Patent ID: 9656606
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60Q,G01C,G01S,G05D,G06Q,G08G

Claim:
1. A method to facilitate safer driving and reduce vehicle accidents by alerting a driver of a vehicle about high-risk areas via an application executing on an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the method comprising: the application causing the one or more processors to access data detailing a plurality of prior vehicle accidents, wherein the data includes a plurality of prior vehicle accident locations; causing the one or more processors to display a primary interface in the application executing on the electronic device, the primary interface displaying at least: the application causing the one or more processors to update the current location of the vehicle in response to the vehicle moving to a new location; when the current location of the vehicle is within a threshold distance of at least one of the plurality of prior vehicle accident locations, the application causing the one or more processors to generate a warning to alert the driver of the vehicle that the current location corresponds to a high-risk area indicating a higher than average risk of vehicle accidents the application receiving, from the driver and at the one or more processors, an indication indicating an intended change to a zoom level of the virtual road map displayed in the primary interface; based upon the intended change to the zoom level, the application causing the one or more processors to access a second set of data detailing a second plurality of prior vehicle accidents; and the application causing the one or more processors to display in the primary interface a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to the second set of data detailing the second plurality of prior vehicle accidents.