Patents
US 10366370 B1: Systems and methods for managing and communicating vehicle notifications for various circumstances
- Granted
- 2019-07-30
- Filed
- 2014-08-04 application 14451059
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems for retrieving and compiling vehicle information from a variety of sources, and assessing circumstances or events based upon the vehicle information. A central entity, such as an insurance provider, may receive the vehicle information and avail information related to a plurality of vehicles to vehicle owners or operators in a single source dashboard. The central entity may assess the vehicle circumstances to determine whether to notify the individuals of an event, such as a vehicle recall or upcoming maintenance, and then generate notifications and communicate the notifications to the individuals. The notifications may enable the individuals to take maintenance, repair, update, and/or other actions to manage the circumstances and potentially avoid situations that may cause unnecessary financial commitments or vehicle damage. The insurance provider may adjust auto insurance premiums, discounts, rewards, or rebates based upon the type or usage of the dashboard functionality utilized by an insured.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190730.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Binion | Bloomington, IL | 136 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrea Lee Rhoades | Atlanta, IL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven C. Cielocha | Bloomington, IL | 134 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jessica Lynn Shull | Bloomington, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Mark Fields | Normal, IL | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wayne Louis Cecil | Bloomington, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven J. Schmidt | Bloomington, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronny S. Bryant | Bloomington, IL | 82 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ed Weidmann | Bloomington, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory Hayward | Bloomington, IL | 221 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stacey Gorsuch | Bloomington, IL | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Anthony Argenziano | Bloomington, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carol Marie Csanda | Normal, IL | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Catherine Sue Schwamberger | Folsom, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Courtney Clarke | Bloomington, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christina P. Mullen | Bloomington, IL | 43 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | G06Q10/20 | 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 | G07C5/008 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WEIDMANN, ED signed 2014-06-16 CECIL, WAYNE LOUIS signed 2014-06-17 SCHMIDT, STEVEN signed 2014-06-17 BINION, TODD signed 2014-06-18 BRYANT, RONNY S. signed 2014-06-18 CIELOCHA, STEVEN C. signed 2014-06-18 CSANDA, CAROL MARIE signed 2014-06-18 FIELDS, BRIAN MARK signed 2014-06-18 RHOADES, ANDREA LEE signed 2014-06-18 SCHWAMBERGER, CATHERINE SUE signed 2014-06-18 GORSUCH, STACEY signed 2014-06-19 HAYWARD, GREGORY signed 2014-06-20 SHULL, JESSICA signed 2014-06-24 MULLEN, CHRISTINA P. signed 2014-06-25 ARGENZIANO, JOHN ANTHONY signed 2014-07-09 CLARKE, COURTNEY signed 2014-07-17 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 33458/436 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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