Systems, methods and apparatus to cluster and classify individuals in groups
US11238067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/029
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to autonomous or semi-autonomous driving vehicles. Specifically, an embodiment of the disclosure relates to occupancy detection algorithm to classify groups of individuals having a relationship to each other in certain environments, for example, inside a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the disclosure provides an apparatus to associate one or more vehicles with one or more occupants, the apparatus including: a processing system to categorize data received from a plurality of external communication devices; a detector module configured to identify a first vehicle data and a first device data from categorized data; a proximity detector configured to communicate with the vehicle detector and the device detector; and a correlation engine to receive proximity estimate and to correlate the first device with a first occupant of the first vehicle.
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