Guest vehicle user reporting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016247377-A1
Application number	US-201615099413-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Priority date	Mar 14, 2012
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system to access one or more user profiles that govern one or more vehicle functions. The system cooperates with a processor and verification module which are adapted to verify, using one or more of biometric information, gesture recognition, facial recognition and device identification information, that a user has authority to access the one or more user profiles, where the one or more profiles are stored in one or more of a vehicle, a cloud and a communications device. An edit module is further provided and adapted to allow the user to make one or more edits to the one or more user profiles.

First claim

1 . A system that reports one or more vehicle conditions comprising:
a vehicle reporting module adapted to receive one or more of a smart calendar item, and context information, and determine what one or more types of information should be monitored; one or more sensors adapted to monitor one or more of the one or more types of information based on a trigger; and a communication system adapted to forward one or more of the one or more types of information to one or more destinations.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more destinations include a smartphone, a communications device and a remote access device.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a smart calendar module initiates one or more triggers, the initiation based on one or more calendared events.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a context module determines context of the vehicle and based on one or more thresholds, initiates the trigger, and the context includes one or more of information about an aspect of the vehicle and information about one or more passengers in the vehicle.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a context module cooperates with a breathalyzer and determines when monitoring should commence.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of images, video, audio, GPS information, location information, passenger information and time at location information are monitored.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a parental control module initiates the request to begin monitoring.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of an expression, facial ID and gestures are the trigger.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a remote access device can establish one or more of audio and video communication with the vehicle, and can also control one or more vehicle functions.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the remote access device is a communications device, a smartphone, a tablet computer and a computer.

11 . A method to report one or more vehicle conditions comprising:
receiving one or more of a smart calendar item, and context information, and determine what one or more types of information should be monitored; monitoring one or more of the one or more types of information based on a trigger; and forwarding one or more of the one or more types of information to one or more destinations.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more destinations include a smartphone, a communications device and a remote access device.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a smart calendar module initiates one or more triggers, the initiation based on one or more calendared events.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a context module determines context of the vehicle and based on one or more thresholds, initiates the trigger, and the context includes one or more of information about an aspect of the vehicle and information about one or more passengers in the vehicle.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a context module cooperates with a breathalyzer and determines when monitoring should commence.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more of images, video, audio, GPS information, location information, passenger information and time at location information are monitored.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a parental control module initiates the request to begin monitoring.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more of an expression, facial ID and gestures are the trigger.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a remote access device can establish one or more of audio and video communication with the vehicle, and can also control one or more vehicle functions.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the remote access device is a communications device, a smartphone, a tablet computer and a computer.

Assignees

• Autoconnect Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Ricci Christopher P

Classifications

• B60R25/1004 Primary

  Alarm systems characterised by the type of sensor, e.g. current sensing means (using door lock sensors B60R25/1001) · CPC title

• B60R25/00

  Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles (locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00) · CPC title

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title

• G01C21/26

  specially adapted for navigation in a road network · CPC title

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title