Real-time driver observation and scoring for driver's education

US9342993B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company · US

Inventors

• Brian Mark Fields · Phoenix, US
• Jibo He · Champaign, US
• John A. Nepomuceno · Bloomington, US
• Steve Roberson · Normal, US
• Bryan Allen Plummer · Urbana, US
• Kurtis C. Houdek · Gurnee, US
• Neeraj Jain · Bloomington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 10, 2014
• Grant date: May 17, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 10, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B19/16
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method includes, during a driving session in which a student driver operates a vehicle, gathering driving skill data indicative of at least one of behavior of the student driver, acceleration of the vehicle, braking of the vehicle, or steering of the vehicle, and gathering comments from a driving instructor about the driving session. The method also includes generating a driving session report corresponding to the driving session. The driving session report includes at least one score based on the driving skill data, and the comments from the driving instructor about the driving session. Still further, the method includes causing the driving session report to be displayed on a display device.