Systems and methods for analyzing vehicle sensor data via a blockchain

US11442918B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company · US

Inventors

• William J. Leise · Normal, US
• Jacob J. Alt · Downs, US
• Jaime Skaggs · Chenoa, US
• Eric Bellas · Bloomington, US
• Shawn M. Call · Bloomington, US
• Eric R. Moore · Heyworth, US
• Melinda Teresa Magerkurth · Utica, US
• Vicki King · Bloomington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2021
• Grant date: Sep 13, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 9, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2209/56
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present embodiments relate to systems and methods for using a blockchain to record information related to processes and services in the vehicle industry. The systems and methods may include (1) receiving an indication of vehicle being involved a vehicle collision and a vehicle VIN; (2) accessing, at a memory, a loss history blockchain associated with the vehicle using the VIN as a key; (3) receiving vehicle sensor data generated or collected prior to, during, and/or after the vehicle collision; (4) creating a block to add to the loss history blockchain that includes the vehicle sensor data, or otherwise updating the loss history blockchain with the vehicle sensor data associated with the vehicle collision; (5) analyzing the vehicle sensor data to reconstruct the vehicle collision; and/or (6) updating the loss history blockchain to include and/or indicate the reconstructed vehicle collision by including the created block.