US 12,217,552 B1
Method and system for recall notification
Ryan Gammelgard, Bloomington, IL (US); Justin Davis, Normal, IL (US); Karen Allen, Bloomington, IL (US); and Steven Schmidt, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/235,495.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/150,410, filed on Feb. 17, 2021.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/006 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system configured to obtain vehicle recall notifications, the computer system comprising one or more processors configured to:
receive, in a vehicle having one or more autonomous operation features, a notification indicating that the vehicle requires a safety recall, the notification providing identification information for a vehicle part that needs to be replaced;
determine whether the vehicle part is currently within the vehicle by obtaining a set of identification information for current vehicle parts within the vehicle and comparing the identification information for the vehicle part to the set of identification information for current vehicle parts within the vehicle, wherein the set of identification information includes a vehicle part number and is obtained by capturing images of the vehicle and analyzing text or objects within the images to identify the current vehicle parts;
in response to determining that the vehicle part is currently within the vehicle, identify a treatment facility for replacing the vehicle part and communicate a control signal to a control component of a plurality of control components of the vehicle for terminating an autonomous operation feature associated with the vehicle part; and
cause the vehicle to travel to the identified treatment facility for replacing the vehicle part including control operation of the vehicle by communicating control signals to at least one control component of the plurality of control components to effect a control action of a plurality of control actions, based on one or more available autonomous operation features to travel to the identified treatment facility.