DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A VEHICLE
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1. A method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising:
- detecting, by the computer device, a wake up event that wakes the computer device from an idle mode, wherein the wake up event indicates that a user is getting ready to use a vehicle;
obtaining, by the computer device, accelerometer data from an accelerometer, associated with the vehicle, during a time period that includes the wake up event;
determining, by the computer device, a number of door slam events during the time period based on the obtained accelerometer data; and
determining, by the computer device, a number of people in the vehicle based on the determined number of door slam events.
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Abstract
A computer device may include logic configured to detect a wake up event that wakes the computer device from an idle mode, wherein the wake up event indicates that a user is getting ready to use a vehicle; obtain accelerometer data from an accelerometer, associated with the vehicle, during a time period that includes the wake up event; determine a number of door slam events during the time period based on the obtained accelerometer data; and determine a number of people in the vehicle based on the determined number of door slam events.
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1. A method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising:
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detecting, by the computer device, a wake up event that wakes the computer device from an idle mode, wherein the wake up event indicates that a user is getting ready to use a vehicle; obtaining, by the computer device, accelerometer data from an accelerometer, associated with the vehicle, during a time period that includes the wake up event; determining, by the computer device, a number of door slam events during the time period based on the obtained accelerometer data; and determining, by the computer device, a number of people in the vehicle based on the determined number of door slam events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer device comprising:
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logic configured to; detect a wake up event that wakes the computer device from an idle mode, wherein the wake up event indicates that a user is getting ready to use a vehicle; obtain accelerometer data from an accelerometer, associated with the vehicle, during a time period that includes the wake up event; determine a number of door slam events during the time period based on the obtained accelerometer data; and determine a number of people in the vehicle based on the determined number of door slam events. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An on-board diagnostics device comprising:
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logic configured to; detect a wake up event that wakes the computer device from an idle mode, wherein the wake up event indicates that a user is getting ready to use a vehicle; obtain one or more of; accelerometer data from an accelerometer, associated with the vehicle, during a time period that includes the wake up event; audio data from a microphone during the time period that includes the wake up event; data relating to mobile communication devices in the vehicle during the time period that includes the wake up event;
ordata from one or more sensors in the vehicle during the time period that includes the wake up event; and determine a number of people in the vehicle using a classifier based on the obtained data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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