Veracity determination through comparison of a geospatial location of a vehicle with a provided data
View Patent ↗A method, apparatus and system related to veracity determination through comparison of a geospatial location data of a vehicle with a provided data are disclosed. In one aspect, the method of a veracity server associates a provided data of an individual with a vehicle using a processor, determines the geospatial location of a vehicle, correlates a relevance of the geospatial location of the vehicle with the provided data, and determines the veracity of the provided data based on the relevance of the geospatial location of the vehicle to the provided data. The method may also comprise the usage of a geospatial circuit in the vehicle in order to transmit geospatial coordinates as well as a plurality of relevant locational information of the vehicle to the veracity server in order to make a correct veracity determination of the provided data.
1. A method comprising:
associating, by a processor communicatively coupled to a machine-readable memory, a set of personal information of an individual with a vehicle based on an identifier thereof, the set of personal information being provided once by the individual as part of the agreement associated with the vehicle, and the set of personal information comprising:
a contact address of the individual,
an address of an employer of the individual, and
an address of a reference personnel of the individual,
continuously determining, through a geospatial circuit hidden in the vehicle communicatively coupled to the processor, geospatial locations of the vehicle during a duration of the agreement;
configuring, through the processor, a level of correlation required between the continuously determined geospatial locations of the vehicle and each of the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual during the duration of the agreement;
maintaining, through the processor, a tally of times corresponding to occurrence of the vehicle at specific geospatial locations, time durations of the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and proximity of the vehicle to the specific geospatial locations during the duration of the agreement; and
determining, through the processor, a veracity of at least one of: the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual in accordance with the configured level of correlation based on analyzing the maintained tally of times corresponding to the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, the time durations of the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and the proximity of the vehicle to the specific geospatial locations during the duration of the agreement to determine a breach of the agreement.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising validating a locational veracity of the at least one of: the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual in accordance with a geospatial location of the vehicle determining the veracity thereof.
3. The method of claim 2 ,
wherein the individual is alerted at the geospatial location of the vehicle, and
wherein the alert is at least one of an email, a Short Message Service (SMS) text message, voicemail, a phone call, and an in-car alert service of the vehicle.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating an alert in accordance with a status of a validation condition being violated based on the geospatial location of the vehicle,
wherein the alert notifies at least one of: an interested party and the individual.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
permitting, through a user interface provided through the processor, the interested party to configure a parameter of relevance associated with an algorithm used in determining correlation of the continuously determined geospatial locations to the each of the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the parameter of relevance comprises:
duration data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations,
frequency data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations,
proximity data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and
stop time data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating between the geospatial circuit and a global positioning system (GPS) satellite to obtain geospatial location data corresponding to the geospatial locations of the vehicle,
wherein the geospatial circuit communicates with the processor by at least one communication standard including:
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), and
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).
8. A veracity server comprising:
a machine-readable memory comprising a set of personal information of an individual with a vehicle, the set of personal information being provided once by the individual as part of an agreement associated with the vehicle, and the set of personal information comprising:
a contact address of the individual,
an address of an employer of the individual, and
an address of a reference personnel of the individual; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the machine-readable memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions to:
associate the set of personal information of the individual with the vehicle based on an identifier thereof,
continuously determine, in conjunction with a geospatial circuit hidden in the vehicle, geospatial locations of the vehicle during a duration of the agreement,
configure a level of correlation required between the continuously determined geospatial locations of the vehicle and each of the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual during the duration of the agreement,
maintain a tally of times corresponding to occurrence of the vehicle at specific geospatial locations, time durations of the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and proximity of the vehicle to the specific geospatial locations during the duration of the agreement, and
determine a veracity of at least one of: the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual in accordance with the configured level of correlation based on analyzing the maintained tally of times corresponding to the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, the time durations of the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and the proximity of the vehicle to the specific geospatial locations during the duration of the agreement to determine a breach of the agreement.
9. The veracity server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions to:
validate a locational veracity of the at least one of: the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual in accordance with a geospatial location of the vehicle determining the veracity thereof.
10. The veracity server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:
generate an alert in accordance with a status of a validation condition being violated based on the geospatial location of the vehicle,
wherein the alert notifies at least one of: an interested party and the individual.
11. The veracity server of claim 10 ,
wherein the individual is alerted at the geospatial location of the vehicle, and
wherein the alert is at least one of an email, an SMS text message, voicemail, a phone call, and an in-car alert service of the vehicle.
12. The veracity server of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:
permit, through a user interface, the interested party to configure a parameter of relevance associated with an algorithm used in determining correlation of the continuously determined geospatial locations to the each of the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual.
13. The veracity server of claim 12 , wherein the parameter of relevance further comprises:
duration data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations,
frequency data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations,
proximity data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and
stop time data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations.
14. The veracity server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions to:
enable communication between the geospatial circuit and a GPS satellite to obtain geospatial location data corresponding to the geospatial locations of the vehicle,
wherein the geospatial circuit communicates with the veracity server by at least one communication standard including:
GSM, and
CDMA.
15. A system comprising:
a vehicle comprising a geospatial circuit hidden therein; and
a veracity server comprising a set of personal information of an individual with the vehicle, the set of personal information being provided once by the individual as part of an agreement associated with the vehicle, the set of personal information comprising:
a contact address of the individual,
an address of an employer of the individual, and
an address of a reference personnel of the individual, and the veracity server being configured to:
associate the set of personal information of the individual with the vehicle based on an identifier thereof,
continuously determine, in conjunction with the geospatial circuit hidden in the vehicle, geospatial locations of the vehicle during a duration of the agreement,
configure a level of correlation required between the continuously determined geospatial locations of the vehicle and each of the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual during the duration of the agreement,
maintain a tally of times corresponding to occurrence of the vehicle at specific geospatial locations, time durations of the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and proximity of the vehicle to the specific geospatial locations during the duration of the agreement, and
determine a veracity of at least one of: the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual in accordance with the configured level of correlation based on analyzing the maintained tally of times corresponding to the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, the time durations of the occurrence of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and the proximity of the vehicle to the specific geospatial locations during the duration of the agreement to determine a breach of the agreement.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the veracity server is configured to:
validate a locational veracity of the at least one of: the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual in accordance with a geospatial location of the vehicle determining the veracity thereof.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the veracity server is further configured to:
generate an alert in accordance with a status of a validation condition being violated based on the geospatial location of the vehicle,
wherein the alert notifies at least one of: an interested party and the individual.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the veracity server is further configured to:
permit, through a user interface, the interested party to configure a parameter of relevance associated with an algorithm used in determining correlation of the continuously determined geospatial locations to the each of the contact address of the individual, the address of the employer of the individual and the address of the reference personnel of the individual.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the parameter of relevance further comprises:
duration data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations,
frequency data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations,
proximity data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations, and
stop time data of the vehicle at the specific geospatial locations.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the veracity server is configured to:
enable communication between the geospatial circuit and a GPS satellite to obtain geospatial location data corresponding to the geospatial locations of the vehicle,
wherein the geospatial circuit communicates with the veracity server by at least one communication standard including:
GSM, and
CDMA.