IP Library Granted Patent US 9,862,315
Granted Patent B2
US 9,862,315 · App. 15/234,984 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Driver coaching from vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications

Inventor: Brett Hoye (San Marcos, CA)
Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
B60Q9/00B60W50/14G08B21/06G08G1/161G08B21/02
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Patent No.
US 9,862,315
App. No.
15/234,984
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for determining driver errors includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a safety warning from a safety warning system. The processor is configured to determine an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning; determine a driver response; determine whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicating a driver error.

Claims (38)

1. A system for determining driver errors, comprising:

an interface configured to receive a safety warning from a safety warning system, wherein:

the safety warning system is configured to communicate via a vehicle to vehicle communications system, a vehicle to infrastructure communications system, and a vehicle to device communications system, and

the safety warning is received via a vehicle to vehicle communications system;

a processor configured to:

determine an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning;

determine a driver response;

determine whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and

in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicate a driver error including providing coaching information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the safety warning system comprises a vehicle to infrastructure communications system.

3. The system claim 1 , wherein the safety warning system comprises a vehicle to device communications system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the appropriate driver response comprises slowing down.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the appropriate driver response comprises pulling over.

6. The system claim 1 , wherein the appropriate driver response comprises hard braking.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the appropriate driver response comprises looking around.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the appropriate driver response comprises turning on vehicle lights.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the appropriate driver response comprises increasing following distance.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver response is determined based at least in part on vehicle event recorder data.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver response is determined based at least in part on sensor data.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein indicating a driver error comprises recording sensor data.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein indicating a driver error comprises recording video data.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein indicating a driver error comprises recording safety warning system data.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein indicating a driver error comprises providing an indication to the driver.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the indication to the driver comprises a light indication.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the indication to the driver comprises a sound indication.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the indication to the driver comprises an audio instruction.

19. A method for determining driver errors, comprising:

receiving a safety warning from a safety warning system, wherein the safety warning system is configured to communicate via a vehicle to vehicle communications system, a vehicle to infrastructure communications system, and a vehicle to device communications system, and the safety warning is received via a vehicle to vehicle communications system;

determining, using a processor, an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning;

determining a driver response;

determining whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and

in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicate a driver error including providing coaching information.

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

receiving a safety warning from a safety warning system, wherein the safety warning system is configured to communicate via a vehicle to vehicle communications system, a vehicle to infrastructure communications system, and a vehicle to device communications system, and the safety warning is received via a vehicle to vehicle communications system;

determining an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning;

determining a driver response;

determining whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and

in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicate a driver error including providing coaching information.

Assignments (3)
NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR AGENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST (PATENTS) REEL/FRAME 043745/0567 Recorded Feb 28, 2020
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: GUGGENHEIM CREDIT SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 052050/0115 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: LYTX, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 043745/0567 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2016
From: HOYE, BRETT
To: LYTX, INC.
Reel/Frame 040703/0775 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62204356 · Aug 12, 2015
Related Publication 20170066374A1 · Mar 9, 2017