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US 12,300,042 · App. 18/621,687 · Granted May 13, 2025

Method and system for accident detection using contextual data

Inventors: Brad Cordova (Cambridge, MA); Rafi Finegold (Sharon, MA); Dan Shiebler (Brooklyn, NY); Eddie Vaisman (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc.
G07C5/008B60W40/09G06Q40/08G07C5/0816G07C5/0841H04W4/44
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Patent No.
US 12,300,042
App. No.
18/621,687
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for reporting accident data includes: a mobile device having a plurality of sensors; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to perform operations including: operating the plurality of sensors to collect driving data; receiving the driving data collected over a plurality of time intervals from at least one of the plurality of sensors in the mobile device of a user during a trip in a vehicle, assigning the driving data to the trip; receiving input indicating the trip is associated with an accident, wherein the input includes additional data associated with the accident; transmitting the driving data assigned to the trip associated with the accident; and transmitting the additional data associated with the accident.

Claims (44)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code for an application that is executable by a processor of a mobile device for causing the mobile device to perform operations including:

collecting driving data related to a trip in a vehicle by operating one or more sensors of the mobile device;

generating a graphical user interface for display to a user of the mobile device, the graphical user interface including a list of one or more individual trips taken by the user in one or more vehicles, the one or more individual trips including the trip;

detecting a selection by the user of an option in the graphical user interface for submitting a claim related to the trip;

based on detecting the selection of the option, updating the graphical user interface to include interface elements that allow the user to provide additional data associated with the trip;

receiving the additional data from the user via the interface elements of the graphical user interface; and

transmitting the driving data and the additional data associated with the trip to a remote server system.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface includes an event indicator corresponding to the trip, the event indicator being an indicator of a driving event detected in relation to the trip based on the driving data.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a driver score computed based on an analysis of the driving data collected by the mobile device using the one or more sensors.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a driving behavior display element indicating one or more individual criteria used to determine the driver score.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a filter option that is operable to filter out trips in which the user was not a driver from the list.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the additional data includes a date, a geographical location, and a description associated with the claim.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the additional data includes a category of damage associated with the claim.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the additional data includes an image of an identification card of the user, the image being captured using a camera of the mobile device.

9. A method comprising:

collecting, by an application executing on a mobile device, driving data related to a trip in a vehicle by operating one or more sensors of the mobile device;

generating, by the application, a graphical user interface for display to a user of the mobile device, the graphical user interface including a list of one or more individual trips taken by the user in one or more vehicles, the one or more individual trips including the trip;

detecting, by the application, a selection by the user of an option in the graphical user interface for submitting a claim related to the trip;

based on detecting the selection of the option, updating, by the application, the graphical user interface to include interface elements that allow the user to provide additional data associated with the trip;

receiving, by the application, the additional data from the user via the interface elements of the graphical user interface; and

transmitting, by the application, the driving data and additional data associate with the trip to a remote server system.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface includes an event indicator corresponding to the trip, the event indicator being an indicator of a driving event detected in relation to the trip based on the driving data.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a driver score computed based on an analysis of the driving data collected by the mobile device using the one or more sensors.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a driving behavior display element indicating one or more individual criteria used to determine the driver score.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a filter option that is operable to filter out trips in which the user was not a driver from the list.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the additional data includes a date, a geographical location, and a description associated with the claim.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the additional data includes a category of damage associated with the claim.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

capturing, by a camera of the mobile device, an image of an identification card of the user; and

transmitting the image to the remote server system as at least part of the additional data.

17. A mobile phone comprising:

an accelerometer;

a display;

a processor coupled to the accelerometer and the display; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program code for an application, wherein the application is executable by the processor for causing the mobile phone to perform operations including:

collecting driving data related to a trip in a vehicle by operating the accelerometer of the mobile phone;

outputting a graphical user interface on the display for a user of the mobile phone, the graphical user interface including a list of one or more individual trips taken by the user in one or more vehicles, the one or more individual trips including the trip;

detecting a selection by the user of an option in the graphical user interface for submitting a claim related to the trip;

based on detecting the selection of the option, updating the graphical user interface to include interface elements that allow the user to provide additional data associated with the trip;

receiving the additional data from the user via the interface elements of the graphical user interface; and

transmitting the driving data and the additional data associated with the trip to a remote server system.

18. The mobile phone of claim 17 , wherein the graphical user interface includes an event indicator corresponding to the trip, the event indicator being an indicator of a driving event detected in relation to the trip based on the driving data.

19. The mobile phone of claim 17 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a driver score computed based on an analysis of the driving data collected by the mobile phone using the accelerometer.

20. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a driving behavior display element indicating one or more individual criteria used to determine the driver score.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: CORDOVA, BRAD; FINEGOLD, RAFI; SHIEBLER, DAN; VAISMAN, EDDIE
To: TRUEMOTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 067112/0244 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: TRUEMOTION, INC.
To: CAMBRIDGE MOBILE TELEMATICS INC.
Reel/Frame 067112/0286 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18111324 · Feb 17, 2023
Continuation 17166998 · Feb 3, 2021
Continuation 16054320 · Aug 3, 2018
Provisional Application 62645653 · Mar 20, 2018
Provisional Application 62541615 · Aug 4, 2017
Related Publication 20240242548A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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