Patents Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
  • Patent number: 11334953
    Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may facilitate insurance-related tasks. UAVs may actively be dispatched to an area surrounding a property, and collect data related to property. A location for an inspection of a property to be conducted by a UAV may be received, and one or more images depicting a view of the location may be displayed via a user interface. Additionally, a geofence boundary may be determined based on an area corresponding to a property boundary, where the geofence boundary represents a geospatial boundary in which to limit flight of the UAV. Furthermore, a navigation route may be determined which corresponds to the geofence boundary for inspection of the property by the UAV, the navigation route having waypoints, each waypoint indicating a location for the UAV to obtain drone data. The UAV may be directed around the property using the determined navigation route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Nathan L. Tofte, Timothy W. Ryan, Nathan W. Baumann, Joshua David Lillie, Brian N. Harvey, Roxane Lyons, Rosemarie Geier Grant, Michael Shawn Jacob
  • Publication number: 20220147531
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for dynamic, data-driven consolidation of user interface interactions requesting roadside assistance. The method includes identifying a data objective requiring user data, accessing user data, and determining whether the user data satisfies a confidence threshold. Based at least in part on the confidence threshold determination, one of a first data objective representation and a second data objective representation is displayed. A request for roadside assistance—following satisfaction of the confidence threshold—is also issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Ivan D. Hall, Billy Simonovich, Michelle Delynn Adler, Jose Gonzalez, Eric Skaggs, Nicole LeClair, Andrea Foster, Jason Beckman, Josh Schumann, Kevin Scott Lenz, Ritesh Saraf, Eric Brown
  • Patent number: 11328284
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for using a vehicle as a payment device. Various aspects may include receiving a selection of a stored financial card or financial account at a vehicle head unit. The selected financial card or financial account may be transmitted to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal for making a payment by transmitting a tokenized card number to the POS terminal. The tokenized card number may be transmitted over a very short-range communication link to ensure that the transmission is secure. For example, electronic circuitry may be attached to the exterior of the vehicle, where the electronic circuitry may be within a threshold distance (e.g. one inch, three inches, six inches, one foot, three feet, etc.) of the POS terminal. The tokenized card number may be transmitted from the vehicle head unit to the electronic circuitry and then to the POS terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Leo Nelson Chan, Justin Davis
  • Patent number: 11325608
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein receive telematics data collected over a period of time, wherein the telematics data is indicative of operation of a vehicle by an owner of the vehicle during the period of time; analyze the telematics data to identify driving behavior(s) of the owner during the period of time; predict one or more user preference values of a vehicle-sharing platform profile of the owner based on the identified one or more driving behaviors, wherein the one or more user preference values define one or more criteria for vehicle renters with whom the first vehicle can be shared; apply the one or more criteria to a potential vehicle renter; and cause an indication of the first vehicle of the owner to be displayed via a mobile device of the potential renter only if the potential vehicle renter satisfies the one or more criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Brian N. Harvey, Joseph Robert Brannan, Ryan Gross, J. Lynn Wilson, Matthew Eric Riley, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11328363
    Abstract: A property sharing insurance management (“PSIM”) computing device for analyzing data from a property sharing platform to adjust insurance premiums for an offerer of a property may be provided. The PSIM computing device may include at least one processor programmed to (i) receive, from a data source, a plurality of property data, (ii) store the property data in a plurality of data records in a database, wherein each data record is associated with one property and stores the plurality of property data for that property, (iii) analyze the property data for the property, (iv) determine a percentage of time that the property is used for commercial purposes in an insurance billing cycle, and (v) process one or more adjusted insurance premiums for the offerer based upon the determined percentage of time that the property is used for commercial purposes in the insurance billing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Ryan Michael Gross, Brian N. Harvey, Aaron Williams, J Lynn Wilson
  • Publication number: 20220139190
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying a condition associated with an individual in a home environment are provided. Sensors associated with the home environment detect data, which is captured and analyzed by a local or remote processor to identify the condition. In some instances, the sensors are configured to capture data indicative of electricity use by devices associated with the home environment, including, e.g., which devices are using electricity, what date/time electricity is used by each device, how long each device uses electricity, and/or the power source for the electricity used by each device. The processor analyzes the captured data to identify any abnormalities or anomalies, and, based upon any identified abnormalities or anomalies, the processor determines a condition (e.g., a medical condition) associated with an individual in the home environment. The processor generates and transmits a notification indicating the condition associated with the individual to a caregiver of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron Williams, Joseph Robert Brannan, Christopher N. Kawakita, Dana C. Hunt
  • Publication number: 20220141614
