Method, apparatus, and system for providing ride-sharing functions based on joint motion

US11107175B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HERE GLOBAL B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Silviu Zilberman · Nesher, IL
• Herman Ravkin · Beer Yaakov, IL
• Daniel Schmidt · Brentwood, US
• Harel Primack · Rishon LeZion, IL
• Natalia Skorokhod · Givat Shmuel, IL
• Ofri Rom · Ganei Tikva, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 12, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 31, 2021
• Expiry date: Nov 12, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06N5/022
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An approach is provided for performing ride-sharing functions based on joint motion using multiple sensor data. The approach, for example, involves retrieving a joint motion prediction indicating whether at least two devices are traveling in a same transportation vehicle. The joint motion prediction is computed based on sensor data collected from the at least two devices using at least one sensor type from among a plurality of sensor types. Each sensor type of the plurality of sensor types is associated with a respective joint motion classifier configured to compute a sensor-type joint motion prediction that is used for generating the joint motion prediction. The approach also involves initiating a ride-sharing function for respective users of the at least two devices based on the joint motion prediction.