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US 9,607,444 · App. 14/544,475 · Granted Mar 28, 2017

VIN based accelerometer threshold

Inventor: Neil Charles Cawse (Oakville, CA)
Assignee: GEOTAB Inc
G07C5/008G07C5/0808
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Patent No.
US 9,607,444
App. No.
14/544,475
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus in a vehicular telemetry system for determining accelerometer thresholds based upon decoding a vehicle identification number (VIN).

Claims (20)

1. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicular telemetry system comprising the steps of:

receiving a VIN,

decoding said VIN,

determining one of a generic vehicle accelerometer threshold or a specific vehicle accelerometer threshold based upon said decoding said VIN,

setting said VIN based accelerometer threshold as said one of a generic vehicle accelerometer threshold or a specific vehicle accelerometer threshold, and

monitoring accelerometer data for comparing said accelerometer data with said VIN based accelerometer threshold to provide event indications.

2. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicular telemetry system as in claim 1 wherein said event indications are selected from the group of harsh acceleration, harsh braking, harsh cornering or accidents.

3. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicular telemetry system as in claim 1 wherein said accelerometer data is selected from the group of forward, braking or side to side accelerometer data.

4. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 1 wherein said VIN based accelerometer threshold pertains to at least one axis of said accelerometer.

5. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 1 wherein said VIN based accelerometer threshold is set for each axis of a multi-axis accelerometer.

6. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 1 wherein said event indications include a sensitivity.

7. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 6 wherein said sensitivity is selected from the group of high sensitivity, medium sensitivity, or low sensitivity.

8. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 1 wherein said monitoring accelerometer data for comparing said accelerometer data with said and VIN based accelerometer threshold to provide event indications is further assessed for erroneous indications of events.

9. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 8 wherein said VIN based accelerometer threshold updates based upon said erroneous indications of events.

10. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 9 wherein said VIN based accelerometer threshold to correct an over reading condition.

11. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 9 wherein said VIN based accelerometer threshold adjusts to correct an under reading condition.

12. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 9 wherein said VIN based accelerometer threshold refines to correct an over reading condition.

13. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 9 wherein said VIN based accelerometer threshold refines to correct an under reading condition.

14. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 1 wherein said monitoring accelerometer data includes a log of accelerometer data and said log of accelerometer data is periodically communicated to a remote site.

15. A method of determining a VIN based accelerometer threshold for a vehicle telemetry system as in claim 14 wherein said monitoring accelerometer data includes a log of accelerometer data and said log of accelerometer data is communicated to a remote site upon detecting said event indications.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2020
From: CAWSE, NEIL CHARLES
To: GEOTAB INC
Reel/Frame 054391/0073 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13507085 · Jun 4, 2012
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