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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US);
Joseph Robert Brannan, Bloomington, IL (US);
Vicki King, Bloomington, IL (US);
Brian Mark Fields, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nathan L. Tofte, Downs, IL (US);
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, Bloomington, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for alerting a user of accident-prone locations are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method comprises: (1) receiving, by one or more processors and from a user device associated with the user, location data and motion data of the user device; (2) determining, by the one or more processors, based upon the motion data, that the user has started a trip; (3) loading, by the one or more processors, an accident density map surrounding a location of the user device based upon the location data; (4) determining, by the one or more processors, based upon the accident density map, at least one accident-prone location within a scope of the accident density map, wherein the at least one accident-prone location meets at least one predetermined criterion; and/or (5) presenting, by the one or more processors via the user device, an indication of the at least one accident-prone location.