Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for insurance based upon status of vehicle software
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Application No.: US14033053Application Date: 2013-09-20
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Publication No.: US10169821B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Jeffrey A. Bowers , Peter L. Hagelstein , Roderick A. Hyde , Muriel Y. Ishikawa , Jordin T. Kare , Clarence T. Tegreene , Lowell L. Wood, Jr. , Victoria Y. H. Wood
- Applicant: Elwha, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Main IPC: G06Q40/08
- IPC: G06Q40/08

Abstract:
A vehicle may be configured to determine a characteristic of a software program operating on the vehicle. The characteristic may be provided to an insurer, and the insurer may determine a property of an insurance policy based on the characteristic. The characteristic may be, for example, a feature, a setting, and/or a version of the software program. The insurer may indicate to a vehicle operator and/or owner how changing the characteristic may affect the property of the insurance policy. The insurance policy may be formalized and agreed to by the insurer and/or the insured. The vehicle may also or instead save pre-collision status data, such adjustable parameters, internal variables, dynamic decisions, and/or identification of a software program, when a collision is detected. The pre-collision status data may be used to diagnose problems with the software program, determine fault, and/or determine future properties of insurance policies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150088550A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSURANCE BASED UPON STATUS OF VEHICLE SOFTWARE Public/Granted day:2015-03-26
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