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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Ccc Information Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Darrin A. Smith, San Antonio, TX (US);
Scott Palmer, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
CCC Information Services Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/0052 (2013.01); G07C 5/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for using black box data to analyze vehicular accidents. The methods include obtaining information from an event data recorder associated with a vehicle and using the data obtained therefrom in determining and analyzing the vehicular accident. Attributes to be analyzed include impact severity, change in velocity, and other desired parameters. Further disclosed are methods to securely communicate the downloaded black box information to a secure location for later analysis and processing.