System and method of depth sensor activation
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsFeng Guo, Yingyong Qi, Ning Bi, Bolan Jiang, Chienchung Chang
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first sensor configured to generate first sensor data. The first sensor data is related to an occupant of a vehicle. The apparatus further includes a depth sensor and a processor. The depth sensor is configured to generate data corresponding to a volume associated with at least a portion of the occupant. The processor is configured to receive the first sensor data and to activate the depth sensor based on the first sensor data.
Claims30
An apparatus comprising:
- a first sensor configured to generate sensor data related to an occupant of a vehicle;
- a depth sensor configured to generate depth data corresponding to a volume associated with at least a portion of the occupant;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive the sensor data;
- activate the depth sensor, conditioned on identifying a state of the occupant based on the sensor data, to generate the depth data;
- and
- initiate a remedial action conditioned on verifying the identified state.
A method of activating an active depth sensor, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, sensor data from a first sensor, the sensor data related to an occupant of a vehicle;
- conditioned on detecting a compromised or hazardous state of the occupant based on the sensor data, sending an activation signal from the processor to the active depth sensor to cause the active depth sensor to generate depth data;
- and
- receiving, at the processor, the depth data from the active depth sensor, the depth data corresponding to a volume associated with at least a portion of the occupant.
A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive sensor data from a first sensor, the sensor data related to an occupant of a vehicle;
- activate a depth sensor, conditioned on identifying a state of the occupant based on the sensor data, to generate depth data;
- and
- receive the depth data from the depth sensor, the depth data corresponding to a volume associated with at least a portion of the occupant.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for generating sensor data related to an occupant of a vehicle;
- means for generating depth data corresponding to a volume associated with at least a portion the occupant;
- and
- means for activating the means for generating depth data, conditioned on identifying a state of the occupant based on the sensor data, to cause the means for generating to generate the depth data to enable determination of the detected state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.