HUMAN PRESENCE DETECTION
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method of detecting a presence or an absence of a human being, the machine-implemented method comprising:
- aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least one of the plurality of inputs being from a human presence sensor for detecting the presence or the absence of the human being within a given proximity of a computing device;
obtaining corresponding estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being with respect to ones of the plurality of inputs that indicate the presence of the human being;
determining that the human being is present when any of the obtained estimated probabilities is greater than a predetermined value; and
causing a computing device to behave in a predetermined manner when the determining determines that the human being is absent, whereinthe machine-implemented method is performed by the computing device.
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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 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 of the plurality of inputs being from a human presence sensor for detecting the presence or the absence of the human being within a given proximity of a computing device; obtaining corresponding estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being with respect to ones of the plurality of inputs that indicate the presence of the human being; determining that the human being is present when any of the obtained estimated probabilities is greater than a predetermined value; and causing a 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory connected to the at least one processor; at least one item from a group consisting of a memory and a combination of the memory and at least one hardware logic component, the at least one item being configured to cause the computing device to perform a method comprising; aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least one of the plurality of inputs being from a respective human presence sensor for detecting a presence or an absence of a human being within a given proximity of the computing device; determining whether the human being is present or absent, the determining determines that the human being is present when any of the at least one of the plurality of inputs indicates that the human being is present; and causing the computing device to perform one or more actions when the human being is either determined to be present or is determined to be absent. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable storage medium having instructions recorded therein for at least one processor of a computing device, such that when the at least one processor executes the instructions, the computing device performs a method comprising:
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aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least a first one of the plurality of inputs being from a respective human presence sensor that performs reflective infrared proximity and presence detection for detecting a presence or an absence of a human being within a given proximity of the computing device, and at least a second one of the plurality of inputs being from a touch input device; determining that the human being is present when any of the plurality of inputs indicate that the human being is present; and performing one or more actions based on a particular result of the determining. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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