SMARTPHONE BASED TELEMATICS APPLICATIONS

摘要

A system for monitoring vehicle operation during a driving experience of a vehicle using a smartphone having a position module configured to generate driving data associated with the position of the smartphone. The system includes a database for storing driving data generated by the smartphone, and computer executable instructions downloadable onto the smartphone. The computer executable instructions configures the smartphone to identify a first triggering event and a subsequent second triggering event, wherein the first triggering event is associated with the start of the driving experience and the second triggering event is associated with the end of the driving experience. The computer executable instructions further configures the smartphone to store driving data generated between the first and second triggering events in the database. The identifying step and storing step proceeding independent of receiving information from a vehicle onboard computer.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring vehicle operation during a driving experience of a vehicle having a local wireless communication network using a smartphone configured to generate driving data associated with the position of the smartphone when the smartphone is in the vehicle, the system comprising:
a database for storing driving data generated by the smartphone; and computer executable instructions downloadable onto the smartphone for configuring the smartphone to:
associate the beginning of the driving experience with establishment of a communication link between the smartphone and the local wireless communication network;associate the end of the driving experience with termination of the communication link between the smartphone and the local wireless communication network; andstore driving data generated by the smartphone during the driving experience in the database such that the stored driving data represents movement of the vehicle during the driving experience.