IP Library Granted Patent US 11,532,004
Granted Patent B1
US 11,532,004 · App. 16/908,208 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Utilizing credit and informatic data for insurance underwriting purposes

Inventors: Ramsey Devereaux (San Antonio, TX); David S. Franck (San Antonio, TX); Karen Moritz (Fair Oaks Ranch, TX); Spencer Read (Helotes, TX); Daniela Wheeler (Boerne, TX); Eric Vaith (San Antonio, TX); Erin McCaw (San Antonio, TX); Christopher Norman (San Antonio, TX); Jodi J. Healy (Johns Creek, GA); Bharat Prasad (San Antonio, TX); Kathleen L. Swain (Peoria, AZ); Michael J. Allen (San Antonio, TX)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
G06Q30/0215G06Q40/08G06Q40/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,532,004
App. No.
16/908,208
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods include one or more dwelling sensors configured to generate sensor data representative of characteristics of a dwelling; a telematics device configured to generate telematics data representative of operational characteristics of a vehicle; and an analysis server. The analysis server receives the sensor data; receives the telematics data; receives credit information regarding an insured; and determines one or more insurance policy decisions based upon the sensor data, the telematics data, and the credit information the one or more insurance policy decisions comprising: a premium amount, a deductible amount, a coverage amount, a coverage term, or any combination there of for the insured.

Claims (74)

1. A system comprising:

one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data representative of characteristics of a property, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a plurality of motion sensors; and

an analysis server, configured to:

receive sensor data, wherein the sensor data comprises motion sensor data comprising an indication of detected movement of people within a range of the plurality of motion sensors;

identify a consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, by:

aggregating the sensor data from the plurality of motion sensors; and

estimating inhabitant activities comprising at least one of: expected bedtime, expected rise time, expected naptime, and a sleep latency, wherein the inhabitant activities define the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property;

determine an indication that indicates whether the property has been used as a habitat using the sensor data, by:

identifying activity patterns of the property at particular times, based upon the motion sensor data;

when the activity patterns include spikes in the movement of people, frenetic changes in the movement of people, or a combination thereof, which cause the activity patterns to fall out of the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, determining that the property is not being used as a habitat; and

otherwise, when the activity patterns do not include spikes in the movement of people, frenetic changes in the movement of people, or both and instead are within the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, determining that the property is being used as a habitat;

determine one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based upon the indication; and

provide an electronic notification indicating the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a computing device configured to:

provide the aggregated sensor data to the analysis server as an aggregated packet.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:

pre-process the aggregated sensor data, by filtering the sensor data prior to sending the aggregated sensor data to the analysis server.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis server is further configured to:

determine a second indication whether appliances of the property have been maintained using the sensor data; and

determine the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based in part upon the second indication.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a temperature sensor, and wherein the analysis server is configured to:

determine, from the sensor data, one or more temperatures of the property;

determine a second indication of whether the property has been climate controlled in a prescribed manner based upon the one or more temperatures of the property; and

determine the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based in part upon the second indication.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis server is further configured to:

modify a maintenance score based upon whether the property has been used as a habitat.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis server is further configured to:

determine whether the property has been repaired with a prescribed promptness; and

update a maintenance score based upon whether the property has been repaired with the prescribed promptness.

8. A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause a machine to:

receive sensor data generated from a plurality of motion sensors configured to generate the sensor data, wherein the sensor data is representative of characteristics of a property, wherein the sensor data comprises motion sensor data comprising an indication of detected movement of people within the range of the plurality of motion sensors;

identify a consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, by:

aggregating the sensor data from the plurality of motion sensors; and

estimating inhabitant activities comprising at least one of: expected bedtime, expected rise time, expected naptime, and a sleep latency, wherein the inhabitant activities define the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property;

determine an indication that indicates whether the property has been used as a habitat using the sensor data, by:

identifying activity patterns of the property at particular times, based upon the motion sensor data;

when the activity patterns include spikes in the movement of people, frenetic changes in the movement of people, or a combination thereof, which cause the activity patterns to fall out of the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, determining that the property is not being used as a habitat; and

otherwise, when the activity patterns do not include spikes in the movement of people, frenetic changes in the movement of people, or both and instead are within the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, determining that the property is being used as a habitat;

determine one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based upon the indication; and

provide an electronic notification indicating the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , comprising machine-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to:

determine one or more temperatures of the property from the sensor data, wherein the sensor data further comprises temperature sensor data;

determine a second indication of whether the property has been climate controlled in a prescribed manner based upon the one or more temperatures of the property; and

determine the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based in part upon the second indication.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to:

determine a second indication of whether appliances of the property have been maintained using the sensor data; and

determine the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based in part upon the second indication.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to:

receive the sensor data in an aggregated form, as aggregated sensor data packets.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the aggregated sensor data packets comprise pre-processed aggregated sensor data from a plurality of sensors, filtered using a predetermined condition.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to:

determine whether the property has been repaired with a prescribed promptness; and

update a maintenance score based upon whether the property has been repaired with the prescribed promptness.

14. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving sensor data generated from a plurality of motion sensors configured to generate the sensor data, wherein the sensor data is representative of characteristics of a property and comprises an indication of detected movement of people within the range of the plurality of motion sensors;

identifying a consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, by:

aggregating the sensor data from the plurality of motion sensors; and

estimating inhabitant activities comprising at least one of: expected bedtime, expected rise time, expected naptime, and a sleep latency, wherein the inhabitant activities define the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property;

determining an indication that indicates whether the property has been used as a habitat using the sensor data, by:

identifying activity patterns of the property at particular times, based upon the sensor data;

when the activity patterns include spikes in the movement of people, frenetic changes in the movement of people, or a combination thereof, which cause the activity patterns to fall out of the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, determining that the property is not being used as a habitat; and

otherwise, when the activity patterns do not include spikes in the movement of people, frenetic changes in the movement of people, or both and instead are within the consistent steady state of activity patterns with respect to the property, determining that the property is being used as a habitat;

determining one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based upon the indication; and

providing an electronic notification indicating the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , comprising:

determining one or more temperatures of the property from the sensor data, wherein the sensor data comprises temperature sensor data;

determining a second indication of whether the property has been climate controlled in a prescribed manner based upon the one or more temperatures of the property; and

determining the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based in part upon the second indication.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , comprising:

determining a second indication of whether appliances of the property have been maintained using the sensor data; and

determining the one or more suggested insurance coverage modifications for the property based in part upon the second indication.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , comprising:

receiving the sensor data in an aggregated form, as aggregated sensor data packets.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the aggregated sensor data packets comprise pre-processed aggregated sensor data from a plurality of sensors, filtered using a predetermined condition.

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