Vehicle seating zone assignment conflict resolution
US10015639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/024
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle may identify a highest-ranked seating zone for a mobile device using values determined from signal strengths from wireless sensors, the values indicating probabilities of the mobile device being located in each of a plurality of seating zones. The vehicle may also assign the mobile device to the highest-ranked seating zone if the mobile device indicates a higher probability for the zone than other mobile devices. Responsive to determining the mobile device is located within a vehicle, the mobile device may determine position ranks for each of a plurality of seating zones of the vehicle using signal strength values to vehicle wireless sensors, determine confidence values for each of the seating zones using the position ranks, and receive a seating zone assignment responsive to sending the confidence values to the vehicle.
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