Patents by Inventor Sunil Chintakindi
Sunil Chintakindi 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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Publication number: 20250259244Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for determining and implementing hazard unit based insurance policies are presented. A user may input a preliminary navigational route. The preliminary navigational route may be parsed into a plurality of road segments. Sensor data may be received from one or more databases. The sensor data may provide information associated with driving behaviors of the user, environmental conditions of the routes on which the vehicle has traveled, and the like. A road segment hazard score may be calculated for each road segment based in part on the sensor data. A total route hazard score may be calculated based on the road segment hazard score calculated for each road segment. The total route segment score may be transmitted to a real-time vehicular service exchange. One or more bids may be received from one or more computing devices of the real-time vehicular service exchange.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Inventor: Sunil Chintakindi
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Patent number: 12387604Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that an adverse driving event is likely to occur and utilizing accident calculus algorithms to determine and cause vehicle driving actions necessary to mitigate consequences of the adverse driving event. After determining that an adverse driving event is likely to occur, a computing device my forecast consequences of the driving event. The computing device may determine potential evasive maneuvers that may be taken responsive to the adverse driving event. Additionally, the computing device may determine consequences associated with the potential evasive maneuvers and assign a weight relative to the consequence. The computing device may compare the potential driving maneuvers based on the weighted consequences to determine a driving maneuver to take.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Regina Madigan, Mark V. Slusar, Timothy W. Gibson
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Patent number: 12382250Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems, and/or apparatuses for evaluating movement data to identify a user as a driver or non-driver passenger are provided. In some examples, movement data may be received from a mobile device of a user. The movement data may include sensor data including location data, such as global positioning system (GPS) data, accelerometer and/or gyroscope data, and the like. Additional data may be retrieved from one or more other sources. For instance, additional data such as usage of applications on the mobile device, public transportation schedules and routes, image data, vehicle operation data, and the like, may be received and analyzed with the movement data to determine whether the user of the mobile device was a driver or non-driver passenger of the vehicle. Based on the determination, the data may be deleted in some examples or may be further processed to generate one or more outputs.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Surender Kumar, Sunil Chintakindi, Howard Hayes, Tim Gibson, Soton Ayodele Rosanwo
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Patent number: 12374220Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and devices for automated vehicular control based on glare detected by an optical system of a vehicle. In some aspects, automated control includes controlling the operation of the vehicle itself, a vehicle subsystem, or a vehicle component based on a level of glare detected. According to some examples, controlling the operation of a vehicle includes instructing an automatically or manually operated vehicle to traverse a selected route based on levels of glare detected or expected along potentials routes to a destination. According to other examples, controlling operation of a vehicle subsystem or a vehicle component includes triggering automated responses by the subsystem or the component based on a level of glare detected or expected. In some additional aspects, glare data is shared between individual vehicles and with a remote data processing system for further analysis and action.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2024Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Veljko Krunic, Timothy W. Gibson, Sunil Chintakindi, Howard Hayes
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Patent number: 12359936Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for determining a blind corner navigational score based on real-time or near real-time navigational analysis using sensor data, digital image data, and a map database are discussed. In some arrangements, detection of a blind sensor may be performing using sensor data, digital image data, and navigational data from a map database system. In at least some arrangements, a warning signal or a vehicle control signal may be transmitted to a vehicle in response to a determination that the blind corner navigational score is above a threshold. In at least some arrangements, route correction and/or route modification based on an upcoming blind corner may be performed if a blind corner navigational score is above a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2024Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Veljko Krunic, Sunil Chintakindi, Timothy W. Gibson, Howard Hayes, Surender Kumar
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Patent number: 12352598Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with aspects of this disclosure may be provided to determine and calculate an overall driving risk index value corresponding to a driver and scene configuration. The overall driving risk index value may provide driving risk modeling and estimation at a personalized driving level. In some cases, the overall driving risk index value may be determined using a risk-predictive modeling system with weighting and machine learning and may include one or more of: a driver score system, a driver-contextual risk score system, and a conflict index system.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Anuradha Kodali
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Publication number: 20250178641Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for the utilization of vehicle control systems to cause a vehicle to take preventative action responsive to the detection of a near short term adverse driving scenario. A vehicle control system may receive information corresponding to vehicle operation data and ancillary data. Based on the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data, a multi-dimension risk score module may calculate risk scores associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data. Subsequently, the vehicle control systems may cause the vehicle to perform at least one of a close call detection action and a close call detection alert to lessen the risk associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2025Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventor: Sunil Chintakindi
