# US 2021/0239478 A1 · Vehicle safety calculator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0239478 A1 - Document ID: US20210239478A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/781,077 - Filed: 2020-02-04 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-04 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Shiju Mathai; Jeff Edgington; Gregory Scott Jones - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210239478A1 ## CPC - G01C 21/3461: {Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types or segments such as motorways, toll roads or ferries} - G01C 21/3453: {Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments} - G01C 21/3697: {Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level (G01C21/3679 takes precedence)} - G06F 16/27: Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor - G06Q 10/20: Administration of product repair or maintenance - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract In an approach to assessing safety of a vehicle based on usage context, one or more computer processors receive a planned usage of a vehicle from a user. Based on the received planned usage, one or more computer processors determine a set of preferred vehicle characteristics. One or more computer processors retrieve a maintenance record and a usage history of a first vehicle. Based on the maintenance record and the usage history, one or more computer processors determine one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle. Based on the set of preferred characteristics and the one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle, one or more computer processors calculate a usage match score. One or more computer processors generate a risk assessment report. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more computer processors, a planned usage of a vehicle from a user; based on the received planned usage, determining, by one or more computer processors, a set of preferred vehicle characteristics; retrieving, by one or more computer processors, a maintenance record and a usage history of a first vehicle; based on the maintenance record and the usage history, determining, by one or more computer processors, one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle; based on the set of preferred characteristics and the one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle, calculating, by the one or more computer processors, a usage match score; and generating, by one or more computer processors, a risk assessment report. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: based on the maintenance record and the usage history of the first vehicle, calculating, by the one or more computer processors, a safety rating. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: determining, by one or more computer processors, a degree of compatibility between the planned usage and the safety rating is below a pre-defined threshold; responsive to determining the degree of compatibility between the planned usage and the safety rating is below the pre-defined threshold, generating, by one or more computer processors, one or more recommended travel routes and vehicle usage instructions; and including, by one or more computer processors, the one or more recommended travel routes and vehicle usage instructions in the risk assessment report. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: retrieving, by one or more computer processors, data associated with the first vehicle from one or more external sources, wherein the one or more external sources are selected from the group consisting of an insurance company, a service provider, a buyer, a renter, a product manufacturer, a warranty company, a government agency, a rental company, and a social media service. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by one or more computer processors, feedback from a user associated with using the first vehicle; and storing, by the one or more computer processors, the feedback in association with the risk assessment report. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the planned usage is selected from the group consisting of: a context of vehicle usage, geospatial route, dates of vehicle usage, vehicle characteristic preferences, vehicle feature preferences, demographics of the user, age of the user, driving record of the user, a required safety rating of a vehicle, a driver's license number, insurance information associated with the user, and a phone number associated with the user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the maintenance record of the first vehicle includes data selected from the group consisting of: a frequency of maintenance repairs, a location of the maintenance repairs, a date of the maintenance repairs, a description of service personnel responsible for the maintenance repairs, a rating of service personnel responsible for the maintenance repairs, a description of parts replaced, quality of parts replaced, a supplier of parts replaced, a determination of whether repairs are due to normal wear or accidents, a detail of an accident related to a repair, a vehicle inspection history, a government registration history, a part number, a model number, an insurance claim number, a timestamp, an estimate of cost, an actual cost paid, a detail of an owner of the vehicle, a vehicle identification number, an image of damage, an image of repair, an image of a scanned document, feedback, an initial purchaser of the first vehicle, an owner of the first vehicle, a renter of the first vehicle, a mileage, a location driven, telematic information of the first vehicle, a speed driven, an acceleration behavior, a braking behavior, a cornering behavior, a road condition, an accessory usage, and a component failure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the usage history of the first vehicle includes data selected from the group consisting of: a vehicle identification number, a date of usage, telematic data, global positioning system (GPS) data, an owner profile, an owner history, a rental history, an insurance claims, data associated with weather conditions during usage of the first vehicle, a government record related to a violation associated with a use of the first vehicle, information associated with an accident in which the first vehicle was involved, persons involved in the accident associated with the first vehicle, a vehicle identification number of another vehicle involved in the accident associated with the first vehicle, and a location of accident occurrence. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the maintenance record and the usage history of a first vehicle are retrieved from a blockchain ledger system. ### Claim 10 A computer program product, the computer program product comprising: one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the stored program instructions comprising: program instructions to receive a planned usage of a vehicle from a user; based on the received planned usage, program instructions to determine a set of preferred vehicle characteristics; program instructions to retrieve a maintenance record and a usage history of a first vehicle; based on the maintenance record and the usage history, program instructions to determine one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle; based on the set of preferred characteristics and the one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle, program instructions to calculate a usage match score; and program instructions to generate a risk assessment report. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer program product of claim 10, the stored program instructions further comprising: based on the maintenance record and the usage history of the first vehicle, program instructions to calculate a safety rating. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computer program product of claim 11, the stored program instructions further comprising: program instructions to determine a degree of compatibility between the planned usage and the safety rating is below a pre-defined threshold; responsive to determining the degree of compatibility between the planned usage and the safety rating is below the pre-defined threshold, program instructions to generate one or more recommended travel routes and vehicle usage instructions; and program instructions to include the one or more recommended travel routes and vehicle usage instructions in the risk assessment report. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The computer program product of claim 10, the stored program instructions further comprising: program instructions to retrieve data associated with the first vehicle from one or more external sources, wherein the one or more external sources are selected from the group consisting of an insurance company, a service provider, a buyer, a renter, a product manufacturer, a warranty company, a government agency, a rental company, and a social media service. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The computer program product of claim 10, the stored program instructions further comprising: program instructions to receive feedback from a user associated with using the first vehicle; and program instructions to store the feedback in association with the risk assessment report. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the maintenance record and the usage history of a first vehicle are retrieved from a blockchain ledger system. ### Claim 16 A computer system, the computer system comprising: one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media; program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising: program instructions to receive a planned usage of a vehicle from a user; based on the received planned usage, program instructions to determine a set of preferred vehicle characteristics; program instructions to retrieve a maintenance record and a usage history of a first vehicle; based on the maintenance record and the usage history, program instructions to determine one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle; based on the set of preferred characteristics and the one or more vehicle characteristics of the first vehicle, program instructions to calculate a usage match score; and program instructions to generate a risk assessment report. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The computer system of claim 16, the stored program instructions further comprising: based on the maintenance record and the usage history of the first vehicle, program instructions to calculate a safety rating. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer system of claim 17, the stored program instructions further comprising: program instructions to determine a degree of compatibility between the planned usage and the safety rating is below a pre-defined threshold; responsive to determining the degree of compatibility between the planned usage and the safety rating is below the pre-defined threshold, program instructions to generate one or more recommended travel routes and vehicle usage instructions; and program instructions to include the one or more recommended travel routes and vehicle usage instructions in the risk assessment report. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The computer system of claim 16, the stored program instructions further comprising: program instructions to receive feedback from a user associated with using the first vehicle; and program instructions to store the feedback in association with the risk assessment report. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The computer system of claim 16, wherein the maintenance record and the usage history of a first vehicle are retrieved from a blockchain ledger system.