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Claims 1-20 are provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1-20 of copending Application No. 16/949,097 (2021/0027555 ,reference application). Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because they both having the same limitations of generating data regarding to a vehicle crash.
This is a provisional nonstatutory double patenting rejection because the patentably indistinct claims have not in fact been patented.
The rejection as follows:
Publication No. 2021/002755
Application No. 19/198,011
1. A computer-implemented method for generating data regarding a vehicle crash, the method comprising:
receiving, using one or more processors of a mobile computing device within a vehicle, initial sensor data;
in response to determining, using the one or more processors, that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that a vehicle crash has occurred, receiving additional sensor data for a first amount of time; and
generating, using the one or more processors, combined sensor data that (i) is based on the initial sensor data and the additional sensor data and (ii) includes first sensor data corresponding to a period of time before the crash of the vehicle and second sensor data
corresponding to a period of time after the crash of the vehicle.
1. A computer-implemented method for generating data regarding a vehicle crash of a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving, using one or more processors of a mobile computing device within the vehicle, initial sensor data;
determining, using the one or more processors, that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the vehicle crash has occurred;
in response to the determining, receiving additional sensor data for a first amount of time; and
generating, using the one or more processors, combined sensor data that (i) is based on the initial sensor data and the additional sensor data and (ii) includes first sensor data corresponding to a first period of time before the vehicle crash of the vehicle and second sensor data corresponding to a second period of time after the vehicle crash of the vehicle.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
storing, using the one or more processors, the initial sensor data in a buffer of the mobile computing device; and
causing, using the one or more processors, at least a portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in additional data storage of the mobile computing device when it is determined that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the vehicle crash has occurred.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
storing, using the one or more processors, the initial sensor data in a buffer of the mobile computing device; and
causing, using the one or more processors, at least a portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in additional data storage of the mobile computing device when it is determined that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the vehicle crash has occurred.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, the buffer including storage capacity for one of a first amount of sensor data or a lower of a second amount of sensor data or an amount of sensor data that corresponds to a second amount of time.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the buffer includes storage capacity for one of (a) a first amount of sensor data or (b) a lower of a second amount of sensor data or an amount of sensor data that corresponds to a second amount of time.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, the at least the portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer including a first portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer, the buffer being a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer, the method further comprising removing, using the one or more processors, a second portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer from the buffer when an amount of the initial sensor data exceeds a storage capacity of the buffer.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the at least the portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer includes a first portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer, the buffer is a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer, and the method further comprises removing, using the one or more processors, a second portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer from the buffer when an amount of the initial sensor data exceeds a storage capacity of the buffer.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, the method further comprising storing, using the one or more processors, the additional sensor data in the buffer, wherein generating the combined sensor data includes causing, using the one or more processors, the additional sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in the additional data storage of the mobile computing device after the first amount of time to generate the combined sensor data including the first sensor data corresponding to the period of time before the crash of the vehicle and the second sensor data corresponding to the period of time after the crash of the vehicle.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, the method further comprising storing, using the one or more processors, the additional sensor data in the buffer, wherein generating the combined sensor data includes causing, using the one or more processors, the additional sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in the additional data storage of the mobile computing device after the first amount of time to generate the combined sensor data including the first sensor data corresponding to the first period of time before the vehicle crash of the vehicle and the second sensor data corresponding to the second period of time after the vehicle crash of the vehicle.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the first amount of time being a predetermined amount of time corresponding to an expected duration of the crash of the vehicle.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first amount of time is a predetermined amount of time corresponding to an expected duration of the vehicle crash of the vehicle.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
correlating, using the one or more processors, the combined sensor data with identifying data associated with the mobile computing device; and
making available, using the one or more processors, the correlated combined sensor data and identifying data associated with the mobile computing device to an insurance provider, the insurance provider providing insurance coverage associated with the vehicle to a user of the mobile computing device.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
correlating, using the one or more processors, the combined sensor data with identifying data associated with the mobile computing device; and
making available, using the one or more processors, the combined sensor data, as correlated, and the identifying data associated with the mobile computing device, to an insurance provider, the insurance provider providing insurance coverage associated with the vehicle to a user of the mobile computing device.
8. A computing device for generating data regarding a vehicle crash, the computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories including non-transitory computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive initial sensor data via the one or more processors;
receive additional sensor data for a first amount of time in response to determining, using the one or more processors, that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that a vehicle crash has occurred; and
generate, using the one or more processors, combined sensor data that (i) is based on the initial sensor data and the additional sensor data and (ii) includes first sensor data corresponding to a period of time before the crash of the vehicle and second sensor data corresponding to a period of time after the crash of the vehicle.
8. A computing device for generating data regarding a vehicle crash of a vehicle, the computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more memories include non-transitory computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive initial sensor data via the one or more processors;
determine, using the one or more processors, that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the vehicle crash of the vehicle has occurred;
in response to the determining, receive additional sensor data for a first
amount of time; and
generate, using the one or more processors, combined sensor data that (i) is based on the initial sensor data and the additional sensor data and (ii) includes first sensor data corresponding to a first period of time before the vehicle crash of the vehicle and second sensor data corresponding to a second period of time after the vehicle crash of the vehicle.
9. The computing device of claim 8, the one or more memories further including non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to:
store the initial sensor data in a buffer of the mobile computing device; and
cause at least a portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in additional data storage of the mobile computing device when it is determined that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the crash of the vehicle has occurred.
9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the one or more memories further include non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to:
store the initial sensor data in a buffer of the computing device; and
cause at least a portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in additional data storage of the computing device when it is determined that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the vehicle crash of the vehicle has occurred.
