Electronic display systems connected to vehicles and vehicle-based systems

• US 10,133,530 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2016
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Inventors: Wasserman, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Swarthout, Brent
• Application Number:
  US15/267,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20170371608A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0116 from roadside infrastructure, e.g. beacons
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/012 from other sources than vehicle or roadside beacons, e.g. mobile networks
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/093 Data selection, e.g. prioritizing information, managing message queues, selecting the information to be output
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/095 Traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/005 for orientation or public information

Abstract

Electronic digital display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, and/or other data sources. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, and the like, digital content may be determined for electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other digital display devices to be viewable by associated individuals via other display devices and at other times. Various techniques may be used to determine customized digital content. Additionally, certain systems may be interactive to allow user responses and follow-up content via on-board vehicle devices or other user devices.

Claims

1. A content determination and display system comprising:

one or more processors;

a network interface configured to transmit content to one or more digital roadside displays or other digital displays; and

at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the content determination and display system to;

determine that a vehicle is in proximity of a first digital roadside display at a first location;

capture identifying information associated with the vehicle;

identify a driver associated with the vehicle based on the identifying information associated with the vehicle;

query a database to retrieve data associated with the identified driver;

generate, based on the retrieved data associated with the identified driver, first content for display on the first digital roadside display;

transmit the generated first content to the first digital roadside display;

cause the generated first content to display on the first digital roadside display;

request user input in response to the display of the generated first content on the first digital roadside display;

determine whether the requested user input was received within a predetermined time period;

responsive to determining that the requested user input was received within the predetermined time period;

generate second content;

transmit the second content to the first digital roadside display; and

cause the second content to display on the first digital roadside display;

responsive to determining that the requested user input was not received within the predetermined time period;

identifying a display device, the display device being different from the first digital roadside display;

transmit the generated first content to the display device; and

cause the generated first content to display on the display device.

2. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein the display device is a mobile device of the identified driver.

3. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein the display device is a second digital roadside display.

4. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein generating first content for display on the first digital roadside display further includes:

determining a length of time of content display.

5. The content determination and display system of claim 4, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the content determination and display system to:

determine a speed at which the vehicle is travelling at the first location; and

modify the determined length of time of the content display based on the determined speed.

6. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a license plate number.

7. The content determination and display system of claim 6, wherein the license plate number is captured via a roadside camera.

8. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a vehicle identification number (VIN).

9. A method, comprising:

one or more processors;

a network interface configured to transmit content to one or more digital roadside displays or other digital displays; and

at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause a content determination and display system to;

determining, by a system having at least one processor, that a vehicle is in proximity of a first digital roadside display at a first location;

capturing, by the at least one processor, identifying information associated with the vehicle;

identifying, by the at least one processor, a driver associated with the vehicle based on the identifying information associated with the vehicle;

querying, by the at least one processor, a database to retrieve data associated with the identified driver;

generating, by the at least one processor and based on the retrieved data associated with the identified driver, first content for display on the first digital roadside display;

transmitting, by the at least one processor, the generated first content to the first digital roadside display;

causing, by the at least one processor, the generated first content to display on the first digital roadside display;

requesting, by the at least one processor, user input in response to the display of the generated first content on the first digital roadside display;

determining, by the at least one processor, whether the requested user input was received within a predetermined time period;

responsive to determining that the requested user input was received within the predetermined time period;

generating, by the at least one processor, second content;

transmitting, by the at least one processor, the second content to the first digital roadside display; and

causing, by the at least one processor, the second content to display on the first digital roadside display;

responsive to determining that the requested user input was not received within the predetermined time period;

identifying, by the at least one processor, a display device, the display device being different from the first digital roadside display;

transmitting, by the at least one processor, the generated first content to the display device; and

causing, by the at least one processor, the generated first content to display on the display device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the display device is a mobile device of the identified driver.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the display device is a second digital roadside display.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein generating first content for display on the first digital roadside display further includes:

determining, by the at least one processor, a length of time of content display.

13. The method of claim 12, further including:

determining, by the at least one processor, a speed at which the vehicle is travelling at the first location; and

modifying, by the at least one processor, the determined length of time of the content display based on the determined speed.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a license plate number.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the license plate number is captured via a roadside camera.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a vehicle identification number (VIN).

17. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

determine that a vehicle is in proximity of a first digital roadside display at a first location;

capture identifying information associated with the vehicle;

identify a driver associated with the vehicle based on the identifying information associated with the vehicle;

query a database to retrieve data associated with the identified driver;

generate, based on the retrieved data associated with the identified driver, first content for display on the first digital roadside display;

transmit the generated first content to the first digital roadside display;

cause the generated first content to display on the first digital roadside display;

request user input in response to the display of the generated first content on the first digital roadside display;

determine whether the requested user input was received within a predetermined time period;

responsive to determining that the requested user input was received within the predetermined time period;

generate second content;

transmit the second content to the first digital roadside display; and

cause the second content to display on the first digital roadside display;

responsive to determining that the requested user input was not received within the predetermined time period;

identifying a display device, the display device being different from the first digital roadside display;

transmit the generated first content to the display device; and

cause the generated first content to display on the display device.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the display device is a mobile device of the identified driver.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein generating first content for display on the first digital roadside display further includes:

determining a length of time of content display.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 19, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the computing device to:

determine a speed at which the vehicle is travelling at the first location; and

modify the determined length of time of the content display based on the determined speed.