Patent ID: 9053591
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60W,G06F,G06Q,G07C,G08B,G08G,G09B

Abstract:
1. A driving evaluation computing device comprising a processing unit comprising a processor; a memory unit; and a wireless receiver, wherein the driving evaluation computing device is configured to: receive via the wireless receiver a first vehicle operational data collected by a vehicle data acquiring component, wherein the first vehicle operational data comprises time marked data acquired at regular periodic intervals by the vehicle data acquiring component; determine a first vehicle operation factor from the first vehicle operational data; and calculate a driver safety rating using the first vehicle operation factor; wherein the first vehicle operational data is vehicle speed and the first vehicle operation factor is vehicle acceleration; wherein, to determine the first vehicle operation factor, the device is further configured to identify elapsed seconds between at least two data points of the vehicle speed from the first vehicle operational data, calculate a change in the vehicle speed between the at least two data points, and calculate the vehicle acceleration between the at least two data points.