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US 12,417,473 · App. 18/223,083 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Content output systems using vehicle-based data

Inventors: Robert Wasserman (Wheaton, IL); Fred Dimesa (Hermosa Beach, CA); Bill Yurdin (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
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Patent No.
US 12,417,473
App. No.
18/223,083
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Electronic display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers and/or networks, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, driving behavior and patterns, telematics data, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics and/or telematics data may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, telematics devices, and/or other data sources, including software applications. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, telematics data, and the like, content, such as digital display content or audio content, may be determined for output on various devices, such as electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other devices to be accessible by associated individuals via the other devices. Various techniques may be used to determine customized content. Additionally, certain systems may be interactive to allow user responses and follow-up content via on-board vehicle devices or other user devices.

Claims (43)

1. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;

a display device; and

at least one memory storing non-transitory computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:

collect, by an executed application, driving data associated with an operation of a vehicle, the driving data comprising at least a determined location of the vehicle;

transmit, via a communication interface and to a second computing device, the collected driving data associated with the operation of the vehicle;

receive, from the second computing device, digital content for display on the display device, the digital content comprising a query associated with a roadside display of information based on one or more of the collected driving data, user data associated with an operator of the vehicle, and vehicle data collected from a roadside data collecting source;

receive, from a user of the computing device, a reaction to the query;

determine a current location of the vehicle and an estimated route of the vehicle from the current location to a destination associated with the roadside display of information; and

display second digital content on the display device, the second digital content based on the reaction to the digital content and comprising the estimated route of the vehicle to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the roadside display of information comprises an advertisement, the destination associated with the roadside display of information comprising a business location.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the received reaction comprises an input provided via the display device by the user of the computing device.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the received reaction comprises an audio input provided by the user of the computing device.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the driving data comprises trip data of a previous trip of the vehicle.

6. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to:

determine, based on the trip data of a previous trip of the vehicle, a likelihood of the vehicle following the estimated route of the vehicle from the current location to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the roadside display of information is selected based on an estimated time to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the roadside display of information is selected based on an estimated distance to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

9. A method for providing content to a device, the method comprising:

collecting, by an executed application of a first computing device, driving data associated with an operation of a vehicle, the driving data comprising at least a determined location of the vehicle;

transmitting, via a communication interface and to a second computing device, the collected driving data associated with the operation of the vehicle;

receiving, from the second computing device, digital content for display on a display device, the digital content comprising a query associated with a roadside display of information based on one or more of the collected driving data, user data associated with an operator of the vehicle, and vehicle data collected from a roadside data collecting source;

receiving, from a user of the computing device, a reaction to the query;

determining a current location of the vehicle and an estimated route of the vehicle from the current location to a destination associated with the roadside display of information; and

displaying second digital content on a display device of the first computing device, the second digital content based on the reaction to the digital content and comprising the estimated route of the vehicle to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the roadside display of information comprises an advertisement, the destination associated with the roadside display of information comprising a business location.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the received reaction comprises an input provided via the display device by the user of the computing device.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the received reaction comprises an audio input provided by the user of the computing device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the driving data comprises trip data of a previous trip of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

determining, based on the trip data of a previous trip of the vehicle, a likelihood of the vehicle following the estimated route of the vehicle from the current location to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the roadside display of information is selected based on an estimated time to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the roadside display of information is selected based on an estimated distance to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor, cause a first computing device to perform:

collecting, by an executed application of a first computing device, driving data associated with an operation of a vehicle, the driving data comprising at least a determined location of the vehicle;

transmitting, via a communication interface and to a second computing device, the collected driving data associated with the operation of the vehicle;

receiving, from the second computing device, digital content for display on a display device, the digital content comprising a query associated with a roadside display of information based on one or more of the collected driving data, user data associated with an operator of the vehicle, and vehicle data collected from a roadside data collecting source;

receiving, from a user of the computing device, a reaction to the query;

determining a current location of the vehicle and an estimated route of the vehicle from the current location to a destination associated with the roadside display of information; and

displaying second digital content on a display device of the first computing device, the second digital content based on the reaction to the digital content and comprising the estimated route of the vehicle to the destination associated with the roadside display of information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the roadside display of information comprises an advertisement, the destination associated with the roadside display of information comprising a business location.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the received reaction comprises an input provided via the display device by the user of the computing device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the received reaction comprises an audio input provided by the user of the computing device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: WASSERMAN, ROBERT; DIMESA, FRED; YURDIN, BILL
To: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064325/0554 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 17479635 · Sep 20, 2021
Continuation 16448441 · Jun 21, 2019
Continuation 16183158 · Nov 7, 2018
Continuation 15982654 · May 17, 2018
Continuation In Part 15267771 · Sep 16, 2016
Continuation In Part 15018101 · Feb 8, 2016
Division 14281390 · May 19, 2014
Related Publication 20230360085A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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