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US 2014/0207309 A1Published application
Vehicle driver determination and behavior monitoring
AssigneeCartasite, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Armitage, Gregory Froim Kushnir, Mark Alvin Mason
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Abstract
What is disclosed are various methods, systems, and software for operating vehicle monitoring systems. Information is processed to determine the driver of a vehicle, if the driver is using a wireless device, and driving events.
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A method of operating a vehicle monitoring system, comprising:
- receiving activity information related to a vehicle at a vehicle monitoring system, from a vehicle monitor adjacent the vehicle;
- receiving information from one or more wireless communication devices associated with the vehicle at the vehicle monitoring system;
- processing the activity information and the information from the one or more wireless communication devices to determine behavior of a driver operating the vehicle.
A vehicle monitoring system, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive activity information for a vehicle from a vehicle monitor and/or a wireless communication device;
- the communication interface configured to receive information from the one or more wireless communication devices associated with the vehicle transferred by a communication network;
- a processing system configured to process the activity information and the information from the one or more wireless communication devices to determine behavior of a driver operating the vehicle.
A non-volatile computer readable medium, having instructions stored thereon which if implemented by a processor, causes the processor to implement a method for operating a vehicle monitoring system, the method comprising:
- processing data of a vehicle associated with a vehicle monitor, wherein the vehicle monitor is located within the vehicle;
- processing information from the one or more wireless communication devices associated with the vehicle;
- determining a wireless communication device generally associated with a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on the data of the vehicle and/or the information from the one or more wireless communication devices;
- accumulating information about the driver and the vehicle.
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