United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent for Analyzing, Visualizing Traffic Accident Risk

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 31 -- United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, Texas, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,017,475, initially filed Oct. 4, 2016) developed by Susan Dunham, San Antonio, Texas, for "systems and methods for analyzing and visualizing traffic accident risk."

The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=11,017,475.PN.&OS=PN/11,017,475&RS=PN/11,017,475

The abstract states: "Methods and systems described in this disclosure determine area with an elevated risk of being involved in an accident, where a driver of an insured vehicle is expected to drive the insured vehicle through the area. The elevated risk may be a risk with a risk score greater than a first threshold. An alternative route that avoids the area of elevated risk can be determined. In some embodiments, an insurance discount is calculated for the policyholder of the insured vehicle if the alternative route is taken. A visual representation of the alternative route and the insurance discount if the alternative route is taken can be generated."

Written by Ajita Mishra; edited by Sudarshan Harpal.