IP Library Granted Patent US 10,040,459
Granted Patent B1
US 10,040,459 · App. 14/852,038 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Driver fuel score

Inventor: Muskan Kukreja (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
B60W40/09G07C5/02B60W2540/10B60W2540/12B60W2540/18B60W2540/30
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Patent No.
US 10,040,459
App. No.
14/852,038
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system for determining a driver fuel score an input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive a fuel efficiency measure for a vehicle or a vehicle type for a plurality of drivers. The processor is to determine a relative fuel performance score based at least in part on the relative fuel performance and determine a driver performance score based at least in part on the relative fuel performance.

Claims (51)

1. A system comprising:

an input interface to receive a sensor reading of a state of a vehicle, wherein the sensor reading is collected by a vehicle event recorder provided in a vehicle;

a communications system for communication with a network; and

a vehicle data server comprising a processor configured to:

determine a relative fuel performance score based at least in part on the sensor reading, wherein the relative fuel performance score is a measure of a fuel performance of the vehicle relative to at least one other vehicle determine a driver performance score based at least in part on the relative fuel performance score;

determine a trigger level based at least in part on the driver performance score, wherein the trigger level is a sensor signal level at which an event is to be transmitted to the vehicle event recorder, and the vehicle event recorder determines that an event is anomalous and transmits the event based at least in part on the sensor reading meeting the trigger level; and

instruct the vehicle event recorder to increase the trigger level in response to driving efficiency having improved between a first point in time and a second point in time.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor reading includes a miles per gallon measure.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor reading includes a fuel burned measure.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor reading includes a distance traveled measure.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor reading includes a throttle measure.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein a relative fuel performance comprises a percentile score or z-score.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein a relative fuel performance comprises a rank.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein a relative fuel performance comprises a fuel performance compared with other drivers of the vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein a relative fuel performance comprises a fuel performance compared with other drivers of a vehicle type, wherein the vehicle type includes a group of vehicles sharing at least one characteristic.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trigger level comprises trigger level for storing video.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further to determine a coaching indication based at least in part on the driver performance score.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on an intensity of acceleration.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on an intensity of braking.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on an intensity of cornering.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on an RPM score.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on a throttle score.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on a gear score.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on a coast ratio.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on an idle ratio.

20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on a speed ratio.

21. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further to:

determine a set of vehicle fuel scores;

determine an outlying driver fuel score for a driver;

determine a vehicle associated with the outlying driver fuel score;

determine whether the vehicle is an outlying vehicle; and

in the event the vehicle comprises the outlying vehicle: remove the outlying driver fuel score from a fuel score record for the driver.

22. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a vehicle data server, a sensor reading of a state of a vehicle, wherein the sensor reading is collected by a vehicle event recorder provided in the vehicle;

determining, using a processor of the vehicle data server, a relative fuel performance score based at least in part on the sensor reading, wherein the relative fuel performance score is a measure of a fuel performance of the vehicle relative to at least one other vehicle;

determining, using the processor, a driver performance score based at least in part on the relative fuel performance score;

determining, using the processor, a trigger level based at least in part on the driver performance score, wherein the trigger level is a sensor signal level at which an event is to be transmitted to the vehicle event recorder, and the vehicle event recorder determines that an event is anomalous and transmits the event based at least in part on the sensor reading meeting the trigger level; and

instruct the vehicle event recorder to increase the trigger level in response to driving efficiency having improved between a first point in time and a second point in time.

23. A computer program product for determining a driver performance score, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

collecting a sensor reading of a state of a vehicle from a vehicle event recorder provided in a vehicle;

determining a relative fuel performance score based at least in part on the sensor reading, wherein the relative fuel performance score is a measure of a fuel performance of the vehicle relative to at least one other vehicle;

determining a driver performance score based at least in part on the relative fuel performance score;

determining a trigger level based at least in part on the driver performance score, wherein the trigger level is a sensor signal level at which an event is to be transmitted to the vehicle event recorder, and the vehicle event recorder determines that an event is anomalous and transmits the event based at least in part on the sensor reading meeting the trigger level; and

instructing the vehicle event recorder to increase the trigger level in response to driving efficiency having improved between a first point in time and a second point in time.

24. A vehicle event recorder provided in a vehicle comprising:

a vehicle state sensor configured to collect a sensor reading, wherein the sensor reading indicates a state of the vehicle; and

a processor configured to:

determine a trigger level based on a driver performance score received from a remote server, wherein the driver performance score is based at least in part on a relative fuel performance score, and the relative fuel performance score is based at least in part on the sensor reading and the relative fuel performance score is a measure of a fuel performance of the vehicle relative to at least one other vehicle;

increase the trigger level in response to driving efficiency having improved between a first point in time and a second point in time;

determine that an event is anomalous based at least in part on the sensor reading meeting the trigger level; and

transmit events determined to be anomalous to the remote server.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 28, 2020
From: LYTX, INC.
To: GUGGENHEIM CREDIT SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 052050/0099 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: LYTX, INC.
Reel/Frame 043743/0648 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2016
From: LYTX, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 038103/0508 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2015
From: KUKREJA, MUSKAN
To: LYTX, INC.
Reel/Frame 036794/0936 →
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