Vehicular telematic systems and methods for generating interactive animated guided user interfaces

#The present disclosure generally relates to vehicular telematics systems and methods, and more particularly to vehicular telematics systems and methods for generating interactive animated guided user interfaces (GUIs).

#Telematics information regarding operation of a vehicle may generally be collected for vehicle trips. Such telematics information, however, is typically collected at high volume or high fidelity rates that can include the generation and collection of large numbers of records, such as tens of thousands of telematics records. Such high volume and/or high fidelity telematics records can be generated even for short vehicle trips. In addition, a vehicle trip, that may include tens of thousands of records, generally results in the generation of large file sizes. Such large file sizes are typically impractical for transfer or viewing, especially via mobile devices that have limited computing and memory resources.

#Because of the large numbers of telemetry records typically produced in conventional telemetry, a given user's raw vehicle trip telemetry data is generally complicated and unintelligible. For example, users are unable to understand past driving patterns or behavior from the large numbers of telemetry records. This is because a user may be required to not only scroll through the large number of records, but also understand patterns in the telemetry data, which is especially difficult on small screens of modern mobile devices. For example, even though users have large amounts of telemetry records for review, users are still unable to identifying risks, where such risks may include important information including the identification of high accident prone areas or other traffic, vehicle, and/or geographic-related risks. In addition, for the same reasons, users do not have a convenient way to develop an understanding of where they drive over time. Moreover, common simplifications, such as scoring a user's telemetry data, often come across to the user as confrontational.

#The Figures described below depict various aspects of the system and methods disclosed therein. It should be understood that each Figure depicts an embodiment of a particular aspect of the disclosed system and methods, and that each of the Figures is intended to accord with a possible embodiment thereof. Further, wherever possible, the following description refers to the reference numerals included in the following Figures, in which features depicted in multiple Figures are designated with consistent reference numerals.

#There are shown in the drawings arrangements which are presently discussed, it being understood, however, that the present embodiments are not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown, wherein:

#FIG. 1A illustrates a telematics cloud platform configured to receive vehicular telematics data from a telematics device onboard a vehicle in accordance with various embodiments disclosed herein.

#The Figures depict preferred embodiments for purposes of illustration only. Alternative embodiments of the systems and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the invention described herein.

#FIG. 1A represents an embodiment of a vehicular telematics system 100 for generating interactive animated guided user interfaces (GUIs), which includes infrastructure, including hardware devices, as described for various telematics system and methods embodiments herein. In particular, FIG. 1A illustrates a telematics cloud platform 110 configured to receive vehicular telematics data from one or more telematics devices (e.g., telematics device 106i and/or mobile device 106m) onboard a vehicle 108. As the term is used herein, “telematics data” may include vehicle specific data and/or vehicle environment related data that is generated, collected, monitored, measured, transmitted and/or otherwise manipulated by one or more telematics devices (e.g., telematics device 106i and/or mobile device 106m) associated with a vehicle. The telematics data may include various metrics that indicate the direction, speed, acceleration, braking, cornering, and/or motion of the vehicle in which the data is associated. Such data may be determined from sensors (e.g., sensors 118) on board the vehicle, GPS systems, or other such device described herein. The telematics data may include geographic position information defining a geographic location of the telematics device associated with a vehicle. Such data may include latitude and longitude coordinates, for example. The telematics data may further include time value of the geographic position information, defining a specific point in time the telematics device was at a given geographic location.

#Generally, telematics system 100 may include both hardware and software components, where software components may execute on the hardware devices. Telematics system 100 may communicate via various data communication channels for communicating data (e.g., telematics data) between and among the various components. It should be appreciated that telematics system 100 is merely an example and that alternative or additional components are envisioned.