Determining vehicle collision risk
First Claim
1. A method, in an information handling system comprising a processor and a memory, of determining vehicle accident risk, the method comprising:
- during operation of a selected vehicle, determining a current vehicle state of the selected vehicle, wherein the current vehicle state is based on a predicted upcoming geographic location of the selected vehicle;
comparing the current vehicle state to a plurality of historic accident-related vehicle states that correspond to a plurality of vehicle accidents previously recorded for a plurality of vehicles;
detecting an accident risk pertaining to the selected vehicle based on the comparison;
determining whether the detected accident risk reaches a threshold, wherein the threshold is based on a current driver profile corresponding to a driver of the selected vehicle; and
notifying the driver of the selected vehicle of the detected accident risk based upon the determination.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for determining vehicle accident risk. The approach determines a current vehicle state of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle. The current vehicle state is based on one or more intra-vehicle factors and one or more extra-vehicle factors that pertaining to the vehicle. The current vehicle state is compared to a number of historic accident-related vehicle states that correspond to a vehicle accidents previously recorded for a number of vehicles. Based on the comparison, the process detects an accident risk that pertains to the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle is then notified of the detected accident risk.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, in an information handling system comprising a processor and a memory, of determining vehicle accident risk, the method comprising:
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during operation of a selected vehicle, determining a current vehicle state of the selected vehicle, wherein the current vehicle state is based on a predicted upcoming geographic location of the selected vehicle; comparing the current vehicle state to a plurality of historic accident-related vehicle states that correspond to a plurality of vehicle accidents previously recorded for a plurality of vehicles; detecting an accident risk pertaining to the selected vehicle based on the comparison; determining whether the detected accident risk reaches a threshold, wherein the threshold is based on a current driver profile corresponding to a driver of the selected vehicle; and notifying the driver of the selected vehicle of the detected accident risk based upon the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; a network adapter that connects the information handling system to a computer network; and a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to determining vehicle accident risk, wherein the set of instructions perform actions of; during operation of a selected vehicle, determining a current vehicle state of the selected vehicle, wherein the current vehicle state is based on a predicted upcoming geographic location of the selected vehicle; comparing the current vehicle state to a plurality of historic accident-related vehicle states that correspond to a plurality of vehicle accidents previously recorded for a plurality of vehicles; detecting an accident risk pertaining to the selected vehicle based on the comparison; determining whether the detected accident risk reaches a threshold, wherein the threshold is based on a current driver profile corresponding to a driver of the selected vehicle; and notifying the driver of the selected vehicle of the detected accident risk based upon the determination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to determining vehicle accident risk by performing actions comprising:
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during operation of a selected vehicle, determining a current vehicle state of the selected vehicle, wherein the current vehicle state is based on a predicted upcoming geographic location of the selected vehicle; comparing the current vehicle state to a plurality of historic accident-related vehicle states that correspond to a plurality of vehicle accidents previously recorded for a plurality of vehicles; detecting an accident risk pertaining to the selected vehicle based on the comparison; determining whether the detected accident risk reaches a threshold, wherein the threshold is based on a current driver profile corresponding to a driver of the selected vehicle; and notifying the driver of the selected vehicle of the detected accident risk based upon the determination. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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