Systems and methods for insurance based upon status of vehicle software

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9424607
APP PUB NO 20150088334A1
SERIAL NO

14033062

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A vehicle may be configured to determine a characteristic of a software program operating on the vehicle. The characteristic may be provided to an insurer, and the insurer may determine a property of an insurance policy based on the characteristic. The characteristic may be, for example, a feature, a setting, and/or a version of the software program. The insurer may indicate to a vehicle operator and/or owner how changing the characteristic may affect the property of the insurance policy. The insurance policy may be formalized and agreed to by the insurer and/or the insured. The vehicle may also or instead save pre-collision status data, such adjustable parameters, internal variables, dynamic decisions, and/or identification of a software program, when a collision is detected. The pre-collision status data may be used to diagnose problems with the software program, determine fault, and/or determine future properties of insurance policies.

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ELWHA LLC3150 - 139TH AVE SE BUILDING 4 BELLEVUE WA 98005

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowers, Jeffrey A Bellevue, US 129 2304
Hagelstein, Peter L Carlisle, US 104 2250
Hyde, Roderick A Redmond, US 2911 61857
Ishikawa, Muriel Y Livermore, US 1367 34670
Kare, Jordin T Seattle, US 1471 26455
Tegreene, Clarence T Mercer Island, US 1905 49070
Wood, Victoria Y H Livermore, US 597 12796
Wood,, Jr Lowell L Bellevue, US 2836 53047

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