Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods, devices and systems for automatically triggering data collection events and collecting insurance rating data
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Application No.: US14156958Application Date: 2014-01-16
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Publication No.: US09646346B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Mark E. Clauss , Richard J. Lovings , David W. Thurber
- 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: H04B1/02
- IPC: H04B1/02 ; G06Q40/08 ; H04M1/725 ; H04W4/00 ; H04W8/08

Abstract:
The devices, methods, systems and computer-readable mediums of the present disclosure provide automatic data collection for insurance rating purposes. In particular, a battery powered Bluetooth device may be attached to a personal item of an insured individual. The Bluetooth device may automatically trigger a mobile telephone to begin storing data related to use of the personal item when the mobile telephone is proximate the Bluetooth device. The mobile telephone may periodically transmit the stored data to a remote server.
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