Patents by Inventor Eric D. Huls
Eric D. Huls has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12246727Abstract: A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from vehicle sensors and telematics devices of a first vehicle, and may use the data to identify a potentially high-risk or unsafe driving behavior by the first vehicle. The driving analysis server also may retrieve corresponding vehicle operation data from one or more other vehicles, and may compare the potentially high-risk or unsafe driving behavior of the first vehicle to corresponding driving behaviors in the other vehicles. A driver score for the first vehicle may be calculated or adjusted based on the comparison of the driving behavior in the first vehicle to the corresponding driving behaviors in the other vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden
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Publication number: 20250029187Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicomputer processing of vehicle operational data from telematics devices and other sources with centralized event control. An event control computing platform may receive vehicle operational data from a telematics device associated with a user. Subsequently, the event control computing platform may identify, based on the received data, whether at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied. If the received data indicates that the at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied, then the event control computing platform may generate a command configured to cause a change to a subunit of user data and then may transmit the generated command to a subunit provisioning server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Frank A. Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
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Publication number: 20250014113Abstract: At least a system for providing telematics data associated with a vehicle being driven by a driver is described. The vehicular telematics data may be obtained by tracking the movements of a wireless communications device of a driver of the vehicle. The telematics data may provide, among other things, speed, acceleration, deceleration, times of operation, duration of operation, mileage driven per day, and day of the week the vehicle has been used. At least a system for determining risk behavior of a driver is also described. While a vehicle is being driven, data is obtained related to the position and movement of a wireless communications device. The data may indicate the type of behavior exhibited by the driver while the vehicle is being driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Arity International LimitedInventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
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Publication number: 20240290146Abstract: A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from vehicle sensors, and may use the data to identify a potentially high-risk or unsafe driving event by the vehicle. The driving analysis server also may receive corresponding image data, video, or object proximity data from the vehicle or one or more other data sources, and may use the image, video, or proximity data to analyze the potentially high-risk or unsafe driving event. A driver score for the vehicle or driver may be calculated or adjusted based on the analysis of the data and the determination of one or more causes of the driving event.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden
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Patent number: 12051115Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicomputer processing of vehicle operational data from telematics devices and other sources with centralized event control. An event control computing platform may receive vehicle operational data from a telematics device associated with a user. Subsequently, the event control computing platform may identify, based on the received data, whether at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied. If the received data indicates that the at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied, then the event control computing platform may generate a command configured to cause a change to a subunit of user data and then may transmit the generated command to a subunit provisioning server.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
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Publication number: 20240249363Abstract: Disclosed herein is a traveling-based insurance rating system comprising a telematics device associated with a vehicle having one or more sensors arranged therein, a mobile device associated with a passenger of the vehicle, and a server computer comprising hardware, including a processor and memory. The server computer may receive driving data of a driver of the vehicle from the one or more sensors via the telematics device. The server computer may then identify one or more values of the driving data to be within one or more predetermined ranges and classify the driving data as a trip of the passenger. Based on the driving data from the trip, the server computer may determine one or more driving behaviors of the driver, calculate an insurance rating for the passenger of the vehicle based on the one or more driving behaviors of the driver, and transmit the insurance rating to the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Allstate Insurnce CompanyInventor: Eric D. Huls
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Patent number: 12020324Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for determining and implementing dynamic usage-based insurance policies are presented. A cost per day and a cost per mile associated with the dynamic usage-based insurance policy may be determined. The cost per mile may be computed independently for each of a plurality of road segments comprising a trip based on a time of day that the vehicle traveled each road segment, a road type associated with each road segment. The cost per mile of each road segment of the driving trip may further include whether or not hard braking or hard cornering events were encountered during a specified cumulative driving distance that may include, at least a portion, of a plurality of driving trips. The cost per mile for each of the plurality of driving trips may be adjusted once a threshold distance has been traveled by the vehicle based on the number of hard braking events and hard cornering events occurred during that distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Christine L. Bischoff, Dana Ferguson, Eric D. Huls, Grady Irey, William Polisson, Caryl M. Styrsky, Ralph Adam Benjamin Tyner, Meg G. Walters
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Patent number: 12008653Abstract: At least a system for providing telematics data associated with a vehicle being driven by a driver is described. The vehicular telematics data may be obtained by tracking the movements of a wireless communications device of a driver of the vehicle. The telematics data may provide, among other things, speed, acceleration, deceleration, times of operation, duration of operation, mileage driven per day, and day of the week the vehicle has been used. At least a system for determining risk behavior of a driver is also described. While a vehicle is being driven, data is obtained related to the position and movement of a wireless communications device. The data may indicate the type of behavior exhibited by the driver while the vehicle is being driven.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Arity International LimitedInventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
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Patent number: 12002308Abstract: A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from vehicle sensors, and may use the data to identify a potentially high-risk or unsafe driving event by the vehicle. The driving analysis server also may receive corresponding image data, video, or object proximity data from the vehicle or one or more other data sources, and may use the image, video, or proximity data to analyze the potentially high-risk or unsafe driving event. A driver score for the vehicle or driver may be calculated or adjusted based on the analysis of the data and the determination of one or more causes of the driving event.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden
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Patent number: 11941704Abstract: At least a method for determining risk behavior of a driver is described. While a vehicle is being driven, data is obtained related to the position and movement of a wireless communications device. The data may indicate the type of behavior exhibited by the driver while the vehicle is being driven.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
