Using train telematics data to provide information in one or more vehicles to reduce accident risk
First Claim
1. A computer system configured to use train telematics data to reduce risk of accidents, the computer system comprising:
- a mobile device traveling within a vehicle, the mobile device including;
at least one of one or more processors or one or more transceivers, the at least one of the one or more processors or the one or more transceivers configured to;
receive, at the mobile device via wireless communication or data transmission, train telematics data associated with a train directly from a train transceiver or indirectly from a railroad crossing, the train telematics data including Global Positioning System (GPS) location data, speed data, at least one of direction data or heading data, and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data;
determine, at the mobile device, when, or a time period of when, the train will pass through, be passing through, or be within a predetermined distance of the railroad crossing or another railroad crossing based upon the train telematics data;
determine, at the mobile device, an alternate route for the vehicle to take to avoid waiting at the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing to allow for the train to pass unimpeded;
cause the alternate route to be displayed on a display of the mobile device or a vehicle navigation system to allow the train to pass unimpeded; and
send an indication to an insurance provider remote server that the mobile device traveling within the vehicle includes risk mitigation or prevention functionality associated with (i) receiving a wireless communication broadcast including the train telematics data, (ii) analyzing the train telematics data, and (iii) directing corrective actions based upon a relevance of an identified anomaly, the relevance of the identified anomaly being determined based upon whether a location of the train as determined based upon the train telematics data is within a threshold distance of a current location of the vehicle, so as to cause generation of an insurance discount that is displayed to an insured customer associated with the vehicle so as to incentivize the insured customer to facilitate avoidance of train-vehicle collisions.
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Abstract
A computer system configured to use train telematics data to reduce risk of accidents via a mobile device traveling within a vehicle may be provided. The mobile device may be configured to (1) receive train telematics data associated with a train that includes GPS location, speed, route, heading, acceleration, and/or track data; (2) determine when, or a time period of when, the train will pass through, be passing through, or be within a predetermined distance of a railroad crossing based upon the train telematics data; (3) determine an alternate route for the vehicle to take to avoid waiting at the railroad crossing; and (4) cause display of the alternate route on a display of the mobile device or a vehicle navigation system to allow the train to pass and to avoid train-vehicle collisions. Insurance discounts may be generated based upon the risk mitigation or prevention functionality.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system configured to use train telematics data to reduce risk of accidents, the computer system comprising:
a mobile device traveling within a vehicle, the mobile device including; at least one of one or more processors or one or more transceivers, the at least one of the one or more processors or the one or more transceivers configured to; receive, at the mobile device via wireless communication or data transmission, train telematics data associated with a train directly from a train transceiver or indirectly from a railroad crossing, the train telematics data including Global Positioning System (GPS) location data, speed data, at least one of direction data or heading data, and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data; determine, at the mobile device, when, or a time period of when, the train will pass through, be passing through, or be within a predetermined distance of the railroad crossing or another railroad crossing based upon the train telematics data; determine, at the mobile device, an alternate route for the vehicle to take to avoid waiting at the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing to allow for the train to pass unimpeded; cause the alternate route to be displayed on a display of the mobile device or a vehicle navigation system to allow the train to pass unimpeded; and send an indication to an insurance provider remote server that the mobile device traveling within the vehicle includes risk mitigation or prevention functionality associated with (i) receiving a wireless communication broadcast including the train telematics data, (ii) analyzing the train telematics data, and (iii) directing corrective actions based upon a relevance of an identified anomaly, the relevance of the identified anomaly being determined based upon whether a location of the train as determined based upon the train telematics data is within a threshold distance of a current location of the vehicle, so as to cause generation of an insurance discount that is displayed to an insured customer associated with the vehicle so as to incentivize the insured customer to facilitate avoidance of train-vehicle collisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of using train telematics data to reduce risk of accidents, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device traveling within a vehicle via at least one of one or more processors of the mobile device or one or more associated transceivers via wireless communication or data transmission, the train telematics data associated with a train directly from a train transceiver or indirectly from a railroad crossing, the train telematics data including Global Positioning System (GPS) location data, speed data, at least one of direction data or heading data, and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data; determining, at the mobile device via the one or more processors of the mobile device based upon the train telematics data, (1) when, or a time period of when, the train will pass through or be passing through the railroad crossing or another railroad crossing, or (2) when the train is within a predetermined distance of the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing; determining, at the mobile device via the one or more processors of the mobile device, an alternate route for the vehicle to take to avoid waiting at the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing to allow for the train to pass; causing, via the one or more processors of the mobile device, the alternate route to be displayed on a display of the mobile device or a vehicle navigation system to allow the train to pass unimpeded; and sending, via the at least one of the one or more processors of the mobile device or the one or more associated transceivers, an indication to an insurance provider remote server that the mobile device traveling within the vehicle includes risk mitigation or prevention functionality associated with (i) receiving a wireless communication broadcast including the train telematics data, (ii) analyzing the train telematics data, and (iii) directing corrective actions based upon a relevance of an identified anomaly, the relevance of the identified anomaly being determined based upon whether a location of the train as determined based upon the train telematics data is within a threshold distance of a current location of the vehicle, so as to cause generation of an insurance discount that is displayed to an insured customer associated with the vehicle so as to incentivize the insured customer to facilitate avoidance of train-vehicle collisions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for utilizing train telematics data, comprising:
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receiving, by a first mobile computing device located in a vehicle, the train telematics data from a second mobile computing device located on a train, the train telematics data including information indicative of a speed, at least one of a direction or a heading, a location, and at least one of acceleration or deceleration of the train; determining, by the first mobile computing device located in the vehicle, at least one of a speed, a location, or a route of the vehicle; determining, by the first mobile computing device located in the vehicle based upon a comparison between (1) the at least one of the speed, the location, or the route of the vehicle, and (2) the speed, the at least one of the direction or the heading, the location, and the at least one of the acceleration or the deceleration of the train derived from the train telematics data, whether the vehicle will be able to cross a railroad crossing before at least one of (1) a crossing signal associated with the railroad crossing is sounded or (2) the train is within a first threshold distance from the railroad crossing; issuing at least one of an audible alarm or a visual alarm when it is determined by the first mobile computing device located in the vehicle that the vehicle will not be able to cross the railroad crossing before the at least one of (1) the crossing signal is sounded or (2) the train is within the first threshold distance from the railroad crossing; and sending, by the first mobile computing device located in the vehicle, an indication to an insurance provider remote server that the first mobile computing device includes risk mitigation or prevention functionality associated with (i) receiving a wireless communication broadcast including the train telematics data, (ii) analyzing the train telematics data, and (iii) directing corrective actions based upon a relevance of an identified anomaly, the relevance of the identified anomaly being determined based upon whether the location of the train as determined based upon the train telematics data is within a second threshold distance of the location of the vehicle, so as to cause generation of an insurance discount that is displayed to an insured customer associated with the vehicle so as to incentivize the insured customer to facilitate avoidance of train-vehicle collisions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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