Vehicular occupancy assessment

Abstract

Systems, devices, and techniques are provided for occupancy assessment of a vehicle. For one or more occupants of the vehicle, the occupancy assessment establishes position and/or identity for some or all of the occupant(s).

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A device to estimate device location, comprising:
 at least one memory having computer-executable instructions and information objects stored thereon; and   at least one processor functionally coupled to the memory and configured, by the computer-executable instructions and the information objects:
 to acquire inertial sensor information indicative of a first position within an enclosure; 
 to acquire pilot information indicative of a second position within the enclosure; and 
 to generate a device location estimate for the computing device based at least in part on at least a portion of the inertial sensor information and at least a portion of the pilot information, wherein the device location estimate is indicative of a position within the enclosure. 
   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate at least one positioning metric based at least in part on at least the portion of the inertial sensor information and at least the portion of the pilot information, wherein each positioning metric of the at least one positioning metric is indicative of a likelihood that the computing device is at a specific position within the enclosure. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit at least a portion of the inertial sensor information to another device. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to register the device with a computing platform prior to acquisition of pilot information, wherein registration with the computing platform permits wireless communication between the computing platform and the device. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to communicate the device location estimate to the computing platform. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to communicate, to the computing platform, identification information indicative of an identity of an end-user associated with a device in a plurality of devices within the enclosure. 
     
     
         8 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a computing device, including:
 at least one memory having computer-executable instructions and information objects stored thereon; and 
 at least one processor functionally coupled to the memory and configured, by the computer-executable instructions and the information objects, to:
 acquire inertial sensor information indicative of a first position within an enclosure; 
 acquire pilot information indicative of a second position within the enclosure; and 
 generate a device location estimate for the computing device based at least in part on at least a portion of the inertial sensor information and at least a portion of the pilot information, wherein the device location estimate is indicative of a position within the enclosure. 
 
   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate at least one positioning metric based at least in part on at least the portion of the inertial sensor information and at least the portion of the pilot information, wherein each positioning metric of the at least one positioning metric is indicative of a likelihood that the computing device is at a specific position within the enclosure. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit at least a portion of the inertial sensor information to another device. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to register the device with a computing platform prior to acquisition of pilot information, wherein registration with the computing platform permits wireless communication between the computing platform and the device. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to communicate the device location estimate to the computing platform. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to communicate, to the computing platform, identification information indicative of an identity of an end-user associated with a device in a plurality of devices within the enclosure. 
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a first computing device, result in operations comprising:
 acquiring inertial sensor information indicative of a first position within an enclosure;   acquiring pilot information indicative of a second position within the enclosure; and   generating a device location estimate for the first computing device based at least in part on at least a portion of the inertial sensor information and at least a portion of the pilot information, the device location estimate being indicative of a position within the enclosure.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the stored instructions further result in operations comprising generating at least one positioning metric based at least in part on at least the portion of the inertial sensor information and at least the portion of the pilot information, each positioning metric of the at least one positioning metric being indicative of a likelihood that the first computing device is at a specific position within the enclosure. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the stored instructions further result in operations comprising transmitting at least a portion of the inertial sensor information to another device. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the stored instructions further result in operations comprising registering the first computing device with a computing platform prior to acquisition of pilot information, the registering of the first computing device with the computing platform permitting wireless communication between the computing platform and the device. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the stored instructions further result in operations comprising communicating the device location estimate to the computing platform. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the stored instructions further result in operations comprising communicating, to the computing platform, identification information indicative of an identity of an end-user associated with a device in a plurality of devices within the enclosure. 
     
     
         20 . A vehicle, comprising:
 a computing device that includes:
 at least one memory having computer-executable instructions and information objects stored thereon; and 
 one or more processors functionally coupled to the memory and configured, by the computer-executable instructions and the information objects, to:
 acquire inertial sensor information indicative of a first position within an enclosure; 
 acquire pilot information indicative of a second position within the enclosure; and 
 generate a device location estimate for the computing device based at least in part on at least a portion of the inertial sensor information and at least a portion of the pilot information, wherein the device location estimate is indicative of a position within the enclosure. 
 
   
     
     
         21 . The vehicle of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate at least one positioning metric based at least in part on at least the portion of the inertial sensor information and at least the portion of the pilot information, wherein each positioning metric of the at least one positioning metric is indicative of a likelihood that the computing device is at a specific position within the enclosure. 
     
     
         22 . The vehicle of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit at least a portion of the inertial sensor information to another device. 
     
     
         23 . The vehicle of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to register the device with a computing platform prior to acquisition of pilot information, wherein registration with the computing platform permits wireless communication between the computing platform and the device. 
     
     
         24 . The vehicle of  claim 23 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to communicate the device location estimate to the computing platform. 
     
     
         25 . The vehicle of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to communicate, to the computing platform, identification information indicative of an identity of an end-user associated with a device in a plurality of devices within the enclosure. 
     
     
         26 . A system for estimating device location, comprising:
 means for acquiring inertial sensor information indicative of a first position within an enclosure;   means for acquiring pilot information indicative of a second position within the enclosure; and   means for generating a device location estimate for