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Publication number: 20250137805Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for engaging autonomous driving algorithms based on driver frustration levels and vehicle conditions. A frustration level of a driver of a vehicle may be determined using one or more sensors. Based on a determination that the frustration level satisfies a threshold, one or more automated driving algorithms which may be engaged by the vehicle to improve the safety of the driver may be determined. The threshold may be based on a road segment traveled by the vehicle, the user, or similar considerations. Based on a determination that the frustration level satisfies a threshold, engagement of the one or more automated driving algorithms may be caused.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Surender Kumar
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Patent number: 12259731Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for the preemptive logical configuration of vehicle control systems. A vehicle control computer may determine a location of a vehicle. The vehicle control computer may query a historical data source server for historical incident data corresponding to a first vicinity around the first location of the vehicle. Based on the historical incident data, the vehicle control computer may identify one or more driving danger areas in the first vicinity around the first location of the vehicle, wherein each of the one or more driving danger areas are associated with one or more driving hazards. The vehicle control computer may generate a configuration for vehicle operation in the first vicinity around the first location of the vehicle based on the one or more driving danger areas and may update driving logic of the vehicle with the configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Aleksandr Likhterman, Sunil Chintakindi, Harini Anand
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Patent number: 12246750Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for the utilization of vehicle control systems to cause a vehicle to take preventative action responsive to the detection of a near short term adverse driving scenario. A vehicle control system may receive information corresponding to vehicle operation data and ancillary data. Based on the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data, a multi-dimension risk score module may calculate risk scores associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data. Subsequently, the vehicle control systems may cause the vehicle to perform at least one of a close call detection action and a close call detection alert to lessen the risk associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventor: Sunil Chintakindi
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Publication number: 20250061481Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems, and/or apparatuses are provided for providing offer and insight generation functions. User input requesting an offer or insight may be received and an image of a photographic identification of a user may be requested. The image of the photographic identification may be captured and stored. A self-captured image of the user may be captured (e.g., via an image capture device of the computing device) and compared to an image of a user from the photographic identification. Responsive to determining that the images match, displaying an instruction to capture a vehicle identification number. The vehicle identification number may be captured. Data, including location data, may be extracted and an archive including the extracted data may be generated and the data may be transmitted to an entity computing system for processing. The entity computing system may evaluate the data and generate one or more insights and/or outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Timothy W. Gibson, Howard Hayes, Regina Madigan, Soton Ayodele Rosanwo, Caleb Johnson, Aleksandr Likhterman, Srinivas Nainala
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Publication number: 20250006053Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and devices for automated vehicular control based on glare detected by an optical system of a vehicle. In some aspects, automated control includes controlling the operation of the vehicle itself, a vehicle subsystem, or a vehicle component based on a level of glare detected. According to some examples, controlling the operation of a vehicle includes instructing an automatically or manually operated vehicle to traverse a selected route based on levels of glare detected or expected along potentials routes to a destination. According to other examples, controlling operation of a vehicle subsystem or a vehicle component includes triggering automated responses by the subsystem or the component based on a level of glare detected or expected. In some additional aspects, glare data is shared between individual vehicles and with a remote data processing system for further analysis and action.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Veljko Krunic, Timothy W. Gibson, Sunil Chintakindi, Howard Hayes
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Patent number: 12174036Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for engaging autonomous driving algorithms based on driver frustration levels and vehicle conditions. A frustration level of a driver of a vehicle may be determined using one or more sensors. Based on a determination that the frustration level satisfies a threshold, one or more automated driving algorithms which may be engaged by the vehicle to improve the safety of the driver may be determined. The threshold may be based on a road segment traveled by the vehicle, the user, or similar considerations. Based on a determination that the frustration level satisfies a threshold, engagement of the one or more automated driving algorithms may be caused.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Surender Kumar
