Determining vehicle occupant location
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1. A computer, comprising a memory device and a processor storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computer is programmed to:
- receive a message from a first user device including data concerning movement of the first user device;
associate the movement data with one of a left vehicle door opening and a right vehicle door opening;
receive a second signal from the first user device;
evaluate a strength of the second signal;
determine a location of a first user associated with the first user portable device based at least in part on the strength of the second signal; and
determine that the first user is located in a front row of the vehicle if the strength is greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, in a vehicle computer, a message from a first user device including data concerning movement of the first user portable device. The computer associates the movement data with one of a left vehicle door opening and a right vehicle door opening.
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1. A computer, comprising a memory device and a processor storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computer is programmed to:
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receive a message from a first user device including data concerning movement of the first user device; associate the movement data with one of a left vehicle door opening and a right vehicle door opening; receive a second signal from the first user device; evaluate a strength of the second signal; determine a location of a first user associated with the first user portable device based at least in part on the strength of the second signal; and determine that the first user is located in a front row of the vehicle if the strength is greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer, comprising a memory device and a processor storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computer is programmed to:
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receive a first signal from a first user device located outside a vehicle, the first signal including movement data from sensors included in the first user device; identify, from the movement data, a movement characteristic of opening a vehicle door; and determine, based at least in part on the identified movement, that the user opened one of a left vehicle door and a right vehicle door. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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