Broadcasting information related to hazards impacting vehicle travel
First Claim
1. A system of broadcasting information related to vehicle travel conditions, the system comprising:
- a mobile computing device configured to;
mount within a vehicle dashboard cradle;
collect telematics data of a vehicle when the mobile computing device is mounted within the vehicle dashboard cradle, the telematics data including location data, braking data, cornering data, and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data of the vehicle;
generate at least one of (1) an alert based upon the telematics data and images taken forward of the vehicle by the mobile computing device, or (2) broadcasting data including the images and the telematics data;
broadcast, when one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to at least one location within a threshold distance of at least one of (1) at least one nearby vehicle, or (2) at least one smart infrastructure component, the at least one of the alert or the broadcasting data to the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component via wireless communication or data transmission to cause, upon the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component receiving and processing the at least one of the alert or the broadcasting data, each of at least one computing device associated with the at least one nearby vehicle to provide a respective graphical user interface (GUI) including a respective display of (i) a respective indication of at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the respective indication of the at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a respective text indication of the at least one description or a respective graphical indication of the at least one description, and (ii) a respective indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the respective indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a respective text indication of the at least one location, a respective graphical indication of the at least one location, or a respective map indicating the at least one location; and
cause an insurance provider remote server to at least one of adjust or generate an insurance discount associated with the vehicle based upon an indication that the mobile computing device is configured to generate and broadcast the at least one of (1) the alert based upon the telematics data and the images, or (2) the broadcasting data including the images and the telematics data when the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to the at least one location within the threshold distance of the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component.
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Abstract
A system of broadcasting information related to hazards impacting vehicle travel may include a mobile device configured to: (1) mount within a vehicle dashboard cradle so that the mobile device is positioned to take images forward of a vehicle; (2) collect telematics data, with customer permission or affirmative consent, when the vehicle is moving, including GPS location, speed, heading, lane, braking, cornering, acceleration, and/or route data of the vehicle; (3) generate an alert based upon the telematics data and the images, and/or broadcast data including the images and the telematics data; and/or (4) broadcast the alert and/or the data collected to (a) a nearby vehicle(s) and/or (b) a smart infrastructure component(s) to facilitate warning of hazards upon the nearby vehicle(s) and/or the smart infrastructure component(s) receiving and processing the alert and/or the broadcasted data. Insurance discounts may be generated based upon the risk mitigation or prevention functionality.
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20 Claims
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1. A system of broadcasting information related to vehicle travel conditions, the system comprising:
a mobile computing device configured to; mount within a vehicle dashboard cradle; collect telematics data of a vehicle when the mobile computing device is mounted within the vehicle dashboard cradle, the telematics data including location data, braking data, cornering data, and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data of the vehicle; generate at least one of (1) an alert based upon the telematics data and images taken forward of the vehicle by the mobile computing device, or (2) broadcasting data including the images and the telematics data; broadcast, when one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to at least one location within a threshold distance of at least one of (1) at least one nearby vehicle, or (2) at least one smart infrastructure component, the at least one of the alert or the broadcasting data to the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component via wireless communication or data transmission to cause, upon the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component receiving and processing the at least one of the alert or the broadcasting data, each of at least one computing device associated with the at least one nearby vehicle to provide a respective graphical user interface (GUI) including a respective display of (i) a respective indication of at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the respective indication of the at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a respective text indication of the at least one description or a respective graphical indication of the at least one description, and (ii) a respective indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the respective indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a respective text indication of the at least one location, a respective graphical indication of the at least one location, or a respective map indicating the at least one location; and cause an insurance provider remote server to at least one of adjust or generate an insurance discount associated with the vehicle based upon an indication that the mobile computing device is configured to generate and broadcast the at least one of (1) the alert based upon the telematics data and the images, or (2) the broadcasting data including the images and the telematics data when the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to the at least one location within the threshold distance of the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile computing device for facilitating safer vehicle travel, the mobile computing device comprising:
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a controller configured to; determine whether the mobile computing device is mounted in a vehicle; collect, when it is determined that the mobile computing device is mounted in the vehicle, (1) telematics data associated with the vehicle, the telematics data including location data, braking data, cornering data, and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data of the vehicle, and (2) digital data including at least one of digital image, digital audio, or digital video data associated with at least one of an interior or exterior of the vehicle; and analyze the telematics data and the digital data to determine whether one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to at least one location within a threshold distance of at least one of (1) a second vehicle, or (2) a smart infrastructure component; and at least one of a communication unit or a transceiver configured to; broadcast an indication of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel to at least one of a second mobile computing device located within the second vehicle or the smart infrastructure component when the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to the at least one location within the threshold distance of the at least one of the second vehicle or the smart infrastructure component, so as to cause the second mobile computing device to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) including a display of (1) an indication of at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the indication of the at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a text indication of the at least one description or a graphical indication of the at least one description, and (2) an indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a text indication of the at least one location, a graphical indication of the at least one location, or a map indicating the at least one location; and cause an insurance provider remote server to at least one of adjust or generate an insurance discount associated with the vehicle based upon an indication that the mobile computing device is configured to broadcast the indication of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel when the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to the at least one location within the threshold distance of the at least one of the second vehicle or the smart infrastructure component. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method of broadcasting information related to vehicle travel conditions, the method comprising:
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collecting images forward of a vehicle, via at least one of a camera or one or more processors of a mobile device that is mounted within a vehicle dashboard cradle; collecting, via the one or more processors, telematics data, including location data, braking data, cornering data, and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data of the vehicle; generating, via the one or more processors, at least one of (1) an alert based upon the images forward of the vehicle and the telematics data, or (2) a broadcast including the images forward of the vehicle and the telematics data; broadcasting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a communication unit, or a transceiver, when one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to at least one location within a threshold distance of at least one of (1) at least one nearby vehicle, or (2) at least one smart infrastructure component, the at least one of the alert or the broadcast via wireless communication or data transmission to the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component to cause each of at least one additional mobile device associated with the at least one nearby vehicle to provide a respective graphical user interface (GUI) including a respective display of (i) a respective indication of at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the respective indication of the at least one description of the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a respective text indication of the at least one description or a respective graphical indication of the at least one description, and (ii) a respective indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel, the respective indication of the at least one location corresponding to the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel including at least one of a respective text indication of the at least one location, a respective graphical indication of the at least one location, or a respective map indicating the at least one location; and causing an insurance provider remote server to at least one of adjust or generate an insurance discount associated with the vehicle based upon an indication that the mobile device is configured to generate and broadcast the at least one of (1) the alert or (2) the broadcast including the images forward of the vehicle and the telematics data when the one or more conditions impacting vehicle travel correspond to the at least one location within the threshold distance of the at least one of the at least one nearby vehicle or the at least one smart infrastructure component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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