Patents
US 10824415 B1: Autonomous vehicle software version assessment
- Granted
- 2020-11-03
- Filed
- 2019-05-08 application 16406418
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. In certain aspects, with the customer's permission, a computer-implemented method for updating an autonomous operation feature may be provided. An indication of a software update associated with the autonomous operation feature may be received, and several autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles having the feature may be identified. The update may be installed within the several vehicles, such as via wireless communication. Also, a change in a risk level associated with the update to the autonomous operation feature may be determined, and an insurance discount may be determined or adjusted. As a result, an insurance discount may be provided to risk averse customers that affirmatively share their vehicle data with an insurance provider, and promptly and remotely receive new versions of software that operate autonomous vehicle safety features.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201103.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, Inc. 4 patents | US company or organization | Bloomington, IL | 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 | Bloomington, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WU, WEIXIN signed 2016-01-19 BRYANT, RONNY S signed 2016-01-20 MAIN, CRAIG M. signed 2016-01-20 CSANDA, CAROL MARIE signed 2016-01-21 CIELOCHA, STEVEN C. signed 2016-01-27 FIELDS, BRIAN MARK signed 2016-01-29 BENNETT, SHAWN C. signed 2016-02-02 BINION, TODD signed 2016-02-03 CHAN, AARON SCOTT signed 2016-02-03 GORSCH, STACEY signed 2016-02-09 HUANG, CHIEN CHE signed 2016-02-09 QUAKENBUSH, TERRY signed 2016-02-10 WOLLENSCHLAGER, TORRI signed 2016-02-10 KOHAUS, STEPHEN signed 2016-02-12 WAZEER, MOHAMED A. signed 2016-02-23 NOVAK, RICHARD A. signed 2016-03-23 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 51936/932 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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