US 12,326,512 B2
System and method for classifying a mode of operation of a mobile communication device in a volume based on sensor fusion
Aviram Meidan, Yehud-Monosson (IL); Yiftach Richter, Kochav Yair (IL); and Daniel Aljadeff, Kiriat Ono (IL)
Assigned to SAVERONE 2014 LTD., Petach-Tikva (IL)
Filed by SAVERONE 2014 LTD., Petah Tikva (IL)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/679,208.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/223,980, filed on Jul. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026593 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01S 5/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); G01S 13/58 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01)
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1. A method of classifying a mode of operation of at least one mobile communication device within a defined volume, based on at least one sensor, the method comprising:
determining, by a phone location unit, a position of the at least one mobile communication device relative to a frame of reference of the defined volume, based on at least one of: angle of arrival, time of flight, or received intensity of radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by the at least one mobile communication device and received by the phone location unit located within the defined volume and comprising a transceiver and antennas and further configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one mobile communication device;
obtaining at least one sensor measurement related to the at least one mobile communication device, from a sensor located on at least one of: the at least one mobile communication device, within the defined volume, or outside of the defined volume; and
using a computer processor to classify the at least one mobile communication device into at least one of a plurality of predefined modes of operation of the mobile communication device, based on the position and the at least one sensor reading,
wherein inside the defined volume there is at least one person interacting with the at least one mobile communication device and wherein the mode of operation further comprises information about the at least one person, wherein the defined volume is a vehicle; and
wherein the obtaining at least one sensor measurement related to the at least one mobile communication device is from a proximity sensor, said proximity sensor providing information on the proximity between the at least one mobile communication device and the at least one person, and wherein the proximity is factored in classifying the likelihood of the mode of operation, wherein a closer proximity infers a higher probability of an on-call mode of operation.