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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US);
Joshua M. Mast, Bloomington, IL (US);
Sharon Gibson, Carlock, IL (US);
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for identifying whether tread of a tire of a vehicle is insufficient is presented. Image data corresponding to at least one image of the tire of the vehicle may be captured using an image sensor. The image data may be processed to determine at least one indication of a tread wear of the tire. At least one of the at least one indication of the tread wear may be analyzed based on tread wear data corresponding to the tire, with the tire being of a particular type. The tread wear data corresponding to the tire may be available to one or more processors that perform the analyzing from a provider of tires of the particular type. Based on the analyzing of the at least one of the at least one indication of the tread wear, it may be identified whether the tread of the tire is insufficient.