Smartphone-Based Telematics Data Acquisition and Event Notification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telematics systems for vehicles are often bulky, expensive, and difficult to use, and not all vehicles are equipped with necessary sensors, making it challenging to collect and analyze telematics data, especially for insurance evaluations and accident notifications.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that utilizes smartphones or tablets to acquire and analyze telematics data, determining vehicle events such as accidents, and providing notifications through a computer device configured to perform analytics on the captured data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If supplemental telematics sensing systems are installed in vehicles, then telematics data collection capability is improved, but device size, cost, and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a smartphone as an intermediary device between the vehicle's existing sensors and the telematics analysis system. The smartphone captures data from the vehicle's sensor system through its interface, processes the data locally, and transmits it to the cloud for analysis. This eliminates the need for complex dedicated telematics hardware while maintaining data collection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The smartphone serves multiple functions: it acts as a data capture device, a processing unit, a communication module, and a display interface. By leveraging the universal capabilities of smartphones (which are already present in most vehicles), the system avoids adding specialized expensive hardware while achieving comprehensive telematics functionality.
2Reliability
If vehicle sensors and communication protocols are integrated, then telematics data acquisition is improved, but compatibility issues and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The smartphone acts as a universal intermediary that interfaces with different vehicle sensor systems through standard protocols like Bluetooth and USB. This mediator approach allows the system to communicate with various vehicle models without requiring model-specific integration, simplifying implementation across different vehicle types.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adapts to different vehicle communication protocols by detecting and adjusting parameters dynamically. The smartphone can switch between different data formats and communication modes based on the specific vehicle system being accessed, maintaining compatibility without requiring complex pre-configured integration for each vehicle type.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method and system for performing analytics on telematics data to determine incidence of a relevant vehicle event and provide event notification. Telematics data is acquired from a data capture device associated with a vehicle and at least a portion of the telematics data is transmitted to a computer device configured to perform analytics on the captured telematics data. Analytics is performed on the computer device to determine if a relevant event has occurred regarding the vehicle. Event notification is generated and transmitted to a user computing device when it is determined a relevant event has occurred.