Patents

US 10832261 B1: Driver profiles based upon driving behavior with passengers

Granted
2020-11-10
Filed
2017-10-16 application 15784822
Type
Utility · 13 claims
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Abstract

In a computer-implemented method for detecting and acting upon driver behavior while driving with passengers, telematics data collected by electronic subsystems of a vehicle and/or a mobile electronic device is received. The telematics data is analyzed to identify time periods during which a driver drove with passengers, and identify driving behaviors of the driver during those times. Based upon the identified driving behaviors, a driver profile associated with the driver is set or updated. The profile is transmitted to an entity that adjusts a credit rating of the driver, adjusts an insurance rating of the driver, reviews at least the portion of the profile in connection with a job sought by the driver, or offers a permanent or temporary credit in connection with a good or service offered by the entity. As a result, risk-averse drivers may be offered benefits or cost savings.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201110.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 2,604 patentsUS company or organizationBloomington, ILSTATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and statePVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Leo Nelson ChanNormal, IL94PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Jacob J. AltDowns, IL102PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Matthew S. MegyeseBloomington, IL48PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Steven C. CielochaBloomington, IL134PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Kristopher Keith GaudinBloomington, IL129PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Brian Mark FieldsNormal, IL287PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
G06QInformation 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 forG06Q30/0201PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B60WConjoint 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-unitB60W40/09PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
G06FElectric digital data processingG06F16/9535PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
G07CTime 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 elsewhereG07C5/006PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2017-10-17Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
CHAN, LEO NELSON signed 2017-10-13
ALT, JACOB J. signed 2017-10-11
MEGYESE, MATTHEW S. signed 2017-10-11
CIELOCHA, STEVEN C. signed 2017-09-21
GAUDIN, KRISTOPHER KEITH signed 2017-10-11
FIELDS, BRIAN MARK signed 2017-09-27
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL43884/208PASDL, file of 2026-10-15

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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