Invention Grant
US08930269B2 System and method to adjust insurance rate based on real-time data about potential vehicle operator impairment
有权
基于有关潜在车辆操作人员损失的实时数据调整保险费率的制度和方法
- Patent Title: System and method to adjust insurance rate based on real-time data about potential vehicle operator impairment
- Patent Title (中): 基于有关潜在车辆操作人员损失的实时数据调整保险费率的制度和方法
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Application No.: US13717514Application Date: 2012-12-17
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Publication No.: US08930269B2Publication Date: 2015-01-06
- Inventor: Jibo He , Brian M. Fields , Steve Roberson , Steve Cielocha , Jufeng Peng , Julian Coltea
- Applicant: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Bloomington
- Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Current Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Bloomington
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Agent Randall G. Rueth
- Main IPC: G06Q40/00
- IPC: G06Q40/00 ; G06Q10/00 ; G06Q40/08

Abstract:
The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator, the environment ahead of the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is impaired (e.g., distracted, drowsy), log data relating to vehicle operator impairment for further analysis, and send the data to a server for analysis. The method, system, and computer-readable medium may monitor the vehicle operator, the environment ahead of the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle using either or both of optical sensors or accelerometers. In particular, one optical sensor may monitor the vehicle operator to detect eye blinks, head nods, head rotations, and/or gaze fixation. Another optical sensor may monitor the road ahead of the vehicle to detect lane deviation, lane centering, and time to collision. The accelerometers may detect acceleration in the direction of vehicle travel and/or lateral acceleration. The data gathered by the various sensors may be scored to determine whether to change a property and casualty insurance rate charged to vehicle operator and/or vehicle owner and/or vehicle policy.
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