US 12,335,812 B2
Detecting handling of a device in a vehicle
Jared S. Snyder, Chicago, IL (US); and Dana Ferguson, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed by ARITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Belfast (IE)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/225,417.
Application 18/225,417 is a continuation of application No. 17/220,225, filed on Apr. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,758,359.
Application 17/220,225 is a continuation of application No. 16/876,671, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 10,979,855, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 16/876,671 is a continuation of application No. 16/445,871, filed on Jun. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,687,171, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 16/445,871 is a continuation of application No. 16/130,607, filed on Sep. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,375,525, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 16/130,607 is a continuation of application No. 15/851,052, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,117,060, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Application 15/851,052 is a continuation of application No. 14/808,472, filed on Jul. 24, 2015, granted, now 9,888,392, issued on Feb. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0031772 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/027 (2013.01) [H04W 4/026 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
after determining that a computing device is in a moving vehicle and that the computing device is being handled during movement of the vehicle, wirelessly communicating first information between the computing device and a first device positioned at a first location within the vehicle;
determining, based on the first communicated information, a location of the computing device within the vehicle that is indicative of whether the computing device is being handled by a passenger or a driver of the vehicle; and
generating device handling data based on the indication of whether the computing device is being handled by the passenger or the driver of the vehicle.