US 12,351,191 B2
Systems and methods for detecting vehicle mass changes
Philip Guziec, Chicago, IL (US); Clayton Jeschke, Chicago, IL (US); and Hongxuan Liu, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed by Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/857,520.
Application 17/857,520 is a continuation of application No. 17/003,156, filed on Aug. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,377,111.
Prior Publication US 2023/0159037 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 7/70 (2006.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 40/13 (2013.01) [G01G 19/086 (2013.01); B60W 2040/1392 (2013.01); B60W 2400/00 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more sensors configured to measure sensor data associated with a vehicle;
one or more communication circuits for wireless communication;
one or more processors; and
memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
collect, via the one or more sensors and during a first window of time, the sensor data associated with the vehicle, and the sensor data including first acceleration data;
receive, via one or more sensors of a device that is remote from the vehicle, second acceleration data;
when an amount of noise in the second acceleration data is below a threshold, analyze the second acceleration data to identify one or more vehicle mass change events;
when the amount of noise in the second acceleration data is above the threshold, analyze the first acceleration data to identify one or more vehicle mass change events;
classify a use of the vehicle during one or more time periods of the first window of time based on the one or more vehicle mass change events; and
transmit, to a remote computing device, a notification relating to the use of the vehicle.