Patent ID: 9665912
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G01C,G01S,G06Q,G07C

Claim:
1. A method for efficiently using computing resources to process insurance claims, the method comprising: storing, in a computer-readable medium, first data representing a model that associates a first one or more loss attributes, of a plurality of loss attributes, with a plurality of multipliers, and that associates a second one or more loss attributes, of the plurality of loss attributes, with a plurality of costs; receiving, via a communication network, second data, generated by a first computing device of the vehicle, that comprises information about a vehicle and that further comprises vehicle sensor data, wherein the first computing device comprises an accelerometer configured to sense an acceleration of the vehicle and the first computing device is configured to generate the vehicle sensor data based on the acceleration of the vehicle; selecting, by at least a second computing device, based on the second data, at least a first loss attribute from the first one or more loss attributes and at least a second loss attribute from the second one or more loss attributes; determining, by at least the second computing device, a capitated cost of repair of the vehicle based on one or more of the plurality of multipliers associated with the at least the first loss attribute, and further based on one or more of the plurality of costs associated with the at least the second loss attribute; transmitting, to a repair facility, a payment including an amount based on the determined capitated cost prior to repair of the vehicle; and repairing the vehicle for the capitated cost.