ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,335,812, issued on June 17, was assigned to Allstate Insurance Co. (Northbrook, Ill.).
"Detecting handling of a device in a vehicle" was invented by Jared S. Snyder (Chicago) and Dana Ferguson (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are disclosed for determining whether or not an apparatus, such as a mobile device, is being handled or otherwise used within a vehicle. The apparatus may comprise an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration and a gyroscope configured to measure orientation. The apparatus may determine an axis of gravity of the apparatus based on acceleration measurements made by the accelerometer ...