IP Library Granted Patent US 12,246,750
Granted Patent B2
US 12,246,750 · App. 18/217,082 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Vehicle control systems

Inventor: Sunil Chintakindi (Menlo Park, CA)
Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
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Patent No.
US 12,246,750
App. No.
18/217,082
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for the utilization of vehicle control systems to cause a vehicle to take preventative action responsive to the detection of a near short term adverse driving scenario. A vehicle control system may receive information corresponding to vehicle operation data and ancillary data. Based on the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data, a multi-dimension risk score module may calculate risk scores associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data. Subsequently, the vehicle control systems may cause the vehicle to perform at least one of a close call detection action and a close call detection alert to lessen the risk associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data.

Claims (37)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

receive vehicle property data corresponding to a vehicle;

receive ancillary data associated with surroundings of the vehicle;

calculate a first risk score associated with the vehicle property data using historical vehicle operations data;

calculate a second risk score associated with the ancillary data using historical ancillary data; and

transmit, via a wireless network, the first risk score and the second risk score to a vehicle control computer to cause performance of a close call detection action to reduce at least one of the first risk score or the second risk score, the close call detection action including disabling of a mobile computing device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle property data is received from at least one of one or more vehicle sensors, one or more sensors of the mobile computing device, or one or more sensors of a telematic device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle property data includes vehicle performance and operation data.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the vehicle performance and operation data includes at least one of a speed, a rate of acceleration, a rate of deceleration, a steering column position, headlight usage, brake light operation, a door position, a door lock state, cruise control usage, hazard lights usage, windshield wiper usage, horn usage, turn signal usage, suspension positioning information, a fuel level, engine revolutions per minute, an engine status, an oil level, an engine coolant temperature, an odometer reading, or a tire pressure.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ancillary data is received from at least one of one or more vehicle sensors, a camera, a proximity sensor, the mobile computing device, or a third party data source server.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ancillary data includes at least one of environmental condition data, traffic data, or road data.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the environmental condition data includes at least one of a precipitation, a type of the precipitation, a volume of the precipitation, a temperature, a presence of road ice, a presence of fluid on road, an ambient light level, a presence of fog, a density of the fog, a sun position, a velocity of wind, or a velocity of a wind gust.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the environmental condition data includes forecasted weather data.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the traffic data includes projected traffic data associated with a projected route of the vehicle.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the road data includes at least one of a road type or a road quality.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the close call detection action further includes at least one of activating brakes of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to change lanes, disabling acceleration for the vehicle, turning on vehicle headlights, reducing a speed of the vehicle, turning on emergency lights of the vehicle, and changing an autonomous level of the vehicle.

12. A method comprising:

receiving vehicle property data corresponding to a vehicle;

receiving ancillary data associated with surroundings of the vehicle;

calculating a first risk score associated with the vehicle property data using historical vehicle operations data;

calculating a second risk score associated with the ancillary data using historical ancillary data; and

transmitting, via a wireless network, the first risk score and the second risk score to a vehicle control computer to cause a close call detection action to be performed, the close call detection action reducing at least one of the first risk score or the second risk score and including disabling of a mobile computing device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the vehicle property data is received from at least one of a vehicle sensor, the mobile computing device, or a telematic device.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the vehicle property data includes at least one of a speed, a rate of acceleration, a rate of deceleration, a steering column position, headlight usage, brake light operation, a door position, a door lock state, cruise control usage, hazard lights usage, windshield wiper usage, horn usage, turn signal usage, suspension positioning information, a fuel level, engine revolutions per minute, an engine status, an oil level, an engine coolant temperature, an odometer reading, or a tire pressure.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the ancillary data is received from at least one of a vehicle sensor, a camera, a proximity sensor, the mobile computing device, or a third party data source server.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the ancillary data includes at least one of environmental condition data, traffic data, or road data.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the environmental condition data includes at least one of a precipitation, a type of the precipitation, a volume of the precipitation, a temperature, a presence of road ice, a presence of fluid on road, an ambient light level, a presence of fog, a density of the fog, a sun position, a velocity of wind, or a velocity of a wind gust.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the environmental condition data includes forecasted weather data.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the close call detection action further includes at least one of activating brakes of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to change lanes, disabling acceleration for the vehicle, turning on vehicle headlights, reducing a speed of the vehicle, turning on emergency lights of the vehicle, and changing an autonomous level of the vehicle.

20. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive vehicle property data corresponding to a vehicle;

receive ancillary data associated with surroundings of the vehicle;

calculate a first risk score using the vehicle property data and historical vehicle operations data;

calculate a second risk score using the ancillary data and historical ancillary data; and

transmit, via a wireless network, the first risk score and the second risk score to a vehicle control computer to cause execution of a close call detection action to reduce at least one of the first risk score or the second risk score, the close call detection action including disabling of a mobile computing device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: CHINTAKINDI, SUNIL
To: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064272/0286 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17005736 · Aug 28, 2020
Continuation 15991684 · May 29, 2018
Continuation 15183287 · Jun 15, 2016
Related Publication 20230415780A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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