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US 10,832,498 B1Granted
Vehicle telemetry device for inferring driver identity and building a vehicle history
AssigneeInvently Automotive Inc.
InventorsMartin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
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Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle.
Claims17
A vehicle power management device comprising:
- a processor configured to execute control logic;
- a memory coupled to said processor;
- a communications element configured to communicate with a wireless communication network;
- and
- a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors of a vehicle, wherein (i) said control logic is configured to (a) acquire information from said sensor interface, (b) store said information in said memory, (c) communicate said information to a database external to said vehicle using said wireless communication network and (d) determine a route from a current location of said vehicle to a destination based on said information, (ii) said information acquired from said sensor interface comprises a combination of (a) driver identity information, (b) driver behavior information and (c) vehicle operational status information received from said plurality of sensors of said vehicle, (iii) said information is stored in said database as records associated with said driver identity information, a date, a time and location information of said vehicle corresponding to when said information was acquired and (iv) said driver identity information includes (a) said destination explicitly provided by a driver, (b) a preferred speed, (c) a maximum and minimum range of speed adjustments and (d) a preferred route to said destination;
- wherein the preferred speed is explicitly provided by said driver;
- wherein the maximum and minimum range of speed adjustments are explicitly provided by said driver;
- wherein the preferred route to said destination is explicitly provided by said driver;
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- wherein said vehicle operational status information is selected from a group consisting of:
- a current speed of said vehicle, a motor speed, a current orientation of said vehicle, an RPM of said motor of said vehicle, wheel rotations per minute, a battery state, a voltage of a battery, amp hours from said battery, a temperature of said battery, an age of said battery, a number of times said battery has charged and discharged, a tire pressure, a drag force due to rolling resistance of said vehicle, a weight of said vehicle, an amount of air going to an engine, an amount of gas going to said engine, and a weight of said driver.
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A vehicle power management device comprising:
- a processor configured to execute control logic;
- a memory coupled to said processor;
- a communications element configured to communicate with a wireless communication network;
- and
- a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors of a vehicle, wherein (i) said control logic is configured to (a) acquire information from said sensor interface, (b) store said information in said memory, (c) communicate said information to a database external to said vehicle using said wireless communication network and (d) determine a route from a current location of said vehicle to a destination based on said information, (ii) said information from said sensor interface comprises a combination of (a) driver commands, (b) a driver identity and (c) information from an environment external to said vehicle and (d) vehicle operational status information received from said plurality of sensors of said vehicle, (iii) said information is stored in said database as records associated with said driver identity, a date, a time and location information of said vehicle corresponding to when said information was acquired and (iv) wherein the vehicle power management device determines (a) a tire pressure of said vehicle, (b) a drag force due to a rolling resistance of said vehicle and (c) a weight of said vehicle;
- wherein the tire pressure is one of measured using one or more of the plurality of sensors, retrieved from the memory, and derived without being directly sensed;
- wherein the drag force due to rolling resistance is one of measured using one or more of the plurality of sensors, retrieved from the memory, and derived without being directly sensed;
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- wherein the weight of the vehicle is one of measured using one or more of the plurality of sensors, retrieved from the memory, and derived without being directly sensed.
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A vehicle power management device comprising:
- a processor configured to execute control logic;
- a memory coupled to said processor;
- a communications element configured to receive data from a telemetry system;
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- a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors of a vehicle to receive information comprising sensor data samples during operation of said vehicle, wherein (i) said control logic is configured to (a) acquire said information from said sensor interface, (b) store said information in said memory for different points in time along a route segment traveled by said vehicle, and (c) analyze said information to detect a pattern of said vehicle;
- wherein (i) said information acquired from said sensor interface further comprises external environment information, (ii) said external environment information comprises information about an environment external to said vehicle and (iii) said external environment information is selected from a group consisting of:
- a current location of said vehicle, a current elevation of said vehicle, upcoming elevations of said vehicle, a current slope/grade of a road, a predicted slope/grade of upcoming route segments, traffic surrounding said vehicle, a location of stoplights, a timing of the stoplights, a map of a roadway, a present angle of sunlight, a predicted angle of sunlight in said upcoming route segments, weather around said vehicle, a present wind direction, a predicted wind direction in said upcoming route segments, a present wind velocity, a predicted wind velocity in said upcoming route segments, a current temperature, a predicted temperature in said upcoming route segments, a current air pressure, a predicted air pressure in said upcoming route segments, said time of day, said date, a day of week, a visibility, present road conditions, predicted road conditions in said upcoming route segments, and a distance from other vehicles.
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