Logical configuration of vehicle control systems based on driver profiles

• US 10,793,164 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2018
• Issued: 10/06/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Inventors: Likhterman, Aleksandr, Chintakindi, Sunil, Anand, Harini
• Primary Examiner(s): Bendidi, Rachid
• Application Number:
  US16/017,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20190389483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0082 for initialising the control system
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0638 Engine speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0676 Engine temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/22 Suspension systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/105 Longitudinal acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2530/20 Tyre data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2530/209 Fuel quantity remaining in tank
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/18 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/20 Direction indicator values
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/30 Driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/085 Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for the logical configuration of vehicle control systems based on driver profiles. A vehicle control computer may identify driving behavior of a driver of a vehicle through vehicle operation data provided by one or more of vehicle sensors, a telematics device, and a mobile device. Based on the driving behavior, the vehicle control computer may develop a first driving profile for the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle control computer transmit the first driving profile to a remote server storing driving profiles of a plurality of users. The vehicle control computer may download a second driving profile associated with a different driver from the remote server. The vehicle control computer may configure vehicle operations based off of the second driving profile associated with the different driver and may actuate vehicle operation based on the configuration.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a computing device including at least one or more processors and memory storing computer-executable instructions;

identifying, by the one or more processors, a driving behavior of a driver of a vehicle through vehicle operation data provided by one or more of;

vehicle sensors, a telematics device, and a mobile device;

based on the driving behavior, developing, by the one or more processors, a first driving profile for the driver;

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the first driving profile to a remote server storing a plurality of driving profiles corresponding to a plurality of users;

calculating, by the one or more processors, a risk score for a driving route associated with the driver;

comparing the risk score for the driving route to driving profile safety scores corresponding to the plurality of driving profiles;

identifying, based on the risk score for the driving route matching a range of driving profile safety scores corresponding to the plurality of driving profiles, one or more driving profiles of the plurality of driving profiles;

selecting, from the identified one or more driving profiles, a second driving profile, of the plurality of driving profiles, having a driving profile safety score being closest to the risk score for the driving route, wherein the second driving profile is associated with a different driver;

downloading, by the one or more processors and from the remote server, the second driving profile associated with the different driver;

configuring, by the one or more processors, vehicle operations based off of the second driving profile associated with the different driver; and

actuating, by the one or more processors, the vehicle operations based on the configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the driving behavior of the driver through vehicle operation data includes:

identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more of;

acceleration behavior, braking behavior, and turning behavior based on acceleration data, braking data, and turning data provided by one or more of;

the vehicle sensors, the telematics device, and the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second driving profile associated with the different driver is downloaded from the remote server through a driving profile store interface.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors and from the driver, driving route information associated with the driving route; and

recommending, by the one or more processors, the second driving profile to the driver of the vehicle for download.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of driving profiles is associated with an insurance premium, and wherein the second driving profile is associated with a cheapest insurance premium.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading the second driving profile causes the different driver to receive an insurance credit.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

identify a driving behavior of a driver of a vehicle through vehicle operation data provided by one or more of;

vehicle sensors, a telematics device, and a mobile device;

based on the driving behavior, develop a first driving profile for the driver;

transmit the first driving profile to a remote server storing a plurality of driving profiles corresponding to a plurality of users;

calculate a risk score for a driving route associated with the driver;

compare the risk score for the driving route to driving profile safety scores corresponding to the plurality of driving profiles stored in the remote server;

identify, by the processor and based on the risk score for the driving route matching a range of driving profile safety scores corresponding to the plurality of driving profiles, one or more driving profiles of the plurality of driving profiles;

select, by the processor and from the identified one or more driving profiles, a second driving profile, of the plurality of driving profiles, having a driving profile safety score being closest to the risk score for the driving route, wherein the second driving profile is associated with a different driver;

download, from the remote server, the second driving profile associated with the different driver;

configure vehicle operations based off of the second driving profile associated with the different driver; and

actuate the vehicle operations based on the configuration.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the memory stores further computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:

identify one or more of;

acceleration behavior, braking behavior, and turning behavior based on acceleration data, braking data, and turning data provided by one or more of;

the vehicle sensors, the telematics device, and the mobile device.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the second driving profile associated with the different driver is downloaded from the remote server through a driving profile store interface.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the memory stores further computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive, from the driver, driving route information associated with the driving route; and

recommend the second driving profile to the driver of the vehicle for download.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of driving profiles is associated with an insurance premium, and wherein the second driving profile is associated with a cheapest insurance premium.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein downloading the second driving profile causes the different driver to receive an insurance credit.

13. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device comprising at least one processor and memory, cause the computing device to:

identify a driving behavior of a driver of a vehicle through vehicle operation data provided by one or more of;

vehicle sensors, a telematics device, and a mobile device;

based on the driving behavior, develop a first driving profile for the driver;

transmit the first driving profile to a remote server storing a plurality of driving profiles corresponding to a plurality of users;

calculate a risk score for a driving route associated with the driver;

compare the risk score for the driving route to driving profile safety scores corresponding to the plurality of driving profiles stored in the remote server;

identify, based on the risk score for the driving route matching a range of driving profile safety scores corresponding to the plurality of driving profiles, one or more driving profiles of the plurality of driving profiles;

select, from the identified one or more driving profiles, a second driving profile, of the plurality of driving profiles, having a driving profile safety score being closest to the risk score for the driving route, wherein the second driving profile is associated with a different driver;

download, from the remote server, the second driving profile associated with the different driver;

configure vehicle operations based off of the second driving profile associated with the different driver; and

actuate the vehicle operations based on the configuration.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 storing further instructions that, when executed by the computing device comprising the at least one processor and memory, cause the computing device to:

identify one or more of;

acceleration behavior, braking behavior, and turning behavior based on acceleration data, braking data, and turning data provided by one or more of;

the vehicle sensors, the telematics device, and the mobile device.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the second driving profile associated with the different driver is downloaded from the remote server through a driving profile store interface, and wherein downloading the second driving profile causes the different driver to receive an insurance credit.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 storing further instructions that, when executed by the computing device comprising the at least one processor and memory, cause the computing device to:

receive, from the driver, driving route information associated with the driving route; and

recommend the second driving profile to the driver of the vehicle for download.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of driving profiles are associated with an insurance premium, and wherein the second driving profile is associated with a cheapest insurance premium.