Determining exit from a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for detecting a change in a motion state of a user of a mobile device, the method comprising:
- determining, based on one or more sensors of the mobile device, that the motion state of the user is a driving state, the driving state indicating that the user is inside a vehicle that is moving;
providing, on the mobile device, a driving interface of a navigation application to the user;
monitoring, with the mobile device, the one or more sensors;
detecting, with the mobile device, a disturbance based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the disturbance indicating a possibility that the motion state of the mobile device has changed;
in response to the disturbance, determining, by the mobile device, that a new motion state of the user is a walking state based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the walking state indicating that the user has exited the vehicle and is walking;
in response to determining that the new motion state is the walking state, switching, by the mobile device, the driving interface to a pedestrian interface of the navigation application; and
using, by the mobile device, a confidence score of whether the motion state has changed to the walking state, wherein the confidence score is determined based on measurements from the one or more sensors at a plurality of times after the disturbance.
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Abstract
Methods and mobile devices determine an exit from a vehicle. Sensors of a mobile device can be used to determine when the user is in a vehicle that is driving. The same or different sensors can be used to identify a disturbance (e.g., loss of communication connection from mobile device to a car computer). After the disturbance, an exit confidence score can be determined at various times, and compared to a threshold. A determination of the exit of the user can be determined based on the comparison of the exit confidence score to the threshold. The mobile device can perform one or more functions in response to the exit confidence score exceeding the threshold, such as changing a user interface e.g., of a navigation app) or obtaining a location to designate a parking location.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a change in a motion state of a user of a mobile device, the method comprising:
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determining, based on one or more sensors of the mobile device, that the motion state of the user is a driving state, the driving state indicating that the user is inside a vehicle that is moving; providing, on the mobile device, a driving interface of a navigation application to the user; monitoring, with the mobile device, the one or more sensors; detecting, with the mobile device, a disturbance based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the disturbance indicating a possibility that the motion state of the mobile device has changed; in response to the disturbance, determining, by the mobile device, that a new motion state of the user is a walking state based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the walking state indicating that the user has exited the vehicle and is walking; in response to determining that the new motion state is the walking state, switching, by the mobile device, the driving interface to a pedestrian interface of the navigation application; and using, by the mobile device, a confidence score of whether the motion state has changed to the walking state, wherein the confidence score is determined based on measurements from the one or more sensors at a plurality of times after the disturbance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions that when executed control a computer system to detect a change in a motion state of a user of a mobile device, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for determining, based on one or more sensors of the mobile device, that the motion state of the user is a driving state, the driving state indicating that the user is inside a vehicle that is moving; instructions for providing, on the mobile device, a driving interface of a navigation application to the user; instructions for monitoring, with the mobile device, the one or more sensors; instructions for detecting, with the mobile device, a disturbance based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the disturbance indicating a possibility that the motion state of the mobile device has changed; in response to the disturbance, instructions for determining, by the mobile device, that a new motion state of the user is a walking state based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the walking state indicating that the user has exited the vehicle and is walking; in response to determining that the new motion state is the walking state, instructions for switching, by the mobile device, the driving interface to a pedestrian interface of the navigation application; and instruction for using, by the mobile device, a confidence score of whether the motion state has changed to the walking state, wherein the confidence score is determined based on measurements from the one or more sensors at a plurality of times after the disturbance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more sensors; a display; and one or more processors configured to perform operations for detecting a change in a motion state of a user of the mobile device, the operations comprising; determining, based on the one or more sensors, that the motion state of the user is a driving state, the driving state indicating that the user is inside a vehicle that is moving; providing, on the display of the mobile device, a driving interface of a navigation application to the user; monitoring, with the mobile device, the one or more sensors; detecting, with the mobile device, a disturbance based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the disturbance indicating a possibility that the motion state of the mobile device has changed; in response to the disturbance, determining, by the mobile device, that a new motion state of the user is a walking state based on measurements from the one or more sensors, the walking state indicating that the user has exited the vehicle and is walking; in response to determining, by the mobile device, that the new motion state is the walking state, switching the driving interface to a pedestrian interface of the navigation application; and using, by the mobile device, a confidence score of whether the motion state has changed to the walking state, wherein the confidence score is determined based on measurements from the one or more sensors at a plurality of times after the disturbance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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