Patents
US 10991170 B1: Vehicle sensor collection of other vehicle information
- Granted
- 2021-04-27
- Filed
- 2017-12-20 application 15848099
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method, implemented in an electronic processing system that includes a memory and one or more processors, includes receiving, at the electronic processing system, sensor data representing information collected by a sensor (i) located on or in a first vehicle and (ii) configured to sense an environment external to the first vehicle, and storing the received sensor data in the memory. The method also includes processing the stored sensor data to determine conditions in which the second vehicle was driven, driving habits of a driver of the second vehicle, and an identifying characteristic of the second vehicle. The method further includes identifying the driver of the second vehicle using the identifying characteristic, and determining a risk level for the driver of the second vehicle using the determined conditions and driving habits.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210427.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 | |
| Joe Harr | Bloomington, IL | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Mark Fields | Normal, IL | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven C. Cielocha | Bloomington, IL | 134 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve J. Balbach | Bloomington, IL | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BALBACH, STEVE J. signed 2013-10-15 FIELDS, BRIAN signed 2013-10-15 HARR, JOE signed 2013-10-15 BINION, TODD signed 2013-10-16 CIELOCHA, STEVEN signed 2013-10-16 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 44450/503 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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