Apparatus for connecting getting-in record and getting-off record of vehicle, and method of the same

An apparatus for connecting a getting-in record and a getting-off record of a vehicle comprising:

• a driving information memory unit for storing a plurality of getting-in and off records in a driving history data in a chronological order, wherein each getting-in and off record includes a pair of a getting-in record and a getting-off record, the getting-in record represents a getting-in time and a getting-in place, at which a getting-in action of a driver is detected, and the getting-off record represents a getting-off time and a getting-off place, at which a getting-off action of the driver is detected;
• a grouping unit for grouping the getting-in records, which represent a same getting-in time zone and a same getting-in place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-in groups are generated, and for grouping the getting-off records, which represent a same getting-off time zone and a same getting-off place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-off groups are generated;
• a connecting unit for searching a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to each of the one or more segmentalized getting-off groups, and for storing connection information in a getting-in and off connection data, wherein the connection information represents a connection between a searched segmentalized getting-in group and a respective segmentalized getting-off group, the connection unit searches the segmentalized getting-in group in such a manner that the connection unit specifies one segmentalized getting-in group representing a getting-in record, which is stored in the driving history data next to each getting-off record of a respective segmentalized getting-off group, and determines the one segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to the respective segmentalized getting-off group, when the number of times that the one segmentalized getting-in group is specified is equal to or larger than predetermined times;
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• an estimating unit for specifying a getting-off time and a getting-off point when the getting-off action of the driver is detected, specifying a segmentalized getting-off group, which represents a getting-off time zone and a getting-off place corresponding to a specified getting-off time and a specified getting-off point, determining a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to a specified segmentalized getting-off group, based on the getting-in and off connection data, and estimating a getting-in time for a next driving of the driver according to a getting-in time zone of a determined segmentalized getting-in group when the driver gets off the vehicle at a present time,
• wherein the grouping unit includes a first grouping unit and a second grouping unit,
• wherein the first grouping unit groups the getting-in records, which represent a same getting-in place, so that one or more same getting-in place groups are generated,
• wherein the first grouping unit groups the getting-off records, which represent a same getting-off place, so that one or more same getting-off place groups are generated,
• wherein the second grouping unit groups the getting-in records in each of the one or more same getting-in place groups, which represent a same getting-in time, so that one or more segmentalized getting-in groups are generated,
• wherein the second grouping unit groups the getting-off records in each of the one or more same getting-off place groups, which represent a same getting-off time, so that one or more segmentalized getting-off groups are generated,
• wherein the first grouping unit generates one same getting-in place group in such a manner that the first grouping unit reads out the getting-in records from the driving history data, defines a set of getting-in records, each of which represents the same getting-in place, and determines the set of getting-in records to be the same getting-in place group when a ratio between the number of getting-in records in the set of getting-in records and a total number of getting-in records read out from the driving history data is equal to or larger than a predetermined ratio, and
• wherein the first grouping unit generates one same getting-off place group in such a manner that the first grouping unit reads out the getting-off records from the driving history data, defines a set of getting-off records, each of which represents the same getting-off place, and determines the set of getting-off records to be the same getting-off place group when a ratio between the number of getting-off records in the set of getting-off records and a total number of getting-off records read out from the driving history data is equal to or larger than another predetermined ratio.

A method for connecting a getting-in record and a getting-off record of a vehicle comprising:

