Method, apparatus, and system for providing ride-sharing functions based on joint motion

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• retrieve a joint motion prediction indicating whether at least two devices are traveling in a same transportation vehicle,
• wherein the joint motion prediction is computed based on sensor data collected from the at least two devices using at least one sensor type from among a plurality of sensor types, and
• wherein each sensor type of the plurality of sensor types is associated with a respective joint motion classifier configured to compute a sensor-type joint motion prediction that is used for generating the joint motion prediction;
• and
• initiate a ride-sharing function for respective users of the at least two devices based on the joint motion prediction,
• wherein the ride-sharing function comprises automatically detecting that the respective users have taken a correct ride event booked with a ride-sharing service.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform:

• retrieving a joint motion prediction indicating whether at least two devices are traveling in a same transportation vehicle,
• wherein the joint motion prediction is computed based on sensor data collected from the at least two devices using at least one sensor type from among a plurality of sensor types, and
• wherein each sensor type of the plurality of sensor types is associated with a respective joint motion classifier configured to compute a sensor-type joint motion prediction that is used for generating the joint motion prediction;
• and
• initiating a ride-sharing function for respective users of the at least two devices based on the joint motion prediction,
• wherein the ride-sharing function comprises automatically detecting that the respective users have taken a correct ride event booked with a ride-sharing service.