DETERMINATION OF ACTIVITY RATE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining an activity rate of a portable electronic device during travel with a vehicle, the method comprising:
- retrieving a sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device;
determining a calculated driving distance based on the portable electronic device utilizing the sequence of measured positions;
determining a read driving distance by reading an odometer indication of the vehicle;
calculating the activity rate by comparison of the calculated driving distance with the read driving distance;
calculating a flag which indicates the validity of the calculated activity rate, wherein the flag is calculated based on the sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device; and
transferring an information packet to a central server, the information packet including at least one ofthe activity rate,the read driving distance, andthe flag.
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Abstract
A method for obtaining activity rate of a portable electronic device (250) during travel with a vehicle (200) comprises determining (S100) a calculated driving distance based on the portable electronic device utilizing a sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device. The method further comprises determining (S200) a read driving distance by reading of odometer indication (270) of the vehicle. The method also comprises calculating (S300) an activity rate by comparison of the calculated driving distance with the read driving distance. The method further comprises calculating (S400) a flag which indicates the validity of the calculated activity rate, where the flag is calculated based on the sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device. The method also comprises transferring (S500) an information packet (280) to a central server (290), where the information packet comprises the activity rate, and/or the read driving distance, and/or the flag.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining an activity rate of a portable electronic device during travel with a vehicle, the method comprising:
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retrieving a sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device; determining a calculated driving distance based on the portable electronic device utilizing the sequence of measured positions; determining a read driving distance by reading an odometer indication of the vehicle; calculating the activity rate by comparison of the calculated driving distance with the read driving distance; calculating a flag which indicates the validity of the calculated activity rate, wherein the flag is calculated based on the sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device; and transferring an information packet to a central server, the information packet including at least one of the activity rate, the read driving distance, and the flag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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11. A computer program for determining, when executed by a computer, an activity rate of a portable electronic device during travel with a vehicle, the computer program comprising:
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a first program element configured to determine a calculated driving distance of the portable electronic device utilizing a sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device; a second program element configured to calculate the activity rate by comparison of the calculated driving distance with a read driving distance, where the read driving distance is based on a reading of an odometer indication of the vehicle; and a third program element configured to calculate a flag which indicates the validity of the calculated activity rate, wherein the flag is calculated based on the sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device.
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12. A device for determining an activity rate of a portable electronic device during travel with a vehicle, the device comprising:
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first means for retrieving a sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device, and for determining a calculated driving distance of the portable electronic device utilizing the sequence of measured positions; second means for calculating the activity rate by comparison of the calculated driving distance with a read driving distance, where the read driving distance is based on a reading of an odometer indication of the vehicle; and third means for calculating a flag which indicates the validity of the calculated activity rate, wherein the flag is calculated based on the sequence of measured positions for the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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