System for identifying high risk parking lots

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10019904-B1
Application number	US-201715482506-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Priority date	Apr 11, 2016
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying high risk parking lots. High risk parking lots may be, for example, parking lots that pose a higher than average risk of collisions and/or theft. Auto insurance claim data may be analyzed to identify hazardous areas. A virtual navigation of roads within the hazardous area may be identified. Public parking lots within the virtual navigation map may be defined, with each public parking lot determined as either in a hazardous area or not. A vehicle may be determined to be approaching or parking in a parking lot in a hazardous area, and a nearby public parking lot not associated with the hazardous area may be selected instead. A route from a current position to the nearby public parking lot may be generated, and the vehicle may be routed to the nearby public parking lot. As a result, collisions and thefts may be reduced.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
analyzing, via one or more processors, auto insurance claim data to identify hazardous areas, the hazardous areas being defined, at least in part, by GPS location or GPS coordinates;
building or generating, via the one or more processors, a virtual navigation map of roads within the hazardous areas, the virtual navigation map being visually depicted;
identifying, via the one or more processors, public parking lots within the virtual navigation map, and determining whether each public parking lot is associated with a hazardous area or not;
determining, via the one or more processors, that a vehicle is approaching or parking in a public parking lot associated with a hazardous area along or near to a preexisting navigation route to an ultimate destination;
in response to determining that the vehicle is approaching or parking in the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area, automatically selecting, via the one or more processors, a nearby public parking lot that is along or within a predetermined vicinity of the preexisting navigation route, wherein the nearby public parking lot is not associated with a hazardous area;
generating, via the one or more processors, a route from a current position of the vehicle to the nearby public parking lot that is not associated with a hazardous area; and
routing, via one or more transceivers and/or the one or more processors, the vehicle to the nearby public parking lot using the generated route.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising generating, via the one or more processors, an audio alert and/or an haptic alert when the vehicle is approaching or parking in the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising generating, via the one or more processors, a visual alert when the vehicle is approaching or parking in the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the hazardous area is an area associated with a higher risk of vehicle collision and/or theft compared to a normal level of risk.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the nearby public parking lot that is not associated with a hazardous area is a public parking lot associated with a lower risk of vehicle collision and/or theft.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the nearby public parking lot is a public parking lot within a predetermined distance of the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising
determining, via the one or more processors, one or more risk averse behaviors performed by an operator of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, and
updating, via the one or more processors, an insurance premium or discount based upon the one or more risk averse behaviors.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more risk averse behaviors include a following of the generated route to the nearby public parking lot that is not associated with a hazardous area.

9. A computer system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
analyze auto insurance claim data to identify hazardous areas, the hazardous areas being defined, at least in part, by GPS location or GPS coordinates;
build or generate a virtual navigation map of roads within the hazardous areas, the virtual navigation map being visually depicted;
identify public parking lots within the virtual navigation map, and determine whether each public parking lot is associated with a hazardous area or not;
determine that a vehicle is approaching or parking in a public parking lot associated with a hazardous area along or near to a preexisting navigation route to an ultimate destination;
in response to determining that the vehicle is approaching or parking in the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area, select a nearby public parking lot that is along or within a predetermined vicinity of the preexisting navigation route, wherein the nearby public parking lot is not associated with a hazardous area;
generate a route from a current position of the vehicle to the nearby public parking lot that is not associated with a hazardous area; and
route or reroute the vehicle to the nearby public parking lot using the generated route.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the processor routes or reroutes the vehicle further using one or more transceivers.

11. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed on the processor, further cause the processor to generate an audio alert and/or a haptic alert when the vehicle is approaching or parking in the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area.

12. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed on the processor, further cause the processor to generate visual alert when the vehicle is approaching or parking in the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area.

13. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the hazardous area is an area associated with a higher risk of vehicle collision and/or theft compared to a normal level of risk.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the nearby public parking lot that is not associated with a hazardous area is a public parking lot associated with a lower risk of vehicle collision and/or theft.

15. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the nearby public parking lot is a public parking lot within a predetermined distance of the public parking lot associated with a hazardous area.

16. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed on the processor, further cause the processor to:
determine one or more risk averse behaviors performed by an operator of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, and
update an insurance premium or discount based upon the one or more risk averse behaviors.

17. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more risk averse behaviors include a following of the generated route to the nearby public parking lot that is not associated with a hazardous area.

Assignees

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co

Inventors

• Chan Leo Nelson
• Gaudin Kristopher Keith
• Lyons Roxane
• Leise William J
• Nepomuceno John A
• Shah Rajiv C
• Matesevac Iii Edward P
• Kellett Jennifer Criswell
• Cielocha Steven C
• Myers Jeremy
• Megyese Matthew S
• Crawford Jennifer L

Classifications

• G08G1/148

  Management of a network of parking areas · CPC title

• G01C21/3461

  Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types or segments such as motorways, toll roads or ferries · CPC title

• G01C21/3685

  the POI's being parking facilities · CPC title

• G08G1/205 Primary

  Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental · CPC title

• G08G1/096708

  where the received information might be used to generate an automatic action on the vehicle control · CPC title