Vehicle monitoring system

US8311858B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · US

Inventors

• William Curtis Everett · Chagrin Falls, US
• Richard Ashton Hutchinson · Highland Heights, US
• Wilbert John Steigerwald, III · Kirtland, US
• William Andrew Say · Macedonia, US
• Patrick Lawrence O'Malley · Kirtland, US
• Dane Allen Shrallow · Solon, US
• Raymond Scott Ling · Westlake, US
• Robert John McMillan · Tampa, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 17, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 13, 2012
• Expiry date: Feb 17, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/08
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A data logging device tracks the operation of a vehicle or driver actions. The device includes a storage device, which may be removable or portable, having a first memory portion that may be read from and may be written to in a vehicle and a second memory portion that may be read from and may be written to in the vehicle. The second memory portion may retain data attributes associated with the data stored in the first removable storage device. A processor reads data from an automotive bus that transfers data from vehicle sensors to other automotive components. The processor writes data to the first memory portion and the second memory portion that reflect a level of risk or safety. A communication device links the storage device to a network of computers. The communication device may be accessible through software that allows a user to access files.