Patent ID: 8527514
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for connecting a getting-in record and a getting-off record of a vehicle comprising: a driving information memory unit for storing a plurality of getting-in and off records in a driving history data in a chronological order, wherein each getting-in and off record includes a pair of a getting-in record and a getting-off record, the getting-in record represents a getting-in time and a getting-in place, at which a getting-in action of a driver is detected, and the getting-off record represents a getting-off time and a getting-off place, at which a getting-off action of the driver is detected; a grouping unit for grouping the getting-in records, which represent a same getting-in time zone and a same getting-in place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-in groups are generated, and for grouping the getting-off records, which represent a same getting-off time zone and a same getting-off place, so that one or more segmentalized getting-off groups are generated; a connecting unit for searching a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to each of the one or more segmentalized getting-off groups, and for storing connection information in a getting-in and off connection data, wherein the connection information represents a connection between a searched segmentalized getting-in group and a respective segmentalized getting-off group, the connection unit searches the segmentalized getting-in group in such a manner that the connection unit specifies one segmentalized getting-in group representing a getting-in record, which is stored in the driving history data next to each getting-off record of a respective segmentalized getting-off group, and determines the one segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to the respective segmentalized getting-off group, when the number of times that the one segmentalized getting-in group is specified is equal to or larger than predetermined times; and an estimating unit for specifying a getting-off time and a getting-off point when the getting-off action of the driver is detected, specifying a segmentalized getting-off group, which represents a getting-off time zone and a getting-off place corresponding to a specified getting-off time and a specified getting-off point, determining a segmentalized getting-in group, which is connected to a specified segmentalized getting-off group, based on the getting-in and off connection data, and estimating a getting-in time for a next driving of the driver according to a getting-in time zone of a determined segmentalized getting-in group when the driver gets off the vehicle at a present time, wherein the connecting unit searches a segmentalized getting-off group, which is connected to each of the one or more segmentalized getting-in groups, wherein the connecting unit stores another connection information in the getting-in and off connection data, wherein the another connection information represents a connection between a searched segmentalized getting-off group and a respective segmentalized getting-in group, wherein the connection unit searches the segmentalized getting-off group in such a manner that the connection unit specifies one segmentalized getting-off group representing a getting-off record, which is stored in the driving history data as a pair of each getting-in record of a respective segmentalized getting-in group, and determines the one segmentalized getting-off group, which is connected to the respective segmentalized getting-in group, when the number of times that the one segmentalized getting-off group is specified is equal to or larger than predetermined times, wherein the estimating unit specifies a getting-in time and a getting-in point when the getting-in action of the driver is detected for the last time, wherein the estimating unit specifies a segmentalized getting-in group, which represents a getting-in time zone and a getting-in place corresponding to a specified getting-in time and a specified getting-in point, wherein the estimating unit determines a segmentalized getting-off group, which is connected to a specified segmentalized getting-in group, based on the getting-in and off connection data, and wherein the estimating unit estimates a getting-off time, at which the driver is to get off the vehicle for the next time, according to a getting-off time zone of a determined segmentalized getting-off group or estimates a getting-off place, at which the driver is to get off the vehicle for the next time, according to a getting-off place of the determined segmentalized getting-off.