SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE WITH FEEDBACK FOR SELF-COACHING
A method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching, via a driver electronic device includes querying a server from access software on the driver electronic device, wherein the querying comprises querying the server with a query comprising a predefined driver; receiving, by the access software, driver coaching data associated with the predefined driver, the driver coaching data being based on an output from an active safety system on the vehicle; listing, by the access software, a user-selectable item representing the received driver coaching data via a display of the driver electronic device; and conveying the driver coaching data to the driver.
1 . A method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching, via a driver electronic device, the method comprising:
querying a server from access software on the driver electronic device, wherein the querying comprises querying the server with a query comprising a predefined driver;
receiving, by the access software, driver coaching data associated with the predefined driver, the driver coaching data being based on an output from a sensor on the vehicle; and
listing, by the access software, a user-selectable item representing the received driver coaching data via a display of the driver electronic device; and
conveying the driver coaching data to the driver.
2 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the method further includes:
in response to receiving the selection of the user-selectable item, initiating a transfer of the coaching data from the server to the driver electronic device.
3 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the method further includes:
displaying, via the display, the driver coaching data as a score of the predefined driver.
4 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the method further includes:
displaying, via the display, the score of the predefined driver as a monthly score.
5 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the method further includes:
displaying, via the display, the driver coaching data as a rank of the predefined driver.
6 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the method further includes:
displaying, via the display, the rank of the predefined driver as a comparison of the rank of the driver to respective ranks stored in the server of other drivers.
7 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the method further includes:
querying the remote server from a fleet manager electronic device, wherein the querying comprises querying the remote server with a query comprising the predefined driver and an associated review time as parameters, the associated review time indicating a time that the predefined driver views the driver coaching data.
8 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the querying step includes:
querying the server, which is remote from the vehicle, from the access software on the electronic device.
9 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the querying step includes:
querying the server, which is a processor on the vehicle, from the access software on the electronic device.
10 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the querying step includes:
querying the server with a query comprising an assignment of the predefined driver.
11 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 1 , further including:
receiving the output of the sensor by an active safety system;
determining an output of the active safety system based on the output received from the sensor; and
determining the driver coaching data based on the output from the active safety system.
12 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 11 , wherein the step of receiving the output of the sensor includes:
receiving the output of the sensor by an antilock braking system active safety system on the vehicle.
13 . The method of providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching as set forth in claim 1 , further including:
receiving, by the access software, a user selection of a user of the user-selectable item.
14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having instructions stored thereon for providing a driver of a vehicle with feedback for self-coaching, the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the steps comprising:
querying a server from access software on a driver electronic device, wherein the querying comprises querying the server with a query comprising a predefined driver;
receiving, by the access software, driver coaching data associated with the predefined driver, the driver coaching data being based on an output from a sensor on the vehicle; and
listing, by the access software, a user-selectable item representing the received driver coaching data via a display of the driver electronic device; and
conveying the driver coaching data to the driver.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
in response to receiving the selection of the user-selectable item, initiating a transfer of the coaching data from the server to the driver electronic device.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 15 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
displaying, via the display, the driver coaching data as a score of the predefined driver.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 16 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
displaying, via the display, the score of the predefined driver as a monthly score.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 15 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
displaying, via the display, the driver coaching data as a rank of the predefined driver.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 18 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
displaying, via the display, the rank of the predefined driver as a comparison of the rank of the driver to respective ranks stored in the server of other drivers.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
querying the remote server from a fleet manager electronic device, wherein the querying comprises querying the remote server with a query comprising the predefined driver and an associated review time as parameters, the associated review time indicating a time that the predefined driver views the driver coaching data.
21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
querying the server, which is remote from the vehicle, from the access software on the electronic device.
22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
querying the server, which is a processor on the vehicle, from the access software on the electronic device.
23 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
querying the server with a query comprising an assignment of the predefined driver.
24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the steps comprising:
receiving the output of the sensor by an active safety system;
determining an output of the active safety system based on the output received from the sensor; and
determining the driver coaching data based on the output from the active safety system.
25 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
receiving the output of the sensor by an antilock braking system active safety system on the vehicle.
26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 14 , the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the step comprising:
receiving, by the access software, a user selection of a user of the user-selectable item.