Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detecting transportation company trips in a vehicle based upon on-board audio signals
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Application No.: US17076670Application Date: 2020-10-21
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Publication No.: US11443388B2Publication Date: 2022-09-13
- Inventor: Justin Davis , Kristopher Keith Gaudin , Craig Cope
- 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: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
- Main IPC: G06Q40/08
- IPC: G06Q40/08 ; G01S15/74 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/20 ; G07C5/02 ; H04R1/40 ; H04R29/00 ; G01S15/04 ; G06Q20/22 ; G06Q20/32 ; B60C23/02 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
The systems and methods may transmit a plurality of locationing pulse requests from a mobile device in a vehicle to an audio system of the vehicle during a period of operation of the vehicle. The audio system may have an array of speakers disposed inside the vehicle, and the locationing pulse requests may include a request to emit a locationing pulse from the array of speakers. The systems and methods may further receive the locationing pulse at a microphone of the mobile device; and determine, based upon receiving the locationing pulse, that the vehicle was in service of a TNC company, or otherwise operating as a TNC vehicle, during the period of operation based upon passengers entering and leaving the vehicle during the period of operation. Insurance covering the operation of the vehicle for TNC use may be verified, and/or alternatively, offered to facilitate insuring TNC vehicle operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210035233A1 DETECTING TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TRIPS IN A VEHICLE BASED UPON ON-BOARD AUDIO SIGNALS Public/Granted day:2021-02-04
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