Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle collision alert system and method for detecting driving hazards
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Application No.: US15982803Application Date: 2018-05-17
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Publication No.: US10762786B1Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Douglas L. Dewey , Jon Hodel , Steve F. Roberson
- Applicant: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Bloomington
- Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
- Current Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Bloomington
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: G08G1/16
- IPC: G08G1/16 ; G06Q40/08 ; G08G1/01 ; G08G1/04

Abstract:
An impairment analysis (“IA”) computer system for alerting a first driver of a first vehicle to a driving hazard posed by a second vehicle operated by a second driver is provided. The IA computer system is associated with the first vehicle, and includes at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to: (i) receive second vehicle data including second driver data and second vehicle condition data, where the second vehicle data is collected by a plurality of sensors included on the first vehicle; (ii) analyze the second vehicle data by applying a baseline model to the second vehicle data; (iii) determine that the second vehicle poses a driving hazard to the first vehicle based upon the analysis; and/or (iv) generate an alert signal based upon the determination that the second vehicle poses a driving hazard to the first vehicle.
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