Human presence detection
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method of detecting a presence or an absence of a human being, the machine-implemented method comprising:
- aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being from a human presence sensor for detecting the presence or the absence of the human being within a given proximity of a computing device, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being from a short-range wireless transceiver in the possession of the human being;
obtaining corresponding estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being from the plurality of inputs;
determining that the human being is present when any of the obtained estimated probabilities is greater than a predetermined value; and
causing a computing device to behave in a predetermined manner when the determining determines that the human being is present, whereinthe machine-implemented method is performed by the computing device.
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Abstract
Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.
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1. A machine-implemented method of detecting a presence or an absence of a human being, the machine-implemented method comprising:
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aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being from a human presence sensor for detecting the presence or the absence of the human being within a given proximity of a computing device, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being from a short-range wireless transceiver in the possession of the human being; obtaining corresponding estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being from the plurality of inputs; determining that the human being is present when any of the obtained estimated probabilities is greater than a predetermined value; and causing a computing device to behave in a predetermined manner when the determining determines that the human being is present, wherein the machine-implemented method is performed by the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computing device comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor; at least one item from a group consisting of a memory and a combination of the memory and at least one hardware logic component, the at least one item being configured to cause the computing device to; aggregate a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being from a human presence sensor for detecting a presence of a human being within a given proximity of the computing device, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being from a short-range wireless transceiver in the possession of the human being; obtain corresponding estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being from the plurality of inputs; determine whether the human being is present or absent, wherein the computing device determines that the human being is present when any of the obtained estimated probabilities is greater than a predetermined value; and cause the computing device to perform a first one or more actions when the human being is determined to be present or a second one or more actions when the human being is determined to be absent. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine-implemented method of detecting a presence or an absence of a human being, the machine-implemented method comprising:
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aggregating a plurality of inputs, at least one first input of the plurality of inputs being from a human presence sensor for detecting the presence or the absence of the human being within a given proximity of a computing device, and at least one second input of the plurality of inputs being from a short-range wireless transceiver in, the possession of the human being; obtaining corresponding estimated probabilities of the presence of the human being with respect to each of the plurality of inputs that indicate the presence of the human being; determining that the human being is present when any of the obtained estimated probabilities is greater than a predetermined value, wherein the reliability of at least some of the plurality of inputs deteriorates over a predetermined time period after detection of the human being; and causing a computing device to behave in a predetermined manner when the determining determines that the human being is absent, wherein the machine-implemented method is performed by the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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