Drivers, including new drivers, may not be aware of their driving habits and behaviors unless they have a passenger with them in the vehicle. Even in that instance, a driver may not be aware of whether his driving behaviors are rare or common, and whether they relate to an inefficient operation of the vehicle or whether they indicate unsafe or safe operation of the vehicle. Thus, any advancement that allows a driver to receive feedback related to his driving may be beneficial in improving driving related behaviors and habits.
For a detailed description of exemplary embodiments, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings in which:
Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular system components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, companies may refer to a component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following discussion and in the claims, the terms “including” and “comprising” are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean “including, but not limited to . . . .” Also, the term “couple” or “couples” is intended to mean either an indirect, direct, optical or wireless electrical connection. Thus, if a first device couples to a second device, that connection may be through a direct electrical connection, through an indirect electrical connection via other devices and connections, through an optical electrical connection, or through a wireless electrical connection.
“Remote” shall mean one kilometer or more.
The following discussion is directed to various embodiments of the invention. Although one or more of these embodiments may be preferred, the embodiments disclosed should not be interpreted, or otherwise used, as limiting the scope of the disclosure, including the claims. In addition, one skilled in the art will understand that the following description has broad application, and the discussion of any embodiment is meant only to be exemplary of that embodiment, and not intended to intimate that the scope of the disclosure, including the claims, is limited to that embodiment.
Various embodiments are directed to issuing an alert to a driver or a third party related to the driving behavior of a driver in a vehicle. In particular, a driver is first identified as the driver for whom the driving behaviors will be monitored. Then, data related to the driver's operation of the vehicle is collected, and at least one alert may be issued based on the driving behavior of the driver. The alert may be issued in real-time in accordance with specific driving situations, or the alert may be sent at the end of a predetermined time period and may indicate an aggregation of driving behavior indications over the predetermined time period.
The operations center 100 may further comprise a mapping module 120 coupled to the processor 102. In accordance with at least some embodiments, the mapping module 120 is a stand-alone computer system executing software to perform a mapping function associated with the location of the vehicle 112. In yet still other embodiments, the mapping module 120 may be a computer program or program package that operates or executes on the processor 102.
In order to communicate with the vehicle 112, the operations center 100 may further comprise a network interface 108 communicatively coupled to the processor 102. By way of the network interface 108, the processor 102, and any programs executing thereon, may communicate with vehicle 112, such as by wireless network 110. Wireless network 110 is illustrative of any suitable communications network, such as a cellular network, a pager network, or other mechanism for transmitting information between the operations center 100 and the vehicle 112.
In accordance with at least some embodiments, the operations center 100 is remotely located from the vehicle 112. In some cases, the operations center 100 and vehicle 112 may be located within the same city or state. In other cases, the operations center 100 may be many hundreds or thousands of miles from vehicle 112, and thus the illustrative wireless network 110 may span several types of communication networks.
Still referring to
In accordance with at least some embodiments, the operations center 100 may have the ability to send an alert 132 related to driving behavior to an administrative agent 106, a vehicle owner or driver 128, and/or a third party external agent 130. The alert related to driving behavior may be transmitted using any suitable communications system, including electronic mail, short messaging service (SMS), instant messaging, automated telephone calls, and the like. Likewise, the vehicle 112, in some embodiments, may have the ability to directly send the alert 132, by way of wireless network 110, to the administrative agent, vehicle owner or driver, and/or a third party external agent. However, in other cases, the alert 132 may be sent from the vehicle 112 by way of wireless network 110 to the operations center 100 before being sent to the administrative agent, the vehicle owner or driver, and/or the third party external agent.
The specification now turns to a high level description of detecting driving behaviors. In particular, driving behaviors may be detected, at least in part, by a device or devices in the monitoring module 118 coupled to the computer system 116. That is, either data gathered by the computer system 116 by way of the monitoring module 118 may determine driving behaviors, or data gathered by the monitoring module 118 and communicated by way of a wireless transmission to the operations center 100 may determine the driving behaviors of a driver operating vehicle 112. Various example embodiments of determining driving behaviors will be discussed more thoroughly below.
Turning now to
In some cases, the computer system 116 communicating with GPS receiver 200 may make the determination that vehicle 112 is driving in a way that a real-time alert should be issued to an administrative agent, the vehicle owner or driver, or a third party. In other cases, however, the computer system 116 may read the data from the GPS receiver 200, and send the navigation data to the operations center 100 by the wireless network 110. In another embodiment, an indication of driving behavior may be stored in memory of computer system 116. In another embodiment, the indication of driving behavior may be sent from vehicle 112 over wireless network 110 to the operations center 100 and then stored for later access or transmission.
Still referring to
Still referring to
Although not specifically shown in
Turning now to
In one embodiment, identification module 124 may comprise a radio frequency (RF) receiver 306. The RF receiver 306 may establish which driver is operating the vehicle by way of receiving an RF signal from a key fob assigned to the driver. A driver may be assigned a unique key fob which allows him to, among other possibilities, unlock the vehicle, configure the interior to his preset preferences, and identify him as the driver for whom operation of the vehicle will be monitored.
