SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VEHICLE AND OPERATOR BEHAVIOR

摘要

A system for monitoring operator and motor vehicle behavior, including at least one mobile device; application software resident on the mobile device, wherein the application software is operative to gather and record information relevant to both the behavior of a motor vehicle and the behavior of an operator of the motor vehicle, and wherein the application software is activated or deactivated based on certain predetermined trigger events; and at least one information processor in communication with and/or resident on the mobile device, wherein the information processor is operative to process and characterize the information gathered by the application software and communicate the processed and characterized information to a user of the system.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring the behavior of a motor vehicle and the behavior of an operator of that motor vehicle, comprising:
(a) at least one mobile device,
(i) wherein the mobile device is not physically installed in the motor vehicle being monitored;(ii) wherein the mobile device further includes hardware, software, sensors, and communication functions;(iii) wherein the mobile device further includes at least one information processor resident on the mobile device or in communication with the mobile device; and(iv) wherein the hardware, software, sensors, communication functions and the information processor are operative to gather, record, characterize and communicate information about the behavior of motor vehicle; behavior of the operator of the motor vehicle; details of the geography where the motor vehicle is being operated; details of the environment in which the motor vehicle is being operated; or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one application software resident on the mobile device,
(i) wherein the at least one application software interfaces with the hardware, software, sensors, communication functions and the information processor to gather, record, characterize and communicate information about the behavior of the motor vehicle; behavior of the operator of the motor vehicle; details of the geography where the motor vehicle is being operated; details of the environment in which the motor vehicle is being operated; or combinations thereof; and(ii) wherein the at least one application software is activated and deactivated based on certain predetermined trigger events.