• storing a plurality of getting-in and off records in a driving history data in a chronological order, wherein each getting-in and off record includes a pair of a getting-in record and a getting-off record, the getting-in record represents a getting-in time and a getting-in place, at which a getting-in action of a driver is detected, and the getting-off record represents a getting-off time and a getting-off place, at which a getting-off action of the driver is detected;
• grouping the getting-in records, which represent a same getting-in time zone and a same getting-in place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-in groups are generated, and grouping the getting-off records, which represent a same getting-off time zone and a same getting-off place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-off groups are generated;
• searching a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to each of the one or more segmentalized getting-off groups, and storing connection information in a getting-in and off connection data, wherein the connection information represents a connection between a searched segmentalized getting-in group and a respective segmentalized getting-off group, the searching of the segmentalized getting-in group includes:
• specifying one segmentalized getting-in group representing a getting-in record, which is stored in the driving history data next to each getting-off record of a respective segmentalized getting-off group;
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• determining the one segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to the respective segmentalized getting-off group, when the number of times that the one segmentalized getting-in group is specified is equal to or larger than predetermined times;
• specifying a getting-off time and a getting-off point when the getting-off action of the driver is detected, specifying a segmentalized getting-off group, which represents a getting-off time zone and a getting-off place corresponding to a specified getting-off time and a specified getting-off point, determining a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to a specified segmentalized getting-off group, based on the getting-in and off connection data, and estimating a getting-in time for a next driving of the driver according to a getting-in time zone of a determined segmentalized getting-in group when the driver gets off the vehicle at a present time;
• searching a segmentalized getting-off group, which is connected to each of the one or more segmentalized getting-in groups;
• storing another connection information in the getting-in and off connection data;
• wherein the another connection information represents a connection between a searched segmentalized getting-off group and a respective segmentalized getting-in group,
• wherein the searching of the segmentalized getting-off group includes specifying one segmentalized getting-off group representing a getting-off record, which is stored in the driving history data as a pair of each getting-in record of a respective segmentalized getting-in group, and determining the one segmentalized getting-off group, which is connected to the respective segmentalized getting-in group, when the number of times that the one segmentalized getting-off group is specified is equal to or larger than predetermined times,
• specifying a getting-in time and a getting-in point when the getting-in action of the driver is detected for the last time;
• specifying a segmentalized getting-in group, which represents a getting-in time zone and a getting-in place corresponding to a specified getting-in time and a specified getting-in point;
• determining a segmentalized getting-off group, which is connected to a specified segmentalized getting-in group, based on the getting-in and off connection data;
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• estimating a getting-off time, at which the driver is to get off the vehicle for the next time, according to a getting-off time zone of a determined segmentalized getting-off group or estimates a getting-off place, at which the driver is to get off the vehicle for the next time, according to a getting-off place of the determined segmentalized getting-off.

A method for connecting a getting-in record and a getting-off record of a vehicle comprising:

• storing a plurality of getting-in and off records in a driving history data in a chronological order, wherein each getting-in and off record includes a pair of a getting-in record and a getting-off record, the getting-in record represents a getting-in time and a getting-in place, at which a getting-in action of a driver is detected, and the getting-off record represents a getting-off time and a getting-off place, at which a getting-off action of the driver is detected;
• grouping the getting-in records, which represent a same getting-in time zone and a same getting-in place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-in groups are generated, and grouping the getting-off records, which represent a same getting-off time zone and a same getting-off place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-off groups are generated;
• searching a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to each of the one or more segmentalized getting-off groups, and storing connection information in a getting-in and off connection data, wherein the connection information represents a connection between a searched segmentalized getting-in group and a respective segmentalized getting-off group, the searching of the segmentalized getting-in group includes:
• specifying one segmentalized getting-in group representing a getting-in record, which is stored in the driving history data next to each getting-off record of a respective segmentalized getting-off group;
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• determining the one segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to the respective segmentalized getting-off group, when the number of times that the one segmentalized getting-in group is specified is equal to or larger than predetermined times;
• specifying a getting-off time and a getting-off point when the getting-off action of the driver is detected, specifying a segmentalized getting-off group, which represents a getting-off time zone and a getting-off place corresponding to a specified getting-off time and a specified getting-off point, determining a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to a specified segmentalized getting-off group, based on the getting-in and off connection data, and estimating a getting-in time for a next driving of the driver according to a getting-in time zone of a determined segmentalized getting-in group when the driver gets off the vehicle at a present time;
• wherein the grouping of the getting-in records
• grouping the getting-in records, which represent a same getting-in place, so that one or more same getting-in place groups are generated,
• grouping the getting-off records, which represent a same getting-off place, so that one or more same getting-off place groups are generated,
• grouping the getting-in records in each of the one or more same getting-in place groups, which represent a same getting-in time, so that one or more segmentalized getting-in groups are generated,
• grouping the getting-off records in each of the one or more same getting-off place groups, which represent a same getting-off time, so that one or more segmentalized getting-off groups are generated,
• generating one same getting-in place group by reading out the getting-in records from the driving history data, defining a set of getting-in records, each of which represents the same getting-in place, and determining the set of getting-in records to be the same getting-in place group when a ratio between the number of getting-in records in the set of getting-in records and a total number of getting-in records read out from the driving history data is equal to or larger than a predetermined ratio, and
• generating one same getting-off place group by reading out the getting-off records from the driving history data, defining a set of getting-off records, each of which represents the same getting-off place, and determining the set of getting-off records to be the same getting-off place group when a ratio between the number of getting-off records in the set of getting-off records and a total number of getting-off records read out from the driving history data is equal to or larger than another predetermined ratio.