Patents
US 11726763 B2: Autonomous vehicle automatic parking
- Granted
- 2023-08-15
- Filed
- 2020-10-23 application 17078640
- 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. According to certain aspects, vehicle operation safety may be enhanced. An environmental or weather condition (e.g., hail, storm, wind) may be identified that presents a hazard to an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle. With the customer's permission, when it is determined that the vehicle is parked in an unprotected location, a protected or covered location to park the vehicle may be identified, a route to that location may be determined, and the vehicle may be directed to travel automatically to the protected location under the operation of autonomous operation features. Insurance discounts or cost savings may be provided to risk averse insurance customers based upon the self-parking functionality that will reduce or mitigate damage to insured vehicles caused by adverse conditions, falling trees or power lines, hail, etc.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230815.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mark Fields | Phoenix, AZ | 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 | Bloomington, IL | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Terry Quakenbush | Bloomington, IL | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard A. Novak | Plano, TX | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Scott Chan | San Jose, CA | 176 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig M. Main | Allen, TX | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Weixin Wu | Normal, IL | 58 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Torri Wollenschlager | Bloomington, IL | 71 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carol Marie Csanda | Hudson, 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
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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