Methods and apparatus for using black box data to analyze vehicular accidents
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1. A computer-implemented method for analyzing a collision between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, comprising:
- receiving information obtained from an event data recorder of said first vehicle that records black box information, at a computer system remote from the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
determining an impact severity of said first and second vehicles in the computer system using said information, the impact severity including a change in velocity for the first and second vehicles, by modeling the impact severity in the computer system using the Information; and
reporting the impact severity from the computer system.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for using black box data to analyze vehicular accidents. The methods include obtaining information from an event data recorder associated with a vehicle and using the data obtained therefrom in determining and analyzing the vehicular accident. Attributes to be analyzed include impact severity, change in velocity, and other desired parameters. Further disclosed are methods to securely communicate the downloaded black box information to a secure location for later analysis and processing.
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1. A computer-implemented method for analyzing a collision between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, comprising:
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receiving information obtained from an event data recorder of said first vehicle that records black box information, at a computer system remote from the first vehicle and the second vehicle; determining an impact severity of said first and second vehicles in the computer system using said information, the impact severity including a change in velocity for the first and second vehicles, by modeling the impact severity in the computer system using the Information; and reporting the impact severity from the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for determining impact severity of a collision between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, comprising:
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receiving information obtained from an event data recorder of said first vehicle that records black box data, during a claim evaluation process; electronically storing said information on a storage medium, said information comprising the black box data; electronically accessing said information from said storage medium; selecting one of different algorithms to use in modeling said impact severity based on a type of said event data recorder, wherein the selection is further based on a type or characteristics of information provided by the type of event data recorder; utilizing said information in a computer to model said impact severity via the selected algorithm; and reporting the impact severity from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for assessing an accident involving a first vehicle, comprising:
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receiving black box information obtained from an event data recorder of said first vehicle; extracting non-visual data from said black box information; determining a first measure of impact severity by modeling the impact severity using said non-visual data in a system external to the first vehicle; determining a second measure of impact severity in the system, the second measure of impact severity determined from information obtained from a source independent of the first vehicle; weighting differently in the system the first measure of impact severity and the second measure of impact severity to develop a final measure of impact severity; and storing the final measure of impact severity in the system for later use. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-implemented method for analyzing a vehicle accident, comprising:
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receiving information harvested from an event data recorder of a first vehicle in a system external to the first vehicle; storing said information in a secure manner in said system; accessing said information in said system; determining a first measure of impact severity for said first vehicle in said system by modeling based at least in part on said information harvested from the event data recorder; determining a second measure of impact severity in said system for said first vehicle without said information and using information obtained from an independent source from the event data recorder; and storing the first measure of impact severity and the second measure of impact severity for later use. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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