor, an audio sensor, an accelerometer or a positioning module, or a combination thereof;
- a user interface;
- a processor and;
- a memory;
- the mobile telecommunications device being configured to:
- determine, based on at least one of the inputs received by the user interface and sensor data from the device's sensor set, a start of a driving period during which the mobile device is removably attached to the vehicle and the vehicle is in use;
- process the sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven;
- and
- store a selection of the driving information to the memory;
- wherein the driving information is derived without data from the vehicle sensors, and the mobile telecommunications device is controlled by a downloaded application to control the mobile device to process the driving information to generate a driving score associated with a particular driver.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions comprising a software application stored thereon, wherein the instructions are configured to be executed on a processor of a mobile telecommunications device to enable the mobile telecommunications device to log driving information associated with a driver of a vehicle, the mobile telecommunications device including a display;
- a sensor set comprising an image sensor, an audio sensor, an accelerometer or a positioning module, or a combination thereof;
- the processor;
- and a memory, wherein the instructions, upon execution by the processor, enable the mobile telecommunications device to:
- present a user interface on the display;
- determine, based on at least one of the inputs received by the user interface and/or sensor data from the sensor set, a start of a driving period during which the mobile telecommunications device is removably attached to a vehicle and the vehicle is being driven by the driver;
- process the sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven;
- store a selection of the driving information to the memory;
- and
- generate a driving score associated with the driver,
- wherein the driving information is derived without data from vehicle sensors.
A mobile telecommunications device configured to log driving information associated with a vehicle, the mobile telecommunications device comprising:
- a sensor set comprising an image sensor, an audio sensor, an accelerometer or a positioning module, or a combination thereof;
- a user interface;
- a processor and;
- a memory;
- the mobile telecommunications device being configured to:
- determine, based on at least one of the inputs received by the user interface and sensor data from the device's sensor set, a start of a driving period during which the mobile device is removably attached to the vehicle and the vehicle is in use;
- process the sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven;
- and
- store a selection of the driving information to the memory;
- wherein the driving information is derived without data from the vehicle sensors and the mobile telecommunications device is configured to process the sensor data by determination of at least one of:
- vehicle acceleration events;
- and
- vehicle braking events;
- wherein the determining of such events occurs when data from the sensor set accords with predefined threshold values;
- and
- wherein the mobile telecommunications device is controlled by a downloaded application to control the mobile device to process the driving information to generate a driving score associated with a particular driver.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions comprising a software application stored thereon, wherein the instructions are configured to be executed on a processor of a mobile telecommunications device to enable the mobile telecommunications device to log driving information associated with a driver of a vehicle, the mobile telecommunications device including a display;
- a sensor set comprising an image sensor, an audio sensor, an accelerometer or a positioning module, or a combination thereof;
- the processor;
- and a memory, wherein the instructions, upon execution by the processor, enable the mobile telecommunications device to:
- present a user interface on the display;
- determine, based on at least inputs received by the user interface and sensor data from the sensor set, a start of a driving period during which the mobile telecommunications device is removably attached to a vehicle and the vehicle is being driven by the driver;
- process the sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven;
- store a selection of the driving information to the memory;
- and
- generate a driving score associated with the driver,
- wherein the driving information is derived without data from vehicle sensors and comprises the determination of at least one of:
- vehicle acceleration events;
- and
- vehicle braking events;
- wherein the determination of such events occurs when data from the sensor set accords with predefined threshold parameters.
A mobile telecommunications device configured to log driving information associated with a vehicle, the mobile telecommunications device comprising:
- a sensor set comprising an image sensor, an audio sensor, an accelerometer or a positioning module, or a combination thereof;
- a user interface;
- a processor and;
- a memory;
- the mobile telecommunications device being configured to:
- determine, based on at least one of the inputs received by the user interface and sensor data from the device's sensor set, a start of a driving period during which the mobile device is removably affixed to the vehicle and the vehicle is in use;
- process the sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven;
- and
- store a selection of the driving information to the memory;
- wherein the driving information is derived without data from the vehicle sensors, and the mobile telecommunications device is controlled by a downloaded application to control the mobile device to process the driving information to generate a driving score associated with a particular driver.
A mobile telecommunications device configured to log driving information associated with a vehicle, the mobile telecommunications device comprising:
- a sensor set comprising an image sensor, an audio sensor, an accelerometer or a positioning module, or a combination thereof;
- a user interface;
- a processor and;
- a memory;
- the mobile telecommunications device being configured to:
- determine, based on at least one of the inputs received by the user interface and sensor data from the device's sensor set, a start of a driving period during which the mobile device is removably affixed to the vehicle and the vehicle is in use;
- process the sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven, the processing involving the use of a neural network on the mobile telecommunications device to determine whether the driving information represents an acceptable or unacceptable driving pattern;
- and,
- store a selection of the driving information to the memory;
- wherein the driving information is derived without data from the vehicle sensors, and the mobile telecommunications device is controlled by a downloaded application to control the mobile device to process the driving information to generate a driving score associated with a particular driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.