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Method and system for determining an activity of an occupant of a vehicle

US11308722B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG · BB

Inventors

Patrick Weyers · Dortmund, DE
Alexander Barth · Wohlen, CH
David Schiebener · Mettmann, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2540/229
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method for determining an activity of an occupant of a vehicle comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: capturing sensor data of the occupant using at least one sensor; determining respective two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinates for a plurality of pre-determined portions of the body of the occupant based on the sensor data; determining at least one portion of the sensor data showing a pre-determined body part of the occupant based on the sensor data and the two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinates; and determining the activity of the occupant based on the two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinates and the at least one portion of the sensor data.

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