Patents
US 10246097 B1: Autonomous vehicle operator identification
- Granted
- 2019-04-02
- Filed
- 2015-11-06 application 14934339
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, with the customer's permission, a vehicle operator in an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be determined by a sensor disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle or a mobile computing device associated with the vehicle operator. A determination may be made as to whether the vehicle operator is authorized to operate the vehicle based upon the determined identity of the vehicle operator; and if the vehicle operator is not authorized, an alert may be generated and/or the vehicle may be caused to not operate. Alternatively, autonomous operation features may be automatically engaged to automatically drive the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to a safe location when the operator is not authorized. Insurance discounts may be provided based upon the anti-theft functionality.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190402.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 2,604 patents | US company or organization | Bloomington, IL | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mark Fields | Normal, IL | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chien Che Huang | Normal, IL | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mohamed A. Wazeer | Normal, IL | 63 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shawn C. Bennett | Le Roy, IL | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven C. Cielocha | Bloomington, IL | 134 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronny S. Bryant | Bloomington, IL | 82 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Kohaus | Normal, IL | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Terry Quakenbush | Normal, IL | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard A. Novak | Bloomington, IL | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Scott Chan | Lisle, IL | 176 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig M. Main | Hagerstown, MD | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Weixin Wu | Aurora, IL | 58 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Torri Wollenschlager | Bloomington, IL | 71 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carol Marie Csanda | Normal, IL | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stacey Gorsuch | Bloomington, IL | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Todd Binion | Bloomington, IL | 136 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F8/65 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/02028 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K35/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60W | Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit | B60W10/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D15/0285 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01C | Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C21/3407 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05D | Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables | G05D1/0055 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q30/0206 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C5/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B25/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G1/091 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FIELDS, BRIAN MARK signed 2016-01-27 HUANG, CHIEN CHE signed 2016-02-09 WAZEER, MOHAMED A. signed 2016-02-23 BENNETT, SHAWN C. signed 2016-02-02 CIELOCHA, STEVE C. signed 2016-01-27 BRYANT, RONNY S. signed 2016-01-20 KOHAUS, STEPHEN signed 2016-02-12 QUAKENBUSH, TERRY signed 2016-02-10 NOVAK, RICHARD A. signed 2016-03-23 CHAN, AARON SCOTT signed 2016-02-03 MAIN, CRAIG M. signed 2016-01-20 WU, WEIXIN signed 2016-01-19 WOLLENSCHLAGER, TORRI signed 2016-02-10 CSANDA, CAROL MARIE signed 2016-01-21 GORSUCH, STACEY signed 2016-02-09 BINION, TODD signed 2016-02-03 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 38094/773 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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