US 12,073,010 B2
VR environment for accident reconstruction
Aaron Williams, Congerville, IL (US); Joseph Robert Brannan, Bloomington, IL (US); John Donovan, Bloomington, IL (US); and Brian N. Harvey, 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 Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,227.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/358,002, filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0004457 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/011 (2013.01) [G06T 11/00 (2013.01); G08G 1/162 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a virtual reality (VR) feed corresponding to an event, the method comprising:
obtaining, via one or more processors, an indication of an event occurring in a geographic area, wherein the event is at least one of: a vehicle collision, a crime, a weather event, or a natural disaster;
generating, via the one or more processors, a VR feed of the geographic area at a time of the event based upon real-time condition data from the geographic area, the VR feed including a virtual representation of the geographic area at the time of the event to reflect the real-time conditions at the geographic area; and
providing, via the one or more processors, the generated VR feed for presentation to a user within a virtual reality display for the user to experience the geographic area where the event occurred within a VR environment;
wherein the indication is a first indication, the event is a first event, and the method further includes:
obtaining, via the one or more processors, a second indication of a second event occurring in the geographic area; and
interrupting, via the one or more processors, the providing of the generated VR feed by providing an option to the user to experience the second event.