US 11,815,898 B2
Systems and methods for using risk profiles for creating and deploying new vehicle event definitions to a fleet of vehicles
Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Encinitas, CA (US); David Forney, La Jolla, CA (US); Reza Ghanbari, San Diego, CA (US); Jason Palmer, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Mark Freitas, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to SmartDrive Systems, Inc., Westlake, TX (US)
Filed by SmartDrive Systems, Inc., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,339.
Application 17/571,339 is a continuation of application No. 16/400,903, filed on May 1, 2019, granted, now 11,262,763.
Prior Publication US 2022/0129001 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01)
CPC G05D 1/0214 (2013.01) [B60W 30/0953 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A system configured for using particular information for creating and deploying new vehicle event definitions to a fleet of vehicles including a first vehicle configured to detect first vehicle events by the first vehicle and a second vehicle configured to detect second vehicle events by the second vehicle, wherein the particular information includes a first risk profile, a second risk profile, and vehicle event characterization information, wherein the first risk profile is specific to a certain context for detecting vehicle events, wherein the first risk profile characterizes a first set of values representing likelihoods of occurrences of vehicle events matching the certain context, wherein the occurrences of the vehicle events include collisions, wherein the second risk profile is specific to one or more operators, wherein the second risk profile characterizes a second set of values representing likelihoods of occurrences of vehicle events matching the one or more operators, and wherein the vehicle event characterization information characterizes one or more types of vehicle events to be used in creating and deploying the new vehicle event definitions, the system comprising:
one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to
automatically select, by the one or more hardware processors, individual ones of previously detected vehicle events that have one or more characteristics in common, wherein the one or more characteristics include one or more of geographical location, time of day, demographic information of vehicle operators, and/or a sequence of operations performed by the vehicle operators, wherein the selection is based on one or more of the first risk profile, the second risk profile, and the vehicle event characterization information;
automatically determine, by the one or more hardware processors, circumstances prior to occurrences of the selected individual ones of the previously detected vehicle events;
automatically create, by the one or more hardware processors, a new vehicle event definition based on the determined set of circumstances;
transfer, by the one or more hardware processors, instructions that include the new vehicle event definition to the first and second vehicle, wherein the instructions are transferred electronically across an electronic communication network that connects the system to the first vehicle and the second vehicle, wherein the instructions instruct the first and second vehicle to detect one or more additional vehicle events in accordance with the new vehicle event definition; and
receive, by the one or more hardware processors, additional vehicle event information that has been transferred electronically across the electronic communication network by the first vehicle and the second vehicle, wherein the additional vehicle event information includes information regarding a first additional vehicle event and a second additional vehicle event that have been detected in accordance with the instructions.