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Patent number: 12169847Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems, and/or apparatuses are provided for providing offer and insight generation functions. User input requesting an offer or insight may be received and an image of a photographic identification of a user may be requested. The image of the photographic identification may be captured and stored. A self-captured image of the user may be captured (e.g., via an image capture device of the computing device) and compared to an image of a user from the photographic identification. Responsive to determining that the images match, displaying an instruction to capture a vehicle identification number. The vehicle identification number may be captured. Data, including location data, may be extracted and an archive including the extracted data may be generated and the data may be transmitted to an entity computing system for processing. The entity computing system may evaluate the data and generate one or more insights and/or outputs.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Timothy W. Gibson, Howard Hayes, Regina Madigan, Soton Ayodele Rosanwo, Caleb Johnson, Aleksandr Likhterman, Srinivas Nainala
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Publication number: 20240375671Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for the logical configuration of vehicle control systems based on driver profiles. A vehicle control computer may identify driving behavior of a driver of a vehicle through vehicle operation data provided by one or more of vehicle sensors, a telematics device, and a mobile device. Based on the driving behavior, the vehicle control computer may develop a first driving profile for the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle control computer transmit the first driving profile to a remote server storing driving profiles of a plurality of users. The vehicle control computer may download a second driving profile associated with a different driver from the remote server. The vehicle control computer may configure vehicle operations based off of the second driving profile associated with the different driver and may actuate vehicle operation based on the configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Aleksandr Likhterman, Sunil Chintakindi, Harini Anand
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Publication number: 20240343248Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a dynamic distance estimation output platform that utilizes improved computer vision and perspective transformation techniques to determine vehicle proximities from video footage. A computing platform may receive, from a visible light camera located in a first vehicle, a video output showing a second vehicle that is in front of the first vehicle. The computing platform may determine a longitudinal distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle by determining an orthogonal distance between a center-of-projection corresponding to the visible light camera, and an intersection of a backside plane of the second vehicle and ground below the second vehicle. The computing platform may send, to an autonomous vehicle control system, a distance estimation output corresponding to the longitudinal distance, which may cause the autonomous vehicle control system to perform vehicle control actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Juan Carlos Aragon, Derek Phillips, Regina Madigan, Sunil Chintakindi, Mykel Kochenderfer
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Publication number: 20240310179Abstract: Systems including one or more sensors, coupled to a vehicle, may detect sensor information and provide the sensor information to another computing device for processing. A system includes one or more sensors, coupled to a vehicle and configured to detect sensor information, and a computing device configured to communicate with one or more mobile sensors to receive the mobile sensor information, communicate with the one or more sensors to receive the sensor information, and analyze the sensor information and the mobile sensor information to identify one or more risk factors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Howard Hayes, Sunil Chintakindi, Tim Gibson
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Patent number: 12072199Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a display of a navigation map. The system may comprise a historical data source device having, for example, a historical data source computer and a database storing historical data associated with one or more of vehicle accident data, traffic data, vehicle volume data, vehicle density data, road characteristic data, or weather data. The system may comprise a map data processing device having a map data processing computer and memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the map data processing computer, cause the map data processing device to, for example, determine, based on a location determining device, a location of a vehicle. The map data processing system may determine one or more historical factors based on the location of the vehicle. The map data processing system may receive, from the historical data source device and for the location, historical data associated with the one or more historical factors.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Howard Hayes
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Publication number: 20240271951Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a probability of an adverse event that will occur in a future. The system may determine a geographical location of a vehicle based on data indicating the geographical location of the vehicle received from the vehicle and sensed by a vehicle sensor of the vehicle; determine an environment of the geographical location of the vehicle; determine vehicle attributes of the vehicle; link the environment of the geographical location of the vehicle and the vehicle attributes; and based on a link between the environment of the geographical location of the vehicle and the vehicle attributes, determine a probability of an adverse event that will occur in a future.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Howard Hayes, Santhosh Thammi
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Publication number: 20240271954Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for determining a blind corner navigational score based on real-time or near real-time navigational analysis using sensor data, digital image data, and a map database are discussed. In some arrangements, detection of a blind sensor may be performing using sensor data, digital image data, and navigational data from a map database system. In at least some arrangements, a warning signal or a vehicle control signal may be transmitted to a vehicle in response to a determination that the blind corner navigational score is above a threshold. In at least some arrangements, route correction and/or route modification based on an upcoming blind corner may be performed if a blind corner navigational score is above a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Veljko Krunic, Sunil Chintakindi, Timothy W. Gibson, Howard Hayes, Surender Kumar