System and method to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to feedback regarding driving behaviors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12134389-B2
Application number	US-202318448476-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2023
Priority date	Mar 22, 2016
Publication date	Nov 5, 2024
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a system and method for determining responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to feedback regarding driving behaviors. The system may include a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying first driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver. The system may include one or more processors configured to obtain the first driving behavior information. The one or more processors may effectuate provision of feedback defined by feedback information based on the first driving behavior. The sensor may be configured to output signals conveying second driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver during and/or subsequent to the provision of the feedback. The one or more processors may be configured to obtain the second driving behavior information and assess responsiveness of the driver to the feedback based on the second driving behavior information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system configured to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to being prompted regarding driving behaviors, the system comprising:
a set of sensors carried by and integrated in the vehicle, wherein the set of sensors is configured to generate output signals conveying information regarding operation of the vehicle; and
a set of processors including a first processor carried by and integrated in the vehicle and a second processor remotely located from the vehicle, wherein the set of processors is configured by machine-readable instructions to:
prompt the driver to curb occurrences of a specific driving behavior by the driver, wherein the specific driving behavior characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver;
generate, by the first processor, driving behavior information that characterizes the operation of the vehicle by the driver subsequent to prompting the driver, wherein generation of the driving behavior information is based on the output signals generated by the set of sensors in the vehicle;
transfer the driving behavior information to the second processor located remotely from the vehicle;
assess, by the second processor, responsiveness of the driver to being prompted, wherein assessment of the responsiveness is based on the driving behavior information, wherein the assessment of the responsiveness of the driver includes a determination whether the driver has curbed the occurrences of the specific driving behavior subsequent to being prompted;
prompt the driver again to curb additional occurrences of the specific driving behavior by the driver; and
generate, by the first processor, additional driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver subsequent to being prompted again, wherein generation of the additional driving behavior information is based on the output signals generated by the set of sensors in the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of processors is further configured to:
transfer the additional driving behavior information to the second processor located remotely from the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the set of processors is further configured to:
assess, by the second processor, a second responsiveness of the driver to being prompted again, wherein assessment of the second responsiveness is based on the additional driving behavior information, wherein the assessment of the second responsiveness of the driver includes a determination whether the driver has curbed the additional occurrences of the specific driving behavior subsequent to being prompted again.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of sensors include at least one of an image sensor, an audio sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a wheel speed sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, a seat belt sensor, an accelerometer, a tilt sensor, an inclination sensor, an angular rate sensor, a gyroscope, a geolocation sensor, a magnetometer, a radar detector, a radar sensor, a vibration sensor, a light detection sensor, an electronic control module (ECM) sensor, a physiological sensor, and a tachograph.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of processors is further configured to:
effectuate storage of driver responsiveness information, the driver responsiveness information including one or more of the driving behavior information and/or information relating to the responsiveness of the driver to being prompted; and
effectuate retrieval of previously stored driver responsiveness information.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first processor is configured to select one or more of a display, a speaker, and/or a haptic generator to effectuate prompting of the driver, wherein such selection is based on the previously stored driver responsiveness information.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the vehicle further includes a display configured to provide information to the driver of the vehicle, and wherein the prompting of the driver to curb the occurrences of the specific driving behavior by the driver is accomplished through the display.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driving behavior information includes one or more of visual information, audio information, motion information, acceleration information, location information, spatial information, orientation information, tilt information, inclination/declination information, vibration information, time information, vehicle status information, and/or driver status information.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of processors is further configured to:
subsequent to the assessment of the responsiveness, determine one or both of content and a delivery mechanism for prompting the driver again.

11. A method to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to being prompted regarding driving behaviors, the method comprising:
generating output signals conveying information regarding operation of the vehicle, wherein the output signals are generated by a set of sensors carried by and integrated in the vehicle;
prompting the driver to curb occurrences of a specific driving behavior by the driver, wherein the specific driving behavior characterizes the operation of the vehicle by the driver;
generating, by a local processor, driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver subsequent to prompting the driver, wherein generation of the driving behavior information is based on the output signals generated by the set of sensors in the vehicle;
transferring the driving behavior information to a remote processor located remotely from the vehicle;
assessing, by the remote processor, responsiveness of the driver to being prompted, wherein assessment of the responsiveness is based on the driving behavior information, wherein the assessment of the responsiveness of the driver includes a determination whether the driver has curbed the occurrences of the specific driving behavior subsequent to being prompted;
prompting the driver again to curb additional occurrences of the specific driving behavior by the driver; and
generating, by the local processor, additional driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver subsequent to being prompted again, wherein generating the additional driving behavior information is based on the output signals generated by the set of sensors in the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
transferring the additional driving behavior information to the second processor located remotely from the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
assessing, by the second processor, a second responsiveness of the driver to being prompted again, wherein assessment of the second responsiveness is based on the additional driving behavior information, wherein the assessment of the second responsiveness of the driver includes a determination whether the driver has curbed the additional occurrences of the specific driving behavior subsequent to being prompted again.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the set of sensors include at least one of an image sensor, an audio sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a wheel speed sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, a seat belt sensor, an accelerometer, a tilt sensor, an inclination sensor, an angular rate sensor, a gyroscope, a geolocation sensor, a magnetometer, a radar detector, a radar sensor, a vibration sensor, a light detection sensor, an electronic control module (ECM) s

Assignees

• Smartdrive Systems Inc

Inventors

• Palmer Jason
• Freitas Mark
• Deninger Daniel A
• Forney David
• Sljivar Slaven
• Vaidya Alekh
• Griswold Jeffrey

Classifications

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  Inactivity or incapacity of driver · CPC title

• B60Q9/00

  Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} · CPC title

• B60W2556/10

  Historical data · CPC title

• B60W2050/0075

  Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means · CPC title