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).

  • Patent number: 11941704
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
  • Patent number: 11783421
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventor: Eric D. Huls
  • Publication number: 20230245242
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
  • Publication number: 20230237586
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
  • Patent number: 11694271
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
  • Publication number: 20230186388
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Christine L. Bischoff, Dana Ferguson, Eric D. Huls, Grady Irey, William Polisson, Caryl M. Styrsky, Ralph Adam Benjamin Tyner, Meg G. Walters
  • Publication number: 20230073188
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Randall M. Hanson, Nicole M. Hildebrandt, Anthony L. Bond, Clint J. Marlow, Ami J. Gupta, Floyd M. Yager, Joy A. Thomas, Eric D. Huls
  • Publication number: 20230072718
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony L. Bond, Randall M. Hanson, Clint J. Marlow, Ami J. Gupta, Floyd M. Yager, Joy A. Thomas, Eric D. Huls
  • Patent number: 11568496
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
  • Patent number: 11443381
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
  • Patent number: 11353335
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Brandmaier, Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Eric D. Huls, Joseph Kleinhenz, William Loo, Matthew James Manzella, Philip Peter Ramirez
  • Patent number: 11069159
    Abstract: A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle location data and/or operation data from one or more vehicle systems, identify driving trips and/or driving patterns based on the vehicle data, determine risk assessment values corresponding to the driving trips and driving patterns, and calculate driver scores based on the analyzed driving trip and driving pattern data. Destination locations may be identified for a vehicle's driving trips, and information relating to the destination locations may be retrieved and analyzed to determine risk factors and risk assessment values associated with driving to and from the destination, as well as parking at the destination. Specific driving trip types or purposes may be identified, and driving scores may be calculated based on the vehicle location and time data, including the risk factors, risk assessment values, and the determined trip types or purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Arity International Limited
    Inventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden
  • Patent number: 11027742
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden
  • Patent number: 10937105
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Arity International Limited
    Inventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
  • Publication number: 20200402181
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Kazas, Grady Irey, Soren K. Lundsgaard, Eric D. Huls
  • Patent number: 10867354
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Mark V. Slusar, Joseph Kleinhenz, Eric D. Huls
  • Patent number: 10825269
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden
  • Patent number: 10777024
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden
  • Patent number: 10768013
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Brandmaier, Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Eric D. Huls, Joseph Kleinhenz, William Loo, Matthew James Manzella, Philip Peter Ramirez
  • Patent number: 10636291
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Margaret A. Brinkmann, Daniel Kraft, Nathan M. Bryer, Eric D. Huls, Thomas Michael Warden