Electronic display systems connected to vehicles and vehicle-based systems

• US 10,545,711 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2018
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Inventors: Wasserman, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Swarthout, Brent
• Application Number:
  US16/152,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20190034144A1
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0116 from roadside infrastructure, e.g. beacons
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/012 from other sources than vehicle or roadside beacons, e.g. mobile networks
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/093 Data selection, e.g. prioritizing information, managing message queues, selecting the information to be output
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/095 Traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/005 for orientation or public information

Abstract

Electronic digital display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, and/or other data sources. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, and the like, digital content may be determined for electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other digital display devices to be viewable by associated individuals via other display devices and at other times. Various techniques may be used to determine customized digital content. Additionally, certain systems may be interactive to allow user responses and follow-up content via on-board vehicle devices or other user devices.

Claims

1. A content determination and display system comprising:

one or more processors;

a network interface configured to transmit content to one or more digital roadside displays or other digital displays; and

at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the content determination and display system to;

determine that a vehicle is in proximity of a first digital roadside display at a first location;

capture identifying information associated with the vehicle;

identify a driver associated with the vehicle based on the identifying information associated with the vehicle;

query a database to retrieve data associated with the identified driver, the retrieved data including at least appointment data of the identified driver;

determine a second location associated with an appointment of the identified driver;

identify, based on the retrieved data associated with the driver and the determined second location, a second digital roadside display at the second location remote from the first location;

generate, based on the retrieved data associated with the identified driver, content for display on the second digital roadside display;

transmit the generated content to the second digital roadside display; and

cause the generated content to display on the second digital roadside display.

2. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein generating content for display on the second digital roadside display further includes:

determining a length of time of content display.

3. The content determination and display system of claim 2, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the content determination and display system to:

determine a speed at which the vehicle is travelling at the second location; and

modifying the determined length of time of the content display based on the determined speed.

4. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein the appointment data includes an address of the appointment, time of the appointment and date of the appointment.

5. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a license plate number.

6. The content determination and display system of claim 5, wherein the license plate number is captured via a roadside camera.

7. The content determination and display system of claim 1, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a vehicle identification number (VIN).

8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, that, when executed, cause a computing device to:

determine that a vehicle is in proximity of a first digital roadside display at a first location;

capture identifying information associated with the vehicle;

identify a driver associated with the vehicle based on the identifying information associated with the vehicle;

query a database to retrieve data associated with the identified driver, the retrieved data including at least appointment data of the identified driver;

determine a second location associated with an appointment of the identified driver;

identify, based on the retrieved data associated with the driver and the determined second location, a second digital roadside display at the second location remote from the first location;

generate, based on the retrieved data associated with the identified driver, content for display on the second digital roadside display;

transmit the generated content to the second digital roadside display; and

cause the generated content to display on the second digital roadside display.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein generating content for display on the second digital roadside display further includes:

determining a length of time of content display.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 9, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the computing device to:

determine a speed at which the vehicle is travelling at the second location; and

modifying the determined length of time of the content display based on the determined speed.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the appointment data includes an address of the appointment, time of the appointment and date of the appointment.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a license plate number.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein the license plate number is captured via a roadside camera.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the identifying information associated with the vehicle is a vehicle identification number (VIN).