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic roadside assistance coordination may include a customer mobile device or vehicle in direct, or indirect, wireless communication with an insurance provider and/or service provider remote server. The customer's device may transmit a request for roadside assistance (e.g., towing services), and a current GPS location. In response, a closest, trusted service provider vehicle may be determined, and then directed to the customer's location. For instance, a software application may receive the customer location and compare it with availability information to match the customer with a close and trusted service provider. The customer's device may receive an acknowledgement that help is on the way, and be able to track the current location of the service provider vehicle while en route. Payment for the roadside assistance may be automatically and electronically paid by the insurance provider. As a result, prompt and safe roadside assistance may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: George T. Dulee, Natalie R. Smith, Matthew Clarenson, Michelle Ann Curtis, Justin Davis, Jacob Alt
  • Publication number: 20220138861
    Abstract: In system and methods for pre-generating insurance claims, accident data associated with a vehicle accident involving a driver may be collected. The accident data may be analyzed, and a likely severity of the vehicle accident may be determined based upon the analysis of the accident data. An estimated insurance claim may be generated based upon the determined likely severity of the vehicle accident, and transmitted, via wireless communication, from one or more remote servers to a mobile device associated with the driver to facilitate presenting all, or a portion of, the estimated insurance claim to the driver or the insured. A wireless communication from the driver or insured indicating approval, rejection or modification of the estimated insurance claim may be received. The estimated insurance claim may be handled in accordance with the approval, rejection or modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Potter, Mark E. Clauss, Dustin Ryan Carter, Douglas Albert Graff, Megan Michal Baumann, Atlanta Bonnom, Craig Cope, Jennifer Luella Lawyer, Curtis Simpson, Nathan W. Baumann
  • Patent number: 11321972
    Abstract: An interaction detection and analysis (“IDA”) computing device for aggregating and analyzing operations data from a plurality of autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) may be provided. The IDA computing device may include at least one processor programmed to (i) receive software ecosystem data, environmental conditions data, and performance data for a plurality of AVs, (ii) store the received data in a plurality of data records, (iii) apply at least one clustering algorithm to the plurality of data records to identify a subset of data records for AVs that have similar software ecosystems, and (iv) apply at least one machine learning algorithm to the identified subset of data records to detect i) an interaction between at least one software application and at least one environmental condition that may result in a particular outcome and ii) a correlation between the detected interaction and the particular outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Chan, Kenneth Jason Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11321951
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for vehicle operator gesture recognition and transmission of related gesture data. More particularly, apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for vehicle operator gesture recognition and transmission of related gesture data to at least one geographic map programming interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Chan, Kenneth J. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11321560
    Abstract: A receipt capture tool residing on a customer mobile device may be initiated when a customer completes an in-store or online purchase. The receipt capture tool may prompt the customer to capture an image of a receipt detailing a purchase and an item (e.g., product or service) purchased. For instance, the photo of a physical receipt may be taken by the mobile device, or an electronic receipt or email detailing the purchasing transmitted from a physical merchant or online merchant server may be stored. Receipt information may be extracted and saved with other information pertinent to the item purchased, including warranty information. If the customer needs to return or repair the item purchased at a future date, the receipt and warranty information may be subsequently accessed via their mobile device. The receipt and warranty information may also be stored in a searchable database to facilitate easy retrieval by the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Robert Alpine Jennings, Theresa E. Lommatsch, Ben Kobulnicky
  • Patent number: 11321448
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for authentication using a hashed fried password may include receiving a password value of a user, a salt key, a pepper key, and/or a temporary and randomly generated fry key, or otherwise modifying/appending the password with the salt key, pepper key, and/or fry key. The method may include hashing the modified password, such as performing a hash operation similar to Hash (Password, Salt Key, Pepper Key, Temporary Fry Key). The randomly generated fry key is not saved or otherwise stored, either locally or remotely. A remote server attempting to authenticate the user's password may check for each possible fry key, such as checking against a set of preapproved fry keys, that the hashed fried password may have been modified with in parallel. As a result, an online customer experience requiring a password is not impacted or impeded, while an attacker's attempts to learn the password are frustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11321214
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining features of a dataset that are indicative of anomalous behavior of one or more computers in a large group of computers comprises (1) receiving log files including a plurality of entries of data regarding connections between a plurality of computers belonging to an organization and a plurality of websites outside the organization, each entry being associated with the actions of one computer, (2) executing a time series decomposition algorithm on a portion of the features of the data to generate a first list of features, (3) implementing a plurality of traffic dispersion graphs to generate a second list of features, and (4) implementing an autoencoder and a random forest regressor to generate a third list of features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Rajiv Shah, Shannon Morrison, Jeremy Cunningham, Taylor Smith, Sripriya Sundararaman, Jing Wan, Jeffrey Hevrin, Ronald Duehr, Brad Sliz, Lucas Allen
  • Publication number: 20220126820
    Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, an identity of a vehicle operator may be determined and a vehicle operator profile and/or operating data regarding autonomous operation features of the vehicle may be received after the vehicle operator opts into a rewards program and agrees to share their data. Autonomous operation and vehicle operator risk levels associated with operation of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be determined. Based upon the risk levels and/or comparison thereof, one or more autonomous operation features may be disengaged. A preparedness level of the vehicle operator to assume or reassume control of operating the vehicle is determined prior to disengagement. If satisfactory, an alert is presented to the vehicle operator prior to disengagement of the autonomous operation features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Mark Fields, Chien Che Huang, Mohamed A. Wazeer, Shawn C. Bennett, Steven C. Cielocha, Ronny S. Bryant, Stephen Kohaus, Terry Quakenbush, Richard A. Novak, Aaron Scott Chan, Craig M. Main, Weixin Wu, Torri Wollenschlager, Carol Marie Csanda, Stacey Gorsuch, Todd Binion
  • Patent number: 11315239
    Abstract: Methods and system for guiding user data capture during a scan of a vehicle using a mobile device are disclosed. A user may scan a vehicle using a camera or other sensors of the mobile device to capture data from which a three-dimensional virtual model may be generated. During the scanning process, models may be generated and evaluated according to quality metrics. Visual cues may be determined and presented to the user during scanning to indicate areas sufficiently scanned or areas requiring additional scanning to meet data quality requirements for model generation. Damage to vehicle components may be identified by analysis of the generated model, and addition data capture or user annotation entry may be directed based upon the identified damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Bryan R. Nussbaum, Rebecca A. Little, Kevin L. Mitchell, Nathan C. Summers, An Ho
  • Patent number: 11312299
    Abstract: A wearable device is provided that includes a receiver, a processor, and a transducer. The receiver is configured to receive speed limit data indicative of a posted speed limit corresponding to a route or road upon which the wearable device is traveling. The processor is configured to compare the speed limit to a current speed of the wearable device and/or a vehicle in which the user wearing the wearable device is driving. The transducer is configured to deliver a haptic or other notification to a user upon which the wearable device is worn when the current speed exceeds the speed limit or exceeds the speed limit by a predetermined amount. As a result, safer driving and vehicle collision avoidance may be facilitated. Safe driving auto insurance discounts may be provided to drivers that use the safe driving or speed limit warning functionality discussed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventor: Lee Assam
  • Patent number: 11315189
    Abstract: A system and method may create auto insurance quotes using data collected from a device that tracks vehicle usage data and other data. Usage data may be tracked by an On Board Diagnostic (OBD) device or other portable computing device such as a smart phone. Based on a received coverage type, the usage data and other data may be analyzed to determine auto insurance quotes. A potential customer may then purchase an auto insurance policy. Once the purchased policy has been determined to have expired, new usage data will be collected, and new quotes will be created for the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott T. Christensen, Gregory Hayward, Christopher E. Gay, Steven Cielocha, Todd Binion
  • Patent number: 11315191
    Abstract: A method of training and using a machine learning model that controls for consideration of undesired factors which might otherwise be considered by the trained model during its subsequent analyses of new data. For example, the model may be a neural network trained on a set of training images to evaluate an insurance applicant based upon an image or audio data of the insurance applicant as part of an underwriting process to determine an appropriate life or health insurance premium. The model is trained to probabilistically correlate an aspect of the applicant's appearance with a personal and/or health-related characteristic. Any undesired factors, such as age, sex, ethnicity, and/or race, are identified for exclusion. The trained model receives the image (e.g., a “selfie”) of the insurance applicant, analyzes the image without considering the identified undesired factors, and suggests the appropriate insurance premium based only on the remaining desired factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Myers, Kenneth J. Sanchez, Michael L. Bernico
  • Patent number: 11315314
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a three-dimensional representation of a vehicle to assess damage to the vehicle. A mobile device may capture multispectral scans of a vehicle from each a plurality of cameras configured to scan the vehicle at a different wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum. A virtual model of the vehicle may be generated from the multispectral scan of the vehicle, such that anomalous conditions or errors in individual wavelength data are omitted from model generation. A representation of the virtual model may be presented to the user via the display of the mobile device. The virtual model of the vehicle may further be analyzed to assess damage to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventor: Nathan C. Summers
  • Publication number: 20220121761
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for better managing internal access by sales agents to electronic contact records by limiting access to records already associated with other agents. A request for access is received and a search is performed. If the record does not exist, the agent is allowed to create it. If the record exists and there is no associated agent or if the requesting agent is the associated agent, the agent is allowed to access it. If the record exists and is associated with another agent, the requesting agent is required to enter an identifying piece of information about the contact, the entered information is matched with the correct information stored in the database, and if they match, the agent is allowed to access to the record. A limit may be set on the time during which the agent is allowed to access the record before renewing the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: John Trent, Brian Edgeworth Maxwell, Kevin David McClelland, William Brooks, Lisa Ann Wargo