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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Christopher M. Macheca, Centennial, CO (US);
Franco Chirico, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Gerald A. Morgan, Littleton, CO (US);
Stanley G. Schwarz, Indialantic, FL (US);
Christopher M. Macheca, Centennial, CO (US);
Franco Chirico, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Gerald A. Morgan, Littleton, CO (US);
Stanley G. Schwarz, Indialantic, FL (US);
Gordon*Howard Associates, Inc., Littleton, CO (US);
Abstract
Activating geo-fence boundaries and collecting location data. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: activating a geo-fence for a pre-determined area responsive to an event related to a vehicle; receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) signals indicative of a location of the vehicle, the receiving by an onboard device coupled to the vehicle; detecting that the vehicle has crossed the geo-fence; creating a data set comprising data regarding locations of the vehicle with respect to the geo-fence; determining a parameter associated with an existing insurance policy based on the data set.