Using data collected by a personal electronic device to identify a vehicle
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1. A method, comprising acts of:
- (A) receiving data captured by a personal electronic device residing within a vehicle having a motor, the data captured by the personal electronic device relating to a physical phenomenon occurring as a result of operation of the vehicle motor, the personal electronic device being associated with a user;
(B) determining whether the vehicle was idling when the data was captured; and
(C) if it is determined in the act (B) that the vehicle was idling when the data was captured, determining, using the data received in the act (A), whether the vehicle is insured by at least one of the user, a person with whom the user is associated, and an organization with which the user is associated.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for identifying a vehicle using data collected by a personal electronic device residing in the vehicle during its operation. By enabling the vehicle to be identified using data collected by the personal electronic device, embodiments of the invention may allow other information captured by the personal electronic device relating to the user'"'"'s operation of the vehicle to be associated with the vehicle.
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1. A method, comprising acts of:
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(A) receiving data captured by a personal electronic device residing within a vehicle having a motor, the data captured by the personal electronic device relating to a physical phenomenon occurring as a result of operation of the vehicle motor, the personal electronic device being associated with a user; (B) determining whether the vehicle was idling when the data was captured; and (C) if it is determined in the act (B) that the vehicle was idling when the data was captured, determining, using the data received in the act (A), whether the vehicle is insured by at least one of the user, a person with whom the user is associated, and an organization with which the user is associated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. At least one computer-readable storage medium having instructions recorded thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising acts of:
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(A) receiving data captured by a personal electronic device residing within a vehicle having a motor, the data captured by the personal electronic device relating to a physical phenomenon occurring as a result of operation of the vehicle motor, the personal electronic device being associated with a user; (B) determining whether the vehicle was idling when the data was captured; and (C) if it is determined in the act (B) that the vehicle was idling when the data was captured, determining, using the data received in the act (A), whether the vehicle is insured by at least one of the user, a person with whom the user is associated, and an organization with which the user is associated.
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17. A computing system, comprising:
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at least one computer-readable storage device, storing instructions; and at least one computer processor, programmed via the instructions to; receive data captured by a personal electronic device residing within a vehicle having a motor, the data captured by the personal electronic device relating to a physical phenomenon occurring as a result of operation of the vehicle motor, the personal electronic device being associated with a user; determine whether the vehicle was idling when the data was captured; and if it is determined that the vehicle was idling when the data was captured, determine, using the data, whether the vehicle is insured by at least one of the user, a person with whom the user is associated, and an organization with which the user is associated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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