Technology for assessing accident events
Systems and methods for assessing accident events are disclosed According to certain aspects, an electronic device may access sensor data associated with operation of a vehicle, and analyze the sensor data to determine that an accident event has occurred. In response, the electronic device may dynamically and automatically retrieve additional sensor data from at least one additional electronic device via a short range communication. The electronic device may compile or aggregate the additional sensor data with the original sensor data to provide a thorough representation of the accident event.
1. A computer-implemented method in an electronic device of assessing accident events, the method comprising:
accessing a set of sensor data from a set of sensors associated with a vehicle;
determining, by a processor from the set of sensor data, that an accident event occurred;
after determining that the accident event occurred:
sending, to an additional electronic device associated with an additional vehicle via a wireless network connection, a request for a set of additional sensor data, and
receiving, from the additional electronic device via the wireless network connection, the set of additional sensor data, wherein the additional electronic device adjusts operation according to the request prior to collecting the set of additional sensor data;
analyzing, by the processor, the set of additional sensor data to determine that the set of additional sensor data indicates the accident event; and
aggregating the set of sensor data with the set of additional sensor data.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the set of additional sensor data comprises image data, and wherein analyzing the set of additional sensor data to determine that the set of additional sensor data indicates the accident event comprises:
determining that the image data depicts the vehicle.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred comprises:
determining that the set of sensor data indicates damage to the vehicle.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred comprises:
determining that the set of sensor data is consistent with stored parameters corresponding to the accident event.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, to a backend server, the set of sensor data that was aggregated with the set of additional sensor data.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network connection is a mesh network connection, and in response to determining that the accident event occurred, the method further comprises:
automatically connecting, via the mesh network connection, to the additional electronic device associated with the additional vehicle.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network connection is a mesh network connection, and wherein the electronic device is connected to the additional electronic device via the mesh network connection prior to determining, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred.
8. An electronic device configured to assess accident events, comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate via a wireless network connection;
a memory configured to store non-transitory computer executable instructions; and
a processor configured to interface with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to:
access a set of sensor data from a set of sensors associated with a vehicle,
determine, from the set of sensor data, that an accident event occurred,
after determining that the accident event occurred:
send, to an additional electronic device associated with an additional vehicle via the transceiver, a request for a set of additional sensor data, and
receive, from the additional electronic device via the transceiver, the set of additional sensor data, wherein the additional electronic device adjusts operation according to the request prior to collecting the set of additional sensor data,
analyze the set of additional sensor data to determine that the set of additional sensor data indicates the accident event, and
aggregate the set of sensor data with the set of additional sensor data.
9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the set of additional sensor data comprises image data, and wherein to analyze the set of additional sensor data to determine that the set of additional sensor data indicates the accident event, the processor is configured to:
determine that the image data depicts the vehicle.
10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein to determine, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred, the processor is configured to:
determine that the set of sensor data indicates damage to the vehicle.
11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein to determine, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred, the processor is configured to:
determine that the set of sensor data is consistent with stored parameters corresponding to the accident event.
12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
transmit, to a backend server via the transceiver, the set of sensor data that was aggregated with the set of additional sensor data.
13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless network connection is a mesh network connection, and in response to the determining that the accident event occurred, the processor causes the transceiver to automatically connect, via the mesh network connection, to the additional electronic device associated with the additional vehicle.
14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless network connection is a mesh network connection, and wherein the transceiver is connected to the additional electronic device via the mesh network connection prior to the processor determining, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, executable by a processor, for assessing accident events, the instructions comprising:
instructions for accessing a set of sensor data from a set of sensors associated with a vehicle;
instructions for determining, from the set of sensor data, that an accident event occurred;
instructions for, after determining that the accident event occurred, sending, to an additional electronic device associated with an additional vehicle via a wireless network connection, a request for a set of additional sensor data;
instructions for receiving, from the additional electronic device via the wireless network connection, the set of additional sensor data, wherein the additional electronic device adjusts operation according to the request prior to collecting the set of additional sensor data;
instructions for analyzing the set of additional sensor data to determine that the set of additional sensor data indicates the accident event; and
instructions for aggregating the set of sensor data with the set of additional sensor data.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the set of additional sensor data comprises image data, and wherein the instructions for analyzing the set of additional sensor data to determine that the set of additional sensor data indicates the accident event comprise:
instructions for determining that the image data depicts the vehicle.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for determining, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred comprise:
instructions for determining that the set of sensor data indicates damage to the vehicle.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for determining, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred comprise:
instructions for determining that the set of sensor data is consistent with stored parameters corresponding to the accident event.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the instructions further comprising:
instructions for transmitting, to a backend server, the set of sensor data that was aggregated with the set of additional sensor data.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the wireless network connection is a mesh network connection, and the instructions further comprising:
instructions for automatically connecting, via the mesh network connection in response to determining that the accident event occurred, to the additional electronic device associated with the additional vehicle.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the wireless network connection is a mesh network connection, and wherein the electronic device is connected to the additional electronic device via the mesh network connection prior to determining, from the set of sensor data, that the accident event occurred.