Systems and methods for alerting a driver to vehicle collision risks
First Claim
1. A method to facilitate safer driving and reduce vehicle accidents by alerting a driver of a vehicle about high-risk areas via an application executing on an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the method comprising:
- the application causing the one or more processors to access data detailing a plurality of prior vehicle accidents, wherein the data includes a plurality of prior vehicle accident locations;
causing the one or more processors to display a primary interface in the application executing on the electronic device, the primary interface displaying at least;
(i) a virtual road map,(ii) a virtual representation of a current location for the vehicle, and(iii) a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of prior vehicle accident locations;
the application causing the one or more processors to update the current location of the vehicle in response to the vehicle moving to a new location;
when the current location of the vehicle is within a threshold distance of at least one of the plurality of prior vehicle accident locations, the application causing the one or more processors to generate a warning to alert the driver of the vehicle that the current location corresponds to a high-risk area indicating a higher than average risk of vehicle accidentsthe application receiving, from the driver and at the one or more processors, an indication indicating an intended change to a zoom level of the virtual road map displayed in the primary interface;
based upon the intended change to the zoom level, the application causing the one or more processors to access a second set of data detailing a second plurality of prior vehicle accidents; and
the application causing the one or more processors to display in the primary interface a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to the second set of data detailing the second plurality of prior vehicle accidents.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for displaying a user interface that warns a driver that a vehicle is located within or is near a geographical area (and/or intersection) associated with a higher than average risk of animal-vehicle and/or vehicle-vehicle collisions are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may access a database that identifies a plurality of high risk areas, including areas associated with prior vehicle accidents. The electronic device may display a virtual road map, as well as an icon indicating the vehicle'"'"'s current location and a plurality of visual indications of high-risk areas. When the electronic device detects that the current location of the vehicle is within and/or approaching a high-risk area, the electronic device may then warn the driver about the higher than average risk of experiencing a vehicle collision.
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19 Claims
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1. A method to facilitate safer driving and reduce vehicle accidents by alerting a driver of a vehicle about high-risk areas via an application executing on an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the method comprising:
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the application causing the one or more processors to access data detailing a plurality of prior vehicle accidents, wherein the data includes a plurality of prior vehicle accident locations; causing the one or more processors to display a primary interface in the application executing on the electronic device, the primary interface displaying at least; (i) a virtual road map, (ii) a virtual representation of a current location for the vehicle, and (iii) a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of prior vehicle accident locations; the application causing the one or more processors to update the current location of the vehicle in response to the vehicle moving to a new location; when the current location of the vehicle is within a threshold distance of at least one of the plurality of prior vehicle accident locations, the application causing the one or more processors to generate a warning to alert the driver of the vehicle that the current location corresponds to a high-risk area indicating a higher than average risk of vehicle accidents the application receiving, from the driver and at the one or more processors, an indication indicating an intended change to a zoom level of the virtual road map displayed in the primary interface; based upon the intended change to the zoom level, the application causing the one or more processors to access a second set of data detailing a second plurality of prior vehicle accidents; and the application causing the one or more processors to display in the primary interface a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to the second set of data detailing the second plurality of prior vehicle accidents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method of alerting a driver of a vehicle about high-risk areas, the method comprising:
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displaying, via one or more processors; (i) a virtual road map, (ii) a virtual representation of a current location of the vehicle, and (iii) at least a portion of a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to a plurality of high-risk areas, wherein the plurality of high-risk areas correspond to a plurality of prior vehicle accidents; updating, via the one or more processors, the current location of the vehicle in response to the vehicle moving to a new location; and displaying, via the one or more processors, the virtual representation of the updated current location of the vehicle on the virtual road map at a location representative of the new location receiving, from the driver and at via one or more processors, an indication indicating an intended change to a zoom level of the virtual road map displayed in the primary interface; based upon the intended change to the zoom level, accessing a second set of data detailing a second plurality of prior vehicle accidents; and displaying on the virtual road map a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to the second set of data detailing the second plurality of prior vehicle accidents. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A graphical user interface for alleviating a risk of a vehicle collision, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a virtual road map; an icon virtually representing a current location of a vehicle, the icon depicted on the virtual road map at the current location of the vehicle; a first plurality of virtual danger zones representing past vehicle-animal collisions, each of the first plurality of virtual danger zones depicted on the virtual road map at a latitude and a longitude of the respective past vehicle-animal collision; a second plurality of virtual danger zones representing a past vehicle-vehicle collisions, each of the plurality of second virtual danger zones depicted on the virtual road map at a latitude and a longitude of the respective past vehicle-animal collision; when the current location of the vehicle is outside a threshold distance from at least one of either the first plurality of virtual danger zones or the second plurality of danger zones, a border region abutting the virtual road map depicted in a color indicative of an average or lower risk of vehicle accidents; and when the current location of the vehicle is within a threshold distance from at least one of either the first plurality of virtual danger zones or the second plurality of danger zones, a border region abutting the virtual road map depicted in a color indicative of a higher than average risk of vehicle accidents. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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