Technique for identifying at least one mobile terminal user travelling in a vehicle comprising a connected device
First Claim
1. A method for identifying at least one mobile terminal travelling in a vehicle comprising a connected device, the method comprising:
- initializing a list of identifiers (IDs) of at least one candidate mobile terminal currently travelling in the vehicle;
obtaining a current first position of the connected device and a current second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal;
comparing the current first position and the current second position so as to determine whether the current first and second positions match; and
iteratively refining the list of IDs depending on the match of the current first and second positions by repeating the obtaining and comparing until a predetermined condition is met, wherein;
the predetermined condition to be met is a predetermined number of iterations during which the list remains unchanged; and
the iteratively refining the list of IDs comprises removing an ID from the list of candidate mobile terminals responsive to the current first position of the connected device not matching the second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A technique for identifying at least one mobile terminal travelling in a vehicle is disclosed, wherein the vehicle comprises a connected device. In a method aspect, the method comprises initializing a list of identifiers, IDs, of at least one candidate mobile terminal currently travelling in the vehicle, obtaining a current first position of the connected device and a current second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal, comparing the current first position and the current second position so as to determine whether the current first and second positions match, and iteratively refining the list of IDs depending on the match of the current first and second positions by repeating the steps of obtaining and comparing until a predetermined condition is met.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for identifying at least one mobile terminal travelling in a vehicle comprising a connected device, the method comprising:
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initializing a list of identifiers (IDs) of at least one candidate mobile terminal currently travelling in the vehicle; obtaining a current first position of the connected device and a current second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal; comparing the current first position and the current second position so as to determine whether the current first and second positions match; and iteratively refining the list of IDs depending on the match of the current first and second positions by repeating the obtaining and comparing until a predetermined condition is met, wherein; the predetermined condition to be met is a predetermined number of iterations during which the list remains unchanged; and the iteratively refining the list of IDs comprises removing an ID from the list of candidate mobile terminals responsive to the current first position of the connected device not matching the second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a computer program product for identifying at least one mobile terminal travelling in a vehicle comprising a connected device, the computer program product comprising software instructions which, when run on processing circuitry of a computing device, causes the computing device to:
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initialize a list of identifiers (IDs) of at least one candidate mobile terminal currently travelling in the vehicle; obtain a current first position of the connected device and a current second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal; compare the current first position and the current second position so as to determine whether the current first and second positions match; and iteratively refine the list of IDs depending on the match of the current first and second positions by repeating the obtaining and comparing until a predetermined condition is met, wherein; the predetermined condition to be met is a predetermined number of iterations during which the list remains unchanged; and the iteratively refining the list of IDs comprises removing an ID from the list of candidate mobile terminals responsive to the current first position of the connected device not matching the second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal.
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20. An apparatus for identifying at least one mobile terminal travelling in a vehicle comprising a connected device, the apparatus comprising:
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processing circuitry; memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the apparatus is operative to; initialize a list of identifiers (IDs) of at least one candidate mobile terminal currently travelling in the vehicle; obtain a current first position of the connected device and a current second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal; compare the current first position and the current second position so as to determine whether the current first and second positions match; and iteratively refine the list of IDs, depending on the match of the current first and second positions by repeating the steps of obtaining and comparing until a predetermined condition is met, by removing an ID from the list of candidate mobile terminals responsive to the current first position of the connected device not matching the second position of the at least one candidate mobile terminal, wherein the predetermined condition to be met by iteratively refining is a predetermined number of iterations during which the list remains unchanged. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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