| CPC G07C 5/02 (2013.01) [G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0858 (2013.01); G07C 5/0866 (2013.01); G09B 5/02 (2013.01); G09B 19/14 (2013.01); H04M 1/6041 (2013.01); H04M 1/6075 (2013.01); H04M 1/72406 (2021.01); H04M 1/724098 (2022.02); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04M 2201/36 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04M 2250/74 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |
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24. A data-logging system configured to monitor how safely a vehicle is being driven by a driver throughout a driving period and to log driving information representing movement of the vehicle whilst the vehicle is being driven by the driver during the driving period, the data-logging system comprising:
a remote data-logging server;
a mobile telecommunications device including a user interface, a processor, a memory, and a sensor set comprising at least an accelerometer and a positioning module;
an application comprising computer-executable instructions downloaded onto the memory, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile telecommunications device to:
process, using the processor, raw sensor data from the sensor set representing at least acceleration of the vehicle and position of the vehicle, to generate derived driving information representing how safely the vehicle is being driven by the driver throughout the driving period, wherein the driving period is defined by a duration of a vehicle journey comprising a plurality of portions of time, and wherein the driving information includes at least one driving incident, the at least one driving incident being determined by the processor establishing an occurrence of the raw sensor data exceeding a predetermined value during the driving period, the driving incident including at least one of harsh braking, harsh acceleration, harsh swerving, or a vehicle accident;
generate the derived driving information without data from vehicle sensors throughout the driving period in which the mobile telecommunications device is within the vehicle and the vehicle is being driven by the driver;
store the raw sensor data relating to the at least one driving incident; and
transmit at least some of the derived driving information, including the at least one driving incident, and the stored raw sensor data corresponding to the at least one driving incident;
wherein the remote data-logging server is configured to log the derived driving information and the raw sensor data received from the mobile telecommunications device and comprises:
a database for storing a plurality of accounts, at least one of the plurality of accounts having a unique identifier and the database being configured to store the at least some derived driving information associated by the unique identifier to the vehicle and the driver, and the raw sensor data, to the at least one of the plurality of accounts;
a communications interface configured to communicate with the mobile telecommunications device, and receive therefrom:
the unique identifier for association of the mobile telecommunications device with the at least one of the plurality of accounts; and
the at least some derived driving information and the raw sensor data to be logged to the at least one of the plurality of accounts,
wherein the remote data-logging server is further configured to process the derived driving information and the raw sensor data logged to the at least one of the plurality of accounts to determine a risk profile for at least one of the vehicle and driver.
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