US 12,354,420 B2
Systems and methods for an automobile status recorder
Kennith Burks, Anaheim, CA (US)
Assigned to Kennith Burks, Anaheim, CA (US)
Filed by Kennith Burks, Anaheim, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/338,101.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/065,502, filed on Aug. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0051493 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC G07C 5/0841 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for implementing an automobile status recorder, the method comprising:
collecting, with one or more sensors, one or more statuses of a vehicle;
creating a time field for each of the one or more statuses;
storing the one or more statuses in a storage medium that is configured to retrieve statuses based on a time range, the one or more statuses comprise positions and actions of one or more passengers inside the vehicle, the positions of the one or more passengers are determined responsive to camera image data from the one or more sensors, the actions of the one or more passengers are determined using audio from the vehicle;
determining a malfunction in the vehicle based on the one or more statuses;
determining that a driver's hand struggles abnormally with a steering wheel;
correlating the malfunction in the vehicle to the driver's hands;
generating a notification when the one or more statuses meet a condition; and
transmitting the notification to a mobile device, the notification comprising a live stream of data comprising the one or more statuses.