Vehicle occupancy indication and utilization thereof
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining, by a processor associated with a vehicle, occupancy information regarding a number of occupants and a type of occupants in the vehicle; and
indicating, by the processor, the occupancy information in either or both of a human-perceivable way and a machine-perceivable way.
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Abstract
Techniques pertaining to vehicle occupancy indication and utilization thereof are described. A method may involve determining occupancy information regarding a number of occupants in a vehicle. The method may also involve indicating the occupancy information in either or both of a human-perceivable way and a machine-perceivable way.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a processor associated with a vehicle, occupancy information regarding a number of occupants and a type of occupants in the vehicle; and indicating, by the processor, the occupancy information in either or both of a human-perceivable way and a machine-perceivable way. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus implementable in a vehicle, comprising:
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an information acquisition device capable of obtaining data indicative of a number of occupants and a type of occupants in the vehicle; an indication device; and a processor operatively coupled to the information acquisition device and the indication device, the processor capable of performing operations comprising; determining, using the data obtained by the information acquisition device, occupancy information regarding the number of occupants and the type of occupants in the vehicle; and controlling the indication device to indicate the occupancy information in either or both of a human-perceivable way and a machine-perceivable way. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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