Patents by Inventor Taylor Michael Thiel

Taylor Michael Thiel 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).

  • Publication number: 20220172494
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for generating a vehicle driver signature. More particularly, apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for generating a vehicle driver signature based on current image data, previously classified image data, and vehicle dynamics data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Chan, Kenneth J. Sanchez, Scott Thomas Christensen, Taylor Michael Thiel, Anuj Dahiya
  • Patent number: 11281920
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for generating a vehicle driver signature. More particularly, apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for generating a vehicle driver signature based on vehicle interior image data and vehicle dynamics data. The vehicle interior image data may be representative of an identification of a particular individual. The vehicle dynamics data may be representative of a particular driving style, or driving behavior, associated with a particular individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Chan, Kenneth J. Sanchez, Scott T. Christensen, Taylor Michael Thiel, Anuj Dahiya
  • Patent number: 10870432
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing vehicle operation are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may receive and analyze image data depicting an individual located within a vehicle. The electronic device may also access and compile certain data related to an environment of the vehicle, and specifically to the vehicle's position relative to the sun. According to embodiments, the electronic device may determine, based on the accessed data, whether the vehicle is traveling into a direction of the sun, and may generate and record an indication of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: BLUEOWL, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Chan, Kenneth J. Sanchez, Harshit Agarwal, Yue Liu, Pravita Tolanavar, Yuhao Zhou, Yuetong Xing, Keely Renwick, Abhinav Rai, Shashwat Gupta, Utku Pamuksuz, Taylor Michael Thiel, Sanjiv Kumar
  • Patent number: 10699498
    Abstract: A method for attributing vehicle telematics data to individuals may include receiving vehicle telematics data collected by a data collection device during a plurality of trips. Subsets of the vehicle telematics data may correspond to different trips, and may be used to generate respective metric sets. Each metric set may include metrics indicative of different driving behaviors and/or different features of a driving environment. The method may also include retrieving, from a policy database, policy information pertaining to an insurance policy associated with the data collection device, and determining, based upon the policy information, a number of disclosed drivers associated with the insurance policy. A statistical analysis that includes executing a clustering algorithm may be performed on the metric sets, and, based upon the results, at least some of the metrics and/or at least some of the subsets of vehicle telematics data may be assigned to the disclosed drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Meghan Sims Goldfarb, Scott Thomas Christensen, Taylor Michael Thiel, Anuj Dahiya
  • Patent number: 10676097
    Abstract: Historical vehicle telematics data, corresponding to trips known to have been driven by specific persons within a limited pool of potential drivers, may be processed to generate a statistical model that is customized for those persons. Once generated, the custom statistical model may be used to process vehicle telematics data from trips where it is known that the driver was one of the drivers in the pool of drivers, but the specific identify of the driver is not known. Because the statistical model is specifically optimized or designed to distinguish among the drivers in the pool, the model may be more accurate than universal driver identification models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Meghan Sims Goldfarb, Scott Thomas Christensen, Taylor Michael Thiel, Anuj Dahiya
  • Patent number: 10399573
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing vehicle operation are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may receive and analyze image data depicting an individual located within a vehicle. The electronic device may also access and compile certain data related to an environment of the vehicle, and specifically to the vehicle's position relative to the sun. According to embodiments, the electronic device may determine, based on the accessed data, whether the vehicle is traveling into a direction of the sun, and may generate and record an indication of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: BLUEOWL, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Chan, Kenneth J. Sanchez, Harshit Agarwal, Yue Liu, Pravita Tolanavar, Yuhao Zhou, Yuetong Xing, Keely Renwick, Abhinav Rai, Shashwat Gupta, Utku Pamuksuz, Taylor Michael Thiel, Sanjiv Kumar
  • Patent number: 10115246
    Abstract: A method for attributing vehicle telematics data to individuals may include receiving vehicle telematics data collected by a data collection device during a plurality of trips. Subsets of the vehicle telematics data may correspond to different trips, and may be used to generate respective metric sets. Each metric set may include one or more metrics each indicative of a different driving behavior or a different feature of a driving environment. The method may also include retrieving, from a policy database, policy information pertaining to an insurance policy associated with the data collection device, and determining, based upon the policy information, a number of disclosed drivers associated with the insurance policy. A statistical analysis may be performed on the metric sets, and, based upon the results, at least some of the metrics and/or at least some of the subsets of vehicle telematics data may be assigned to the disclosed drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Meghan Sims Goldfarb, Scott Thomas Christensen, Taylor Michael Thiel, Anuj Dahiya
  • Patent number: 9764742
    Abstract: Historical vehicle telematics data, corresponding to trips known to have been driven by specific persons within a limited pool of potential drivers, may be processed to generate a statistical model that is customized for those persons. Once generated, the custom statistical model may be used to process vehicle telematics data from trips where it is known that the driver was one of the drivers in the pool of drivers, but the specific identify of the driver is not known. Because the statistical model is specifically optimized or designed to distinguish among the drivers in the pool, the model may be more accurate than universal driver identification models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Meghan Sims Goldfarb, Scott Thomas Christensen, Taylor Michael Thiel, Anuj Dahiya