Human presence detection
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory including code that is executable by the at least one processor to cause the computing device to;
aggregate a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a human presence sensor comprising a short-range wireless transceiver in possession of a human being, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a touch input device for detecting a presence or an absence of the human being within proximity of the computing device by detecting one or more human touches;
obtain one or more estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being from the plurality of inputs;
determine that the human being is present based on the one or more estimated probabilities; and
cause the computing device to perform a first one or more actions when the human being is determined to be present.
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Abstract
Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory including code that is executable by the at least one processor to cause the computing device to; aggregate a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a human presence sensor comprising a short-range wireless transceiver in possession of a human being, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a touch input device for detecting a presence or an absence of the human being within proximity of the computing device by detecting one or more human touches; obtain one or more estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being from the plurality of inputs; determine that the human being is present based on the one or more estimated probabilities; and cause the computing device to perform a first one or more actions when the human being is determined to be present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-implemented method of detecting a presence or an absence of a human within proximity to a computing device, the machine-implemented method comprising:
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aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a human presence sensor comprising a short-range wireless transceiver in possession of a human being, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a touch input device for detecting a presence or an absence of the human being within proximity of the computing device by detecting one or more human touches; obtaining one or more estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being from the plurality of inputs; determining that the human being is present based on the one or more estimated probabilities; and causing the computing device to behave in a predetermined manner when the determining determines that the human being is present, wherein the machine-implemented method is performed by the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-implemented method of detecting a presence or an absence of a human being, the machine-implemented method comprising:
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aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a human presence sensor comprising a short-range wireless transceiver in possession of a human being, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being associated with a touch input device for detecting a presence or an absence of the human being within proximity of a computing device by detecting one or more human touches; obtaining one or more estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being from the plurality of inputs; determining that the human being is absent based on the one or more estimated probabilities; and causing the computing device to behave in a predetermined manner when the determining determines that the human being is absent, wherein the machine-implemented method is performed by the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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