Association of an Identification Stored in a Mobile Terminal With a Location

• US 20150111542A1
• Filed: 12/31/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: CHO, Young-Jae
• Granted Patent: US 9,439,065 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/065 Continuous authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method for associating an identification stored in a mobile terminal with a location, particularly a seat, includes receiving a piece of information indicating a first time at which a previously unoccupied location is occupied by a person, the occupancy of the location being acquired by a sensor associated with the location. A piece of information indicating a second time at which the movement of the mobile terminal is received which implies that, if the mobile terminal were carried along by a person, the person carrying the terminal would occupy a location, the movement being acquired by a sensor in the mobile terminal. A relationship is determined between the first time and the second time. Therefore, the identification is received and associated with the determined location.

Claims

1. A method for associating an identification stored in a mobile terminal with a location, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving a piece of information indicating a first time at which a previously unoccupied location is occupied by a person, an occupancy of the location being acquired by a sensor associated with the location;

receiving a piece of information indicating a second time at which the movement of the mobile terminal implies that, if the mobile terminal were carried along by a person, the person carrying the mobile terminal would occupy a location, the movement being acquired by a sensor in the mobile terminal;

determining a relationship between the first time and the second time;

receiving of the identification; and

associating the identification with the location.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location is a seat in a motor vehicle.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the acts of:

receiving signals indicating the occupancy of the location based on signals from the sensor which acquired the occupancy of the location; and

determining the first time based on the signals.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the acts of:

receiving signals indicating the occupancy of the location based on signals from the sensor which acquired the occupancy of the location; and

determining the first time based on the signals.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the acts of:

receiving signals indicating the movement of the mobile terminal based on signals from the sensor that acquired the movement of the mobile terminal;

determining the second time based on the signals.

6. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the acts of:

receiving signals indicating the movement of the mobile terminal based on signals from the sensor that acquired the movement of the mobile terminal;

determining the second time based on the signals.

7. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the acts of:

receiving signals indicating the movement of the mobile terminal based on signals from the sensor that acquired the movement of the mobile terminal;

determining the second time based on the signals.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the act of receiving authentication characteristics from the mobile terminal.

9. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the act of receiving authentication characteristics from the mobile terminal.

10. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the act of receiving authentication characteristics from the mobile terminal.

11. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the act of receiving authentication characteristics from the mobile terminal.

12. The method according to claim 8, further comprising the act of associating access rights with the location as a function of the received authentication characteristics.

13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the act of associating access rights with the location as a function of the received authentication characteristics.

14. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the act of associating access rights with the location as a function of the received authentication characteristics.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the act of associating access rights with the location as a function of the received authentication characteristics.

16. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the act of prompting of the adjustment of the seat corresponding to an adjustment stored for the mobile terminal, particularly the seat height and the seat inclination respectively.

17. A device having an electronic processing unit that is configured to:

receive a piece of information indicating a first time at which a previously unoccupied location is occupied by a person, an occupancy of the location being acquired by a sensor associated with the location;

receive a piece of information indicating a second time at which the movement of the mobile terminal implies that, if the mobile terminal were carried along by a person, the person carrying the mobile terminal would occupy a location, the movement being acquired by a sensor in the mobile terminal;

determine a relationship between the first time and the second time;

receive the identification; and

associate the identification with the location.

18. A computer program which, when executed by a computer with an electronic processing unit, causes the computer to:

receive a piece of information indicating a first time at which a previously unoccupied location is occupied by a person, an occupancy of the location being acquired by a sensor associated with the location;

receive a piece of information indicating a second time at which the movement of the mobile terminal implies that, if the mobile terminal were carried along by a person, the person carrying the mobile terminal would occupy a location, the movement being acquired by a sensor in the mobile terminal;

determine a relationship between the first time and the second time;

receive the identification; and

associate the identification with the location.