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Patent number: 11783421Abstract: Disclosed herein is a traveling-based insurance rating system comprising a telematics device associated with a vehicle having one or more sensors arranged therein, a mobile device associated with a passenger of the vehicle, and a server computer comprising hardware, including a processor and memory. The server computer may receive driving data of a driver of the vehicle from the one or more sensors via the telematics device. The server computer may then identify one or more values of the driving data to be within one or more predetermined ranges and classify the driving data as a trip of the passenger. Based on the driving data from the trip, the server computer may determine one or more driving behaviors of the driver, calculate an insurance rating for the passenger of the vehicle based on the one or more driving behaviors of the driver, and transmit the insurance rating to the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventor: Eric D. Huls
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Publication number: 20230245242Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicomputer processing of vehicle operational data from telematics devices and other sources with centralized event control. An event control computing platform may receive vehicle operational data from a telematics device associated with a user. Subsequently, the event control computing platform may identify, based on the received data, whether at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied. If the received data indicates that the at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied, then the event control computing platform may generate a command configured to cause a change to a subunit of user data and then may transmit the generated command to a subunit provisioning server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
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Publication number: 20230237586Abstract: At least a method for determining risk behavior of a driver is described. While a vehicle is being driven, data is obtained related to the position and movement of a wireless communications device. The data may indicate the type of behavior exhibited by the driver while the vehicle is being driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
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Patent number: 11694271Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicomputer processing of vehicle operational data from telematics devices and other sources with centralized event control. An event control computing platform may receive vehicle operational data from a telematics device associated with a user. Subsequently, the event control computing platform may identify, based on the received data, whether at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied. If the received data indicates that the at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied, then the event control computing platform may generate a command configured to cause a change to a subunit of user data and then may transmit the generated command to a subunit provisioning server.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
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Publication number: 20230186388Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for determining and implementing dynamic usage-based insurance policies are presented. A cost per day and a cost per mile associated with the dynamic usage-based insurance policy may be determined. The cost per mile may be computed independently for each of a plurality of road segments comprising a trip based on a time of day that the vehicle traveled each road segment, a road type associated with each road segment. The cost per mile of each road segment of the driving trip may further include whether or not hard braking or hard cornering events were encountered during a specified cumulative driving distance that may include, at least a portion, of a plurality of driving trips. The cost per mile for each of the plurality of driving trips may be adjusted once a threshold distance has been traveled by the vehicle based on the number of hard braking events and hard cornering events occurred during that distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Christine L. Bischoff, Dana Ferguson, Eric D. Huls, Grady Irey, William Polisson, Caryl M. Styrsky, Ralph Adam Benjamin Tyner, Meg G. Walters
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Publication number: 20230073188Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically determining damage information and publishing said damage information are provided. A notice of loss associated with a damaged item may be received. An apparatus may analyze the damaged item to determine damage information for any damage elements present on the damaged item. The damage information may be transmitted to a damage estimate server to determine a line-item cost estimate for the damaged item based on expected costs of repair for the damaged elements. The line-item cost estimate may then be presented to a repair service provider as an offer to repair the damaged item. Further, a database comprising the damage information and/or line-item cost estimate may be published to a marketplace for use by service providers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Randall M. Hanson, Nicole M. Hildebrandt, Anthony L. Bond, Clint J. Marlow, Ami J. Gupta, Floyd M. Yager, Joy A. Thomas, Eric D. Huls
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Publication number: 20230072718Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically detecting the damage that has occurred to an item and assessing the repairs needed to restore the item are provided. A notice of loss associated with a damaged item may be received. An apparatus may analyze the damaged item to determine damage information for any damage elements present on the damaged item. The damage information may be transmitted to a damage estimate server to determine a line-item cost estimate for the damaged item based on expected costs of repair for the damaged elements. The line-item cost estimate may then be presented to a repair service provider as an offer to repair the damaged item.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Anthony L. Bond, Randall M. Hanson, Clint J. Marlow, Ami J. Gupta, Floyd M. Yager, Joy A. Thomas, Eric D. Huls
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Patent number: 11568496Abstract: At least a method for determining risk behavior of a driver is described. While a vehicle is being driven, data is obtained related to the position and movement of a wireless communications device. The data may indicate the type of behavior exhibited by the driver while the vehicle is being driven.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
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Patent number: 11443381Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicomputer processing of vehicle operational data from telematics devices and other sources with centralized event control. An event control computing platform may receive vehicle operational data from a telematics device associated with a user. Subsequently, the event control computing platform may identify, based on the received data, whether at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied. If the received data indicates that the at least one criterion associated with the user has been satisfied, then the event control computing platform may generate a command configured to cause a change to a subunit of user data and then may transmit the generated command to a subunit provisioning server.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
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Patent number: 11353335Abstract: One or more devices in a data analysis computing system may be configured to receive and analyze movement data, and determine driving trips associated driving data based on the received movement data. Movement data may be collected by one or more mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablet computers, and the like. One or more driving trips may be identified based on the movement data collected by the mobile devices, including acceleration data, speed data, and rotation rate data. After identifying a driving trip, the previously collected movement data and/or additional driving data may be analyzed to determine additional driving trip data, such as the driver, vehicle, and/or additional driving factors.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Jennifer A. Brandmaier, Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Eric D. Huls, Joseph Kleinhenz, William Loo, Matthew James Manzella, Philip Peter Ramirez