Patents
US 10410288 B2: Methods using a mobile device to provide data for insurance premiums to a remote computer
- Granted
- 2019-09-10
- Filed
- 2015-01-05 application 14589618
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for providing vehicle operation data to a remote computer or server for calculation of a vehicle insurance premium for a period of time based at least in part on collected vehicle operation data, wherein the method includes steps of: collecting vehicle operation data via a mobile device while the mobile device is associated with an operating vehicle, wherein the vehicle operation data has insurance risk predictive power; and transmitting the collected vehicle operation data from the mobile device to a remote computer. The remote computer or server receives collected vehicle operation data, stores the collected vehicle operation data in a database, a determines a vehicle insurance premium via a rating engine based at least in part on collected vehicle operation data.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190910.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin F. Bowne | Mackinaw, IL | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jufeng Peng | Normal, IL | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nicholas R. Baker | Normal, IL | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Duane Lee Marzinzik | Springfield, IL | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Eric Riley, Sr. | Heyworth, IL | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nick U. Christopulos | Bloomington, IL | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Mark Fields | Normal, IL | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| J Lynn Wilson | Normal, IL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bryan T. Wilkerson | Bloomington, IL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David W. Thurber | Sherman, IL | 25 | 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 | G06Q40/08 | 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 | B60W40/09 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01C | Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C21/3676 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S19/13 | 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 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L67/12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHRISTOPULOS, NICK signed 2013-09-12 JAMES, JUFENG signed 2013-09-12 RILEY, MATTHEW ERIC, SR. signed 2013-09-12 THURBER, DAVID W. signed 2013-09-12 WILSON, J LYNN signed 2013-09-12 FIELDS, BRIAN signed 2013-09-16 WILKERSON, TODD signed 2013-09-20 BOWNE, BENJAMIN signed 2013-09-24 BAKER, NICHOLAS R. signed 2013-10-17 MARZINZIK, DUANE signed 2013-10-17 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 35038/120 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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