Vehicle driver tracking and reporting
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKeith Michael PLAGENS, James Michael LENOX, Laurie Elizabeth WOJAN
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Abstract
Various structures and methods are described herein to track driving of a restricted driver. In an example, an additional criterion is also tracked, which can be an authorized driving supervisor in the vehicle. This criterion is separate from the driving data and is used to meet the requirements of a licensing agency. The criterion can be the presence of a licensed driver in the vehicle, e.g., in the front passenger seat, with the restricted driver. The vehicle can use its onboard sensors and computing system to determine that a licensed driver is supervising the driving of the restricted driver.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- identifying a restricted driver;
- tracking driving-data identified restricted driver identified restricted driver, wherein driving-data includes driving time;
- identifying an authorized driving supervisor in a vehicle;
- and
- sending driving-data and the identified authorized driving supervisor to a remote device.
A vehicle system comprising:
- an identification module to identify a restricted vehicle driver;
- first sensing circuitry to track driving data of the restricted driver, wherein driving data includes driving time;
- second sensing circuitry to identify an authorized driving supervisor in a vehicle;
- and
- communication circuitry to send a signal based on the sensed driving data and the identified authorized driving supervisor to a remote device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to perform a method comprising:
- identifying a restricted driver;
- tracking driving-data identified restricted driver, wherein driving-data includes driving time;
- identifying an authorized driving supervisor in a vehicle;
- and
- sending driving-data and the identified authorized driving supervisor to a remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.