Vehicle state detection
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1. A method of performing one or more actions on a portable device carried by an individual, comprising:
- monitoring, at least one operation indicator transparently to the individual, wherein the at least one operation indicator is created by an on-board component of the portable device when the portable device is located inside a vehicle;
detecting the at least one operation indicator that meets one or more predetermined criteria;
determining one or more operational states of the vehicle based on the one or more predetermined criteria;
determining at least one action to be performed on the portable device carried by the individual, based at least in part on;
i) the one or more operational states of the vehicle andii) at least one previous change in the operational state of the vehicle wherein the at least one previous change in the operational state comprises at least one of the following;
a change from the vehicle being in a moving state to being a lingering state;
a change from the vehicle engine being in an on-state to being in an off-state;
a change from the vehicle being in the moving state to being in a stationary state;
a change from the vehicle'"'"'s speed being in a below predetermined speed limit state to being in an above the predetermined speed limit state;
a change from the vehicle being in the stationary state to being in the moving state;
a change from an engine being in an is off-state to being in an on-state; and
a change from the engine being in the is off-state to the vehicle being in the moving state; and
performing the at least one action on the portable device.
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Abstract
This application describes the detection of the state of a vehicle and various actions to be performed based on the detected state. The detection of the state is done by a portable device, carried by the user, which uses onboard sensors to receive operations indicators, and uses rules in a predetermined criteria to determine the operational state of the vehicle. Various methods are described for detecting the states of the vehicle and applications based upon it.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of performing one or more actions on a portable device carried by an individual, comprising:
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monitoring, at least one operation indicator transparently to the individual, wherein the at least one operation indicator is created by an on-board component of the portable device when the portable device is located inside a vehicle; detecting the at least one operation indicator that meets one or more predetermined criteria; determining one or more operational states of the vehicle based on the one or more predetermined criteria; determining at least one action to be performed on the portable device carried by the individual, based at least in part on; i) the one or more operational states of the vehicle and ii) at least one previous change in the operational state of the vehicle wherein the at least one previous change in the operational state comprises at least one of the following;
a change from the vehicle being in a moving state to being a lingering state;
a change from the vehicle engine being in an on-state to being in an off-state;
a change from the vehicle being in the moving state to being in a stationary state;
a change from the vehicle'"'"'s speed being in a below predetermined speed limit state to being in an above the predetermined speed limit state;
a change from the vehicle being in the stationary state to being in the moving state;
a change from an engine being in an is off-state to being in an on-state; and
a change from the engine being in the is off-state to the vehicle being in the moving state; andperforming the at least one action on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for monitoring a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor generating at least one operation indicator; at least one operation indicator monitor configured to monitor one or more operation indicators; at least one vehicle operation state detector configured to; a) detect when the one or more operation indicators meet one or more predetermined criteria, wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to characteristics identifying at least one operational state of the vehicle, b) select the one or more predetermined criteria that the one or more operation indicators meet, and c) assign the at least one operational state of the vehicle upon selection of the at least one predetermined criteria; at least one action determiner operable to select one or more actions based on the at least one operational state of the vehicle; and action performer operable to perform one or more actions based on the at least one operational state of the vehicle;
whereby the one or more operating indicators are generated without any connection to other apparatuses in the vehicle and outside the vehicle.
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