US 12,311,955 B1
Distracted driving detection and mitigation
Elena Carrasco, Coverse, TX (US); Will Kerns Maney, San Antonio, TX (US); David Patrick Dixon, Boerne, TX (US); and Subhalakshmi Selvam, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/485,633.
Application 18/485,633 is a continuation of application No. 17/243,284, filed on Apr. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,820,386.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/016,807, filed on Apr. 28, 2020.
Int. Cl. B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 40/09 (2013.01) [G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0881 (2013.01); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
acquiring, from a client device, a set of client device data;
determining that a vehicle is in a defined operational state by processing the set of client device data;
determining that the client device is within communication range of an entertainment system of the vehicle;
based on i) the determining that the vehicle is in the defined operational state and ii) the determining that the client device is within communication range of the entertainment system of the vehicle, implementing a limiting vehicle mode on the client device that limits access to a series of features of applications executing on the client device;
determining that an operator of the client device is a driver of the vehicle by:
determining that multiple individuals are located in the vehicle by detecting multiple mobile devices within communication range of the client device; and
based on A) the implementing of the limiting vehicle mode on the client device and B) the determining that multiple individuals are located in the vehicle:
presenting, via the client device, an authentication interface that includes a request for a set of identifying information of an operator of the client device;
obtaining, via the client device, the set of identifying information; and
comparing the set of identifying information with known authentication information to authenticate an identity of the operator of the client device, wherein the determining that the operator of the client device is the driver of the vehicle is based on the authenticated identity of the operator of the client device; and
responsive to determining that the operator of the client device is the driver of the vehicle, and while the vehicle is in the defined operational state, dynamically increasing a driving score associated with the driver of the vehicle in response to driver actions determined to be likely to avoid damage and dynamically decreasing the driving score associated with the driver of the vehicle in response to driver actions determined to be likely to cause damage.