Driver passenger detection using ultrasonic sensing
AssigneeAllstate Insurance Company
InventorEmad Isaac
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to using ultrasonic or other types of signals to detect a driver in a vehicle. A computing platform may receive ultrasonic sensing data associated with mobile devices in the vehicle from a signal transmitter. Unique identifiers of the mobile devices may be determined. Based on the ultrasonic sensing data and the unique identifier, a relative distance from the signal transmitter to each mobile device in the vehicle may be determined. The computing platform may use a machine learning classifier to determine that a particular occupant is a driver in the vehicle based on the relative distance.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, ultrasonic sensing data that comprises respective frequency signatures associated with each of a plurality of mobile devices positioned within a vehicle during a particular period;
- determining, by the computing device and based on the respective frequency signatures, relative distances of the plurality of mobile devices from an ultrasonic transmitter positioned within the vehicle;
- and
- after determining, based on the relative distances, that a particular mobile device is closest to the ultrasonic transmitter, determining, by the computing device, the particular mobile device to be positioned proximate to a driving position of the vehicle.
A computing system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more instruction storage units that comprises instruction code executable by the one or more processors to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving ultrasonic sensing data that comprises respective frequency signatures associated with each of a plurality of mobile devices positioned within a vehicle during a particular period;
- determining, based on the respective frequency signatures, relative distances of the plurality of mobile devices from an ultrasonic transmitter positioned within the vehicle;
- and
- after determining, based on the relative distances, that a particular mobile device is closest to the ultrasonic transmitter, determining the particular mobile device to be positioned proximate to a driving position of the vehicle.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instruction code executable by one or more processors of a computing system to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving ultrasonic sensing data that comprises respective frequency signatures associated with each of a plurality of mobile devices positioned within a vehicle during a particular period;
- determining, based on the respective frequency signatures, relative distances of the plurality of mobile devices from an ultrasonic transmitter positioned within the vehicle;
- and
- after determining, based on the relative distances, that a particular mobile device is closest to the ultrasonic transmitter, determining the particular mobile device to be positioned proximate to a driving position of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.