Patent ID: 8577605
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06F,G07C

Abstract:
1. A feedback method comprising: identifying, by a computing system comprising a computer processor electrically connected to a vehicle, a first user, wherein said computing system comprises a memory system, wherein said memory system comprises a first plurality of profiles, a table describing said first plurality of profiles and a vehicular feedback software application, wherein said table comprises a profile name, a program description, a driving pattern description, and a usage description for each profile of said plurality of profiles, and wherein said first plurality of profiles comprises data associated with various vehicle operation functions that have been previously executed by said first user; enabling, by said computing system, said vehicular feedback software application for said first user; determining, by said computing system executing said vehicular feedback software application, that previous road trips, statistics, and history should be loaded for processing during present use of said vehicle; retrieving, by said computing system from said memory system in response to a user selection from said table, a first profile of said first plurality of profiles, said first profile associated with said first user, said destination, and a first group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by said first user with respect to said vehicle, said first profile comprising usage attribute on/off selections; receiving, by said computing system from said first user, a first selection from said first profile, said first selection indicating a previous road trip to a destination for said first user, said selection comprising data describing said user as an intermediate driver, said data indicating instructions for: monitoring speed, monitoring fuel usage, enabling a GPS signal, and enabling a radio scan of only music stations for monitoring keywords associated with accidents during travel to said destination; receiving, by said computing system from said first user, an indication of a road type for driving to said destination; receiving, by said computing system from said first user, a selection for said destination for said first user; generating, by said computing system, an estimated time of arrival for said destination; presenting, by said computing system to said first user, said user profile; receiving, by said computing system from said first user, on or off selections for said usage attribute on/off selections; monitoring, by said feedback software application based on said on or off selections, said first group of vehicle operation functions, wherein said monitoring comprises: additionally monitoring by said feedback software application, time differences describing a difference value between an acceleration rate and a braking rate with respect to said first user and said vehicle; analyzing, by said feedback software application based on said monitoring, said first group of vehicle operation functions and said time differences with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles; generating in response to said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions and said additionally monitoring said time differences with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles, by said computer processor executing said feedback software application, a first analysis report comprising results of said analyzing said first group of vehicle operation functions with respect to said first profile of said first plurality of profiles, wherein said first analysis report comprises: recommendations for said first user; generating, by said computing system in response to said analyzing, an updated estimated time of arrival for said destination; automatically tuning, by said computing system in response to said analyzing and a radio monitor selection, a radio in said vehicle to a specified music station indicating current road conditions for a route of travel to said destination; presenting, by said computing system to said first user, said first analysis report and said updated estimated time of arrival; and monitoring, by said computing system, a response to said first analysis report from said first user.