Determining that a user is in a vehicle or driving a vehicle based on sensor data gathered by a user device
US9258409B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/6075
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device may receive sensor data regarding a user device; and determine, based on the sensor data, that a user of the user device is in a vehicle or driving the vehicle. When determining that the user of the user device is in the vehicle or driving the vehicle, the device may compare the sensor data, received from the user device, with a reference dataset that includes reference data associated with users being present in or driving a vehicle, or determine that a value of a measurement, received as part of the sensor data, satisfies a threshold that is related to whether the user is in the vehicle or driving the vehicle. The device may output a particular control instruction to the user device based on determining that the user is in the vehicle or is driving the vehicle.
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