In yet another embodiment, identification module 124 may comprise a fingerprint scanner 304 operatively coupled to the computer system 116. The fingerprint scanner may establish which driver is operating the vehicle by way of receiving a scan of the driver's fingerprint. The scanned fingerprint is matched to fingerprint images stored in memory, and the driver is identified. In yet still another embodiment, identification module 124 may comprise a microphone 300 operatively coupled to the computer system 116. The microphone 300 may help establish which driver is operating the vehicle by way of voice recognition. In particular, the microphone receives audio signals representing the driver's voice and subsequently matches the signals to voice files stored in a computer system, such as within computer system 116 or processor 102. The driver is then identified and associated with the subsequent vehicle operation.
In yet still another embodiment, identification module 124 may comprise an ocular scanner 302 operatively coupled to the computer system 116. The ocular scanner 302 may help establish which driver is operating the vehicle by way of scanning the driver's eye. In one embodiment, the ocular scanner 302 may be an iris scanner, and in another embodiment, the ocular scanner 302 may be a retinal scanner, however the scanning is not limited to only iris and retinal scans. A driver may have his eye scanned, and then eye scan is then matched to ocular maps stored in memory, and the driver is associated with the subsequent vehicle operation.
In yet still another embodiment, the driver may be identified by way of the wireless network 110 receiving a signal from the driver's mobile device located within the vehicle. In particular, the wireless network 110 may communicate with the driver's mobile device (e.g., such as through Bluetooth communications), to determine the mobile device is located within the vehicle, and thus associates the presence of the mobile device with the driver operating the vehicle.
While the above discussion provides a variety of ways in which the driver may be identified and subsequently linked to the operation of the vehicle, the ways in which the driver may be identified are not limited to the above examples.
The specification now turns to issuing an alert related to the driving behavior of the driver. Once a driver has been identified, the system begins collecting data related to the driving behavior of the driver. As discussed previously, a plurality of driving behavior data may be collected including, but not limited to, the speed of travel; braking force applied; z-plane movement; seat belt usage; and turn signal usage. In addition, in one embodiment, the location of the vehicle may be monitored to determine whether the driver is driving the vehicle in locations that are considered safe or dangerous (e.g., a neighborhood with a low or high crime rate). In another embodiment, the location of the vehicle in real-time combined with a weather report and an indication of driving behavior may indicate whether or not the driver has driving behaviors that vary based on the weather (e.g., driving slower in rain).
As data is collected, an alert may be received related to the driver's driving behavior. Turning now to
Issue alerts are not limited to being received by a driver. In another embodiment, a third party may receive an alert related to the driving behavior of the driver. For example, a parent may receive alerts related to the driving behavior of a child. In another embodiment, an insurance company may receive alerts related to the driving behavior of an insured driver.
Alerts may be issued in real-time as driver drives in such a way to warrant an alert. For example, if the driver exceeds the speed limit, an excessive speed alert may be issued. In another embodiment, however, data related to driving behavior may be stored, or aggregated and stored, for issuing an alert at a later time. As discussed previously, data related to driving behavior may be stored within computer system 116, or at a remote computer system. Regardless of where the indication of driving behavior may be stored, an alert may be issued that indicates an aggregate of driving behavior at the end of a selected time period. In one embodiment, the system may collect data related to driving behavior for each time period between the ignition being turned on and it being turned off (i.e., each car trip). In another embodiment, the system may collect data and report it by way of an alert at the end of an hour long period. In yet another embodiment, the system may collect data and report it by way of an alert at the end of a day period, or month.
Alerts related to driving behavior may be used as driving behavior feedback. If the alerts are issued to the driver, either in real time or at a later time period, the driver may be able to utilize driving behavior data to improve the efficiency and/or safety of operating the vehicle. For example, if a driver is receiving an alert indicative of an aggregation of data over the period of a week, the driver may notice a pattern of excessive speeds, or a tendency to make panic stops. Knowledge of these behaviors may result in the driver slowing down or being more aware of vehicles nearby that have come to a stop.
In another embodiments, alerts being issued to a third party may provide an indication of the type of driving in which the driver engages. In one embodiment, feedback related to the driver's driving behavior may be provided to an insurance company, which may affect the driver's insurance policy. For example, if the insurance company rarely receives alerts related to safe driving, the insurance company may lower the driver's premium or deductible. On the other hand, if the insurance company receives alerts indicating unsafe driving, the insurance company may increase the costs of being insured. In another embodiment, alerts may be issued to a financing company. For example, alerts indicating safe driving may lower the interest rate the driver is paying on a car loan. Regardless to whom the alerts are being issued, or whether they are being issued in real time, or after a set period of time, a driver or a third party may consider the alerts as feedback related to the driver's driving behavior.
Referring now to
The method of determining an indication of driving behavior and issuing an alter related to driving behaviors will be discussed in more detail.
From the description provided herein, those skilled in the art are readily able to combine software created as described with appropriate general-purpose or special-purpose computer hardware to create a computer system and/or computer sub-components in accordance with the various embodiments, to create a computer system and/or computer sub-components for carrying out the methods of the various embodiments and/or to create a non-transitory computer-readable medium (i.e., not a carrier wave) that stores a software program to implement the method aspects of the various embodiments.
References to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “some embodiment,” “various embodiments,” or the like indicate that a particular element or characteristic is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Although the phrases may appear in various places, the phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.
The above discussion is meant to be illustrative of the principles and various embodiments of the present invention. Numerous variations and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art once the above disclosure is fully appreciated. For example, while the various embodiments have been described in terms of issuing alerts related to driving behaviors, this context shall not be read as a limitation as to the scope of one or more of the embodiments described—the same techniques may be used for other embodiments. It is intended that the following claims be interpreted to embrace all such variations and modifications.
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