Generating emergency vehicle warnings

• US 10,008,111 B1
• Filed: 04/23/2015
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm)
• Original Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm)
• Inventors: Grant, Rosemarie Geier
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Quan-Zhen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foxx, Chico A
• Application Number:
  US14/694,493
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096758 where no selection takes place on the transmitted or the received information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to generating emergency vehicle warnings, alternate vehicle routing recommendations and/or insurance-related data based upon emergency vehicle warning data. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to generating data representative of emergency vehicle warnings and/or alternate routing based upon real-time information related to an emergency vehicle. The information related to the emergency vehicle may include emergency vehicle origination location data, emergency vehicle current location data, emergency vehicle route data, and/or emergency vehicle destination location data. An emergency vehicle warning and/or alternate vehicle routing for non-emergency response vehicles may be generated based further on information related to a non-emergency vehicle. In one aspect, an emergency vehicle may wirelessly communicate with the non-emergency vehicle and/or an insurance provider remote server. The insurance provider may adjust auto insurance for insureds having vehicles with the vehicle safety functionality discussed herein to reflect lower risk and provide insurance savings to customers.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for generating data representative of an emergency vehicle warning, the method comprising:

receiving, at a processor of a computing device, emergency vehicle data from an emergency vehicle with a vehicle-mounted transceiver via a global positioning system (GPS), in response to the processor executing an emergency vehicle data receiving module, wherein the emergency vehicle data is representative of emergency vehicle origination location data and emergency vehicle route data at a time when an associated emergency call is received by the emergency vehicle, wherein the emergency vehicle origination location data is representative of a location of the emergency vehicle at the time when the associated emergency call is received, and wherein the emergency vehicle route data is representative of a driving route, that the emergency vehicle will travel, starting from the location of the emergency vehicle at the time when the associated emergency call is received and ending at a location of an associated emergency;

receiving, at the processor of the computing device, non-emergency vehicle data from non-emergency vehicles with vehicle-mounted transceivers via GPS systems, respectively, in response to the processor executing a non-emergency vehicle data receiving module, wherein the non-emergency vehicle data is representative of at least one of;

non-emergency vehicle origination location data, non-emergency vehicle route data, and non-emergency vehicle destination location data;

generating, using the processor of the computing device, emergency vehicle warning data, based upon the emergency vehicle data and the non-emergency vehicle data, in response to the processor executing an emergency vehicle warning data generation module to alleviate potential vehicle accidents between the emergency vehicle and emergency response vehicles, and/or, the non-emergency vehicles, by providing informative messages to smart roadside signs respectively located in the vicinity of the non-emergency vehicles, and/or, by wirelessly transmitting the emergency warning data to vehicles of the non-emergency vehicles that have an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device equipped, respectively, and/or, emergency response vehicles that have an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device equipped, respectively; and

generating, using the processor of the computing device, insurance-related data, based upon the emergency vehicle warning data, in response to the processor executing an insurance-related data generation module, wherein the insurance-related data is representative of an insurance risk associated with a non-emergency vehicle, and wherein the insurance risk is lower for a non-emergency vehicle that is equipped with an emergency vehicle warning data receiving device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency vehicle data receiving module, the non-emergency vehicle data receiving module, and the emergency vehicle warning data generation module are executed by a processor of a remote emergency management services device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the remote emergency management services device further comprises:

an insurance-related data generation module stored on a memory that, when executed by the processor of the remote emergency management services device, causes the processor to generate insurance-related data, based upon the emergency vehicle warning data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the insurance-related data is representative of an insurance risk associated with an emergency vehicle, and wherein the insurance risk is lower for an emergency vehicle that is equipped with an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, using the processor of the computing device, emergency vehicle warning data at the time the associated emergency call is received, to a non-emergency vehicle, in response to the processor executing an emergency vehicle warning data transmission module.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, using the processor of the computing device, emergency vehicle data at the time the associated emergency call is received, from an emergency vehicle to a non-emergency vehicle, in response to the processor executing an emergency vehicle data transmission module.

7. A system for generating emergency vehicle warning data, the system comprising:

an emergency vehicle data receiving module stored on a memory that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, causes the processor to receive emergency vehicle data from an emergency vehicle with a vehicle-mounted transceiver via a global positioning system (GPS), wherein the emergency vehicle data is representative of emergency vehicle origination location data and emergency vehicle route data at a time when an associated emergency call is received by the emergency vehicle, wherein the emergency vehicle origination location data is representative of a location of the emergency vehicle at the time when the associated emergency call is received, and wherein the emergency vehicle route data is representative of a driving route, that the emergency vehicle will travel, starting from the location of the emergency vehicle at the time when the associated emergency call is received and ending at a location of an associated emergency;

a non-emergency vehicle data receiving module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to receive nonemergency vehicle data from non-emergency vehicles with vehicle-mounted transceivers via GPS systems, respectively, wherein the non-emergency vehicle data is representative of at least one of;

non-emergency vehicle origination location data, non-emergency vehicle route data, and non-emergency vehicle destination location data;

