US 12,136,302 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring vehicle diagnostics
Philip Aiello, Milton, GA (US); and Ralph Gallagher, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,726.
Application 17/717,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/891,298, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,328,541.
Application 16/891,298 is a continuation of application No. 15/984,070, filed on May 18, 2018, granted, now 10,719,997, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/508,451, filed on May 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0237960 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0808 (2013.01) [G01R 31/007 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an environmental sensor that generates telematics data based on an electrical output of a vehicle electrical component; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled with computer storage media storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
collect the telematics data from the environmental sensor, wherein the telematics data comprises telematics data points that are each indicative of the electrical output of the vehicle electrical component;
store the telematics data within a data file to form a telematics data signature for the vehicle electrical component;
generate an inquiry to identify a predetermined electrical metric, wherein the predetermined electrical metric comprises a threshold value for a moving average electrical output for the vehicle electrical component;
retrieve the predetermined electrical metric and a reference data signature for the vehicle electrical component that is indicative of how the vehicle electrical component performs as a function of time, wherein the reference data signature identifies a threshold vehicle electrical failure level for the vehicle electrical component, and the predetermined electrical metric identifies at least one of a desired vehicle electrical component output, a failing vehicle electrical component telematics characteristic, or a vehicle electrical component life-cycle data signature;
compare the telematics data signature and the reference data signature to determine that the telematics data signature satisfies the threshold vehicle electrical failure level; and
upon determining that the telematics data signature satisfies the threshold vehicle electrical failure level, generate an output notification to initialize a repair procedure for the vehicle electrical component.