Patent ID: 9092919
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method of managing vehicle usage comprising the steps of: gathering data indicative of vehicle operations from monitoring devices installed within a plurality of vehicles; transmitting the gathered data indicative of vehicle operations with a telematic device installed within each of the plurality of vehicles; defining a portal accessible on a wide area network by users authorized to receive the gathered data, wherein the users includes users within the plurality of vehicles; receiving the gathered data indicative of vehicle operations on the wide area network according to defined parameters on a device capable of accessing the wide area network; sharing data indicative of vehicle operations with the users within the plurality of vehicles authorized to receive the gathered data across a vehicle community including a plurality of vehicles and a plurality of users authorized to receive information relating to at least some of the plurality of vehicles in real time from within each of the plurality of vehicles; and selectively blocking access to information relating to vehicle position by a vehicle operator.