Smartwatch blackbox

US9758095B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Benjamin D. Briggs · Cohoes, US
• Lawrence A. Clevenger · Saratoga Springs, US
• Leigh Anne H. Clevenger · Rhinebeck, US
• Jonathan H. Connell, II · Somers, US
• Nalini K. Ratha · Yorktown Heights, US
• Michael Rizzolo · Delmar, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 25, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2017
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2540/22
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are provided for alerting drivers of hazardous driving conditions using the sensing capabilities of wearable mobile technology. In one aspect, a method for alerting drivers of hazardous driving conditions includes the steps of: collecting real-time data from a driver of a vehicle, wherein the data is collected via a mobile device worn by the driver; determining whether the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition exists; providing feedback to the driver if the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition exists, and continuing to collect data from the driver in real-time if the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition does not exist. The real-time data may also be collected and used to learn characteristics of the driver. These characteristics can be compared with the data being collected to help determine, in real-time, whether the driving behavior is normal and whether a hazardous driving condition exists.