Localizing a smartphone in a moving vehicle
US9888364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/51
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for localizing a smartphone is disclosed. A plurality of lateral position samples of the smartphone based at least in part on a plurality of location coordinates, lane marking information and accuracy factors of the plurality of location coordinates are collected at a plurality of time instances. Lateral position of the smartphone in the moving vehicle based at least on the plurality of lateral position samples collected at the plurality of time instances is determined. One or more correlations between a vertical acceleration pattern associated with at least one front wheel and a vertical acceleration pattern associated with at least one rear wheel of the moving vehicle passing over one or more road discontinuities as computed from an accelerometer sensor present in the smartphone are determined. Longitudinal position of the smartphone in the moving vehicle based at least on the one or more correlations is determined.
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