Technology for capturing and analyzing sensor data to facilitate alternative transportation

• US 10,419,878 B1
• Filed: 07/24/2017
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quanata LLC (State Farm)
• Original Assignee: BlueOwl, LLC (State Farm)
• Inventors: Sanchez, Kenneth J., Dahl, Eric, Harris, Steven J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zewdu, Meless N
• Application Number:
  US15/658,031
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/123 indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, tramstransmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/42 for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft

Abstract

Systems and methods for using sensor data to assess impairment of individuals and dynamically facilitate alternative transportation for the individuals are described. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may collect movement data of an individual and compare the movement data to baseline movement data to estimate an impairment level of the individual. The electronic device may generate and display messages for the individual to review, and may interface with a remote server to facilitate the arrangement of alternative transportation for the individual.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method in an electronic device of facilitating transportation, the method comprising:

identifying a location of the electronic device;

determining, based on the location of the electronic device, that the electronic device is located in proximity to a venue of a certain type;

accessing movement data associated with a user of the electronic device from at least one sensor of the electronic device;

retrieving, from a server remote from the electronic device via a network connection, a walking profile indicative of a normal gait of the user;

determining, from the movement data, a current gait of the user;

determining that the current gait of the user deviates from the normal gait of the user indicated in the walking profile;

in response to determining that the current gait deviates from the normal gait, generating a message indicating an availability of alternative transportation; and

displaying the message in a user interface of the electronic device of the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, via the user interface, a selection of the alternative transportation; and

requesting the alternative transportation.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein requesting the alternative transportation comprises:

interfacing with a remote server to request the alternative transportation.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining that the current gait deviates from the normal gait comprises:

comparing the current gait to the normal gait to determine a deviation level;

calculating, based on the deviation level, an estimated impairment level of the user of the electronic device; and

determining that the estimated impairment level of the user exceeds a threshold value.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein accessing the movement data from the at least one sensor of the electronic device comprises:

accessing the movement data from at least one of an accelerometer, gyrosensor, a force sensor, a strain gauge, an inclinometer, or a goniometer.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a discount amount for the alternative transportation;

wherein generating the message comprises;

generating the message indicating the availability of the alternative transportation and the discount amount for the alternative transportation.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing (i) current operation data of a vehicle associated with the user and (ii) baseline operation data of the vehicle; and

determining that the current operation data deviates from the baseline operation data.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein generating the message indicating the availability of the alternative transportation is further in response to determining that the operation data deviates from the baseline operation data.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining that the electronic device is located in proximity to the venue of the certain type comprises:

transmitting the location of the electronic device to a remote server; and

receiving, from the remote server, an indication of the venue.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining that the electronic device is located in proximity to the venue of the certain type comprises:

accessing previous location data corresponding to a set of previous locations of the electronic device; and

determining, based on the previous location data and the location of the electronic device, that the electronic device is located in proximity to the venue of the certain type.

11. An electronic device for facilitating transportation, comprising:

a location module configured to generate location data;

a set of sensors configured to generate movement data associated with a user of the electronic device;

a user interface;

a transceiver configured to communicate via a network connection;

a memory configured to store non-transitory computer executable instructions; and

a processor interfacing with the location module, the set of sensors, the user interface, the transceiver, and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to;

identify, from the location data generated by the location module, a location of the electronic device,

determine, based on the location of the electronic device, that the electronic device is located in proximity to a venue of a certain type,

access the movement data from the set of sensors,

retrieve, from a server remote from the electronic device via the transceiver, a walking profile indicative of a normal gait of the user,

determine, from the movement data, a current gait of the user,

determine that the current gait of the user deviates from the normal gait of the user indicated in the walking profile,

in response to determining that the current gait deviates from the normal gait, generate a message indicating an availability of alternative transportation, and

cause the user interface to display the message.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, via the user interface, a selection of the alternative transportation, and

request the alternative transportation.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate via a network connection;

wherein to request the alternative transportation, the processor is configured to;

interface, via the transceiver, with a remote server to request the alternative transportation.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein to determine that the current gait deviates from the normal gait, the processor is configured to:

compare the current gait to the normal gait to determine a deviation level,

calculate, based on the deviation level, an estimated impairment level of the user of the electronic device, and

determine that the estimated impairment level of the user exceeds a threshold value.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the set of sensors includes at least one of an accelerometer, a gyrosensor, a force sensor, a strain gauge, an inclinometer, and a goniometer.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a discount amount for the alternative transportation;

and wherein to generate the message, the processor is configured to;

generate the message indicating the availability of the alternative transportation and the discount amount for the alternative transportation.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the memory is further configured to store baseline operation data of a vehicle associated with the user;

and wherein the processor is further configured to;

access (i) current operation data of the vehicle and (ii) baseline operation data of the vehicle, and

determine that the current operation data deviates from the baseline operation data.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor generates the message indicating the availability of the alternative transportation in response to determining that the operation data deviates from the baseline operation data.

19. The electronic device of claim 11,

wherein to determine that the electronic device is located in proximity to the venue of the certain type, the processor is configured to:

transmit, via the transceiver, the location of the electronic device to a remote server, and

receive, from the remote server via the transceiver, an indication of the venue.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein to determine that the electronic device is located in proximity to the venue of the certain type, the processor is configured to:

access previous location data corresponding to a set of previous locations of the electronic device, and

determine, based on the previous location data and the location of the electronic device, that the electronic device is located in proximity to the venue of the certain type.