Patent ID: 11945462
Assignee: SMARTDRIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. A method for managing speed thresholds for a fleet of vehicles, wherein the vehicles include a vehicle located at a current vehicle location, the method comprising:
receiving input, wherein the input represents a first association between a first weather-related condition and a first arithmetic operation used to determine a given current speed threshold in case a posted speed limit falls within a first range of speed limits, wherein the input further represents a second association between the first weather-related condition and a second arithmetic operation used to determine the given current speed threshold in case the posted speed limit falls within a second range of speed limits that is mutually exclusive with the first range of speed limits; and
detecting vehicle events by:
obtaining information that represents the first association and the second association;
obtaining a first set of weather-related information for at least two different weather-related conditions, wherein the at least two different weather-related conditions include snow, wherein the first set of weather-related information indicates the first weather-related condition is currently present at the current vehicle location;
obtaining a first current posted speed limit at the current vehicle location;
determining a first current speed threshold based on the first current posted speed limit, wherein:
(i) responsive to the first current posted speed limit falling within the first range of speed limits and further responsive to the first weather-related condition being currently present at the current vehicle location, determining the first current speed threshold includes applying the first arithmetic operation to the first current posted speed limit, and wherein
(ii) responsive to the first current posted speed limit falling within the second range of speed limits and further responsive to the first weather-related condition being currently present at the current vehicle location, determining the first current speed threshold includes applying the second arithmetic operation to the first current posted speed limit;

obtaining a first current speed of the vehicle; and
detecting a first occurrence of a first vehicle event, responsive to the first current speed of the vehicle exceeding the first current speed threshold.