an emergency vehicle warning data generation module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to generate emergency vehicle warning data, based upon the emergency vehicle data and the nonemergency vehicle data to alleviate potential vehicle accidents between the emergency vehicle and emergency response vehicles, and/or, the non-emergency vehicles, by providing informative messages to smart roadside signs respectively located in the vicinity of the non-emergency vehicles, and/or, by wirelessly transmitting the emergency warning data to vehicles of the non-emergency vehicles that have an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device equipped, respectively, and/or, emergency response vehicles that have an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device equipped, respectively; and

an insurance-related data generation module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to generate insurance-related data, based upon the emergency vehicle warning data, wherein the insurance-related data is representative of an insurance risk associated with a non-emergency vehicle, and wherein the insurance risk is lower for a non-emergency vehicle that is equipped with an emergency vehicle warning data receiving device, and/or, wherein the insurance-related data is representative of an insurance risk associated with an emergency response vehicle of the emergency response vehicles, and wherein the insurance risk is lower for an emergency response vehicle of the emergency response vehicles that is equipped with an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the emergency vehicle data receiving module, the non-emergency vehicle data receiving module, and the emergency vehicle warning data generation module are executed by a processor of a remote emergency management services device.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

an emergency vehicle data transmission module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to transmit emergency vehicle data, at the time the associated emergency call is received, from an emergency vehicle to a non-emergency vehicle via a point-to-point communication link.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

an emergency vehicle warning data transmission module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to transmit emergency vehicle warning data, at the time the associated emergency call is received, from a processor of a remote emergency management services device to a non-emergency vehicle via a cellular telephone network.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the remote emergency management services device further comprises:

an insurance-related data generation module stored on a memory that, when executed by the processor of the remote emergency management services device, causes the processor to generate insurance-related data, based upon the emergency vehicle warning data.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, causes the processor to automatically generate emergency vehicle warning data, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

an emergency vehicle data receiving module that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, causes the processor to receive emergency vehicle data from an emergency vehicle with a vehicle-mounted transceiver via a global positioning system (GPS), wherein the emergency vehicle data is representative of emergency vehicle origination location data and emergency vehicle route data at a time when an associated emergency call is received by the emergency vehicle, wherein the emergency vehicle origination location data is representative of a location of the emergency vehicle at the time when the associated emergency call is received, and wherein the emergency vehicle route data is representative of a driving route, that the emergency vehicle will travel, starting from the location of the emergency vehicle at the time when the associated emergency call is received and ending at a location of an associated emergency;

a non-emergency vehicle data receiving module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to receive non-emergency vehicle data from non-emergency vehicles with vehicle-mounted transceivers via GPS systems, respectively, wherein the non-emergency vehicle data is representative of at least one of;

non-emergency vehicle origination location data, non-emergency vehicle route data, and non-emergency vehicle destination location data;

an emergency vehicle warning data generation module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to generate emergency vehicle warning data, based upon the emergency vehicle data and the non-emergency vehicle data to alleviate potential vehicle accidents between the emergency vehicle and emergency response vehicles, and/or, the non-emergency vehicles, by providing informative messages to smart roadside signs respectively located in the vicinity of the non-emergency vehicles, and/or, by wirelessly transmitting the emergency warning data to vehicles of the non-emergency vehicles that have an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device equipped, respectively, and/or, emergency response vehicles that have an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device equipped, respectively; and

an insurance-related data generation module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to generate insurance-related data based upon the emergency vehicle warning data, wherein the insurance-related data is representative of an insurance risk associated with a non-emergency vehicle, and wherein the insurance risk is lower for a non-emergency vehicle that is equipped with an emergency vehicle warning data receiving device, and/or, wherein the insurance-related data is representative of an insurance risk associated with an emergency response vehicle of the emergency response vehicles, and wherein the insurance risk is lower for an emergency response vehicle of the emergency response vehicles that is equipped with an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

an emergency vehicle warning presentation module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to generate an emergency vehicle warning presentation based upon the emergency vehicle warning data.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the insurance-related data is representative of an insurance risk associated with an emergency vehicle, and wherein the insurance risk is lower for an emergency vehicle that is equipped with an emergency vehicle warning data generation and receiving device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

an emergency vehicle data transmission module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to transmit emergency vehicle data, at the time the associated emergency call is received, from a first emergency vehicle to a second emergency vehicle.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

an emergency vehicle warning data transmission module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to transmit emergency vehicle warning data, at the time the associated emergency call is received, from the processor to an emergency vehicle.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

a non-emergency vehicle alternate route presentation module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to generate a non-emergency vehicle alternate route presentation based upon the emergency vehicle warning data.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

an effected geographic area data generation module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to generate effected geographic area data based upon the emergency vehicle data; and

an emergency vehicle data warning transmission module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to transmit emergency vehicle warning data to non-emergency vehicles based upon the effected geographic area data.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

an emergency vehicle data transmission module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to transmit emergency vehicle data to a non-emergency vehicle.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

an emergency vehicle warning data transmission module that, when executed by the processor of the computing device, causes the processor to transmit emergency vehicle warning data, at the time the associated emergency call is received, from the processor to a non-emergency vehicle.