Using data collected by a personal electronic device to identify a vehicle
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1. A method, comprising acts of:
- (A) receiving acceleration data captured by a personal electronic device residing within an automobile during operation of the automobile;
(B) receiving geolocation data of the personal electronic device residing within the automobile during the operation of the automobile; and
(C) determining at least one of a year, make, model, class and type of the automobile based at least in part on the data received in the acts (A) and (B).
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for identifying a vehicle using data collected by a personal electronic device residing in the vehicle during its operation. By enabling the vehicle to be identified using data collected by the personal electronic device, embodiments of the invention may allow other information captured by the personal electronic device relating to the user'"'"'s operation of the vehicle to be associated with the vehicle.
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1. A method, comprising acts of:
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(A) receiving acceleration data captured by a personal electronic device residing within an automobile during operation of the automobile; (B) receiving geolocation data of the personal electronic device residing within the automobile during the operation of the automobile; and (C) determining at least one of a year, make, model, class and type of the automobile based at least in part on the data received in the acts (A) and (B). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. At least one computer-readable storage medium having instructions recorded thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising acts of:
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(A) receiving acceleration data captured by a personal electronic device residing within an automobile during operation of the automobile; (B) receiving geolocation data of the personal electronic device residing within the automobile during the operation of the automobile; and (C) determining at least one of a year, make, model, class and type of the automobile based at least in part on the data received in the acts (A) and (B).
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13. A computing system, comprising:
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at least one computer-readable storage device, storing instructions; and at least one computer processor, programmed via the instructions to; receive acceleration data captured by a personal electronic device residing within an automobile during operation of the automobile; receive geolocation data of the personal electronic device residing within the automobile during the operation of the automobile; and determine at least one of a year, make, model, class and type of the automobile based at least in part on the received acceleration data and geolocation data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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