10. The computing device of claim 9, the buffer including storage capacity for one of a first amount of sensor data or a lower of a second amount of sensor data or an amount of sensor data that corresponds to a second amount of time.
10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the buffer includes storage capacity for one of (a) a first amount of sensor data or (b) a lower of a second amount of sensor data or an amount of sensor data that corresponds to a second amount of time.
11. The computing device of claim 9, the at least the portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer including a first portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer, the buffer being a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer, the one or more memories further including non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to remove a second portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer from the buffer when an amount of the initial sensor data exceeds a storage capacity of the buffer.
11. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the at least the portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer includes a first portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer, the buffer is a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer, and the one or more memories further include non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to remove a second portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer from the buffer when an amount of the initial sensor data exceeds a storage capacity of the buffer.
12. The computing device of claim 9, the one or more memories further including non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to store the additional sensor data in the buffer, wherein the non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to generate the combined sensor data include non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to cause the additional sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in the additional data storage of the mobile computing device after the first amount of time to generate the combined sensor data including the first sensor data corresponding to the period of time before the crash of the vehicle and the second sensor data corresponding to the period of time after the crash of the vehicle.
12. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the one or more memories further include non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to store the additional sensor data in the buffer; and cause the additional sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in the additional data storage of the computing device after the first amount of time to generate the combined sensor data.
13. The computing device of claim 8, the first amount of time being a predetermined amount of time corresponding to an expected duration of the crash of the vehicle.
13. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the first amount of time is a predetermined amount of time corresponding to an expected duration of the vehicle crash of the vehicle.
14. The computing device of claim 8, the one or more memories further including non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to: correlate the combined sensor data with identifying data associated with the mobile computing device; and make available the correlated combined sensor data and identifying data associated with the mobile computing device to an insurance provider, the insurance provider providing insurance coverage associated with the vehicle to a user of the mobile computing device.
14. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the one or more memories further includes non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to: correlate the combined sensor data with identifying data associated with the computing device; and make available the combined sensor data, as correlated, and the identifying data associated with the computing device, to an insurance provider, the insurance provider providing insurance coverage associated with the vehicle to a user of the computing device.
15. A computer readable storage medium comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon for generating data regarding a vehicle crash, wherein the instructions when executed on one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
receive initial sensor data via the one or more processors;
receive additional sensor data for a first amount of time in response to determining, using the one or more processors, that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that a vehicle crash has occurred; and
generate, using the one or more processors, combined sensor data that (i) is based on the initial sensor data and the additional sensor data and (ii) includes first sensor data corresponding to a period of time before the crash of the vehicle and second sensor data corresponding to a period of time after the crash of the vehicle.
15. A computer readable storage medium comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon for generating data regarding a vehicle crash of a vehicle, wherein the non-transitory computer readable instructions, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive initial sensor data via the one or more processors;
determine, using the one or more processors, that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the vehicle crash has occurred;
in response to the determining, receive additional sensor data for a first amount of time; and
generate, using the one or more processors, combined sensor data that (i) is based on the initial sensor data and the additional sensor data and (ii) includes first sensor data corresponding to a first period of time before the vehicle crash of the vehicle and second sensor data corresponding to a second period of time after the vehicle crash of the vehicle.
16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the one or more processors to:
store the initial sensor data in a buffer of the mobile computing device; and
cause at least a portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in additional data storage of the mobile computing device when it is determined that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the crash of the vehicle has occurred.
16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
store the initial sensor data in a buffer of a computing device comprising the one or more processors; and
cause at least a portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in additional data storage of the computing device when it is determined that the initial sensor data includes sensor data indicating that the vehicle crash of the vehicle has occurred.
17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, the at least the portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer including a first portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer, the buffer being a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer, the computer readable storage medium further comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the one or more processors to remove a second portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer from the buffer when an amount of the initial sensor data exceeds a storage capacity of the buffer.
17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the at least the portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer includes a first portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer, the buffer is a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer, and the computer readable storage medium further comprises non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to remove a second portion of the initial sensor data stored in the buffer from the buffer when an amount of the initial sensor data exceeds a storage capacity of the buffer.
18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the one or more processors to store the additional sensor data in the buffer, wherein the non-transitory computer readable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to generate the combined sensor data include non-transitory computer readable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to cause the additional sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in the additional data storage of the mobile computing device after the first amount of time to generate the combined sensor data including the first sensor data corresponding to the period of time before the crash of the vehicle and the second sensor data corresponding to the period of time after the crash of the vehicle.
18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: store the additional sensor data in the buffer; and cause the additional sensor data stored in the buffer to be stored in the additional data storage of the computing device after the first amount of time to generate the combined sensor data.
19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the first amount of time being a predetermined amount of time corresponding to an expected duration of the crash of the vehicle.
19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first amount of time being a predetermined amount of time corresponding to an expected duration of the vehicle crash of the vehicle.
20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the one or more processors to: correlate the combined sensor data with identifying data associated with the mobile computing device; and
make available the correlated combined sensor data and identifying data associated with the mobile computing device to an insurance provider, the insurance provider providing insurance coverage associated with the vehicle to a user of the mobile computing device.
20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: correlate the combined sensor data with identifying data associated with a computing device comprising the one or more processors; and
make available the combined sensor data, as correlated, and the identifying data associated with the computing device, to an insurance provider, the insurance provider providing insurance coverage associated with the vehicle to a user of the computing device.
Conclusion
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/TAI T NGUYEN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2685 August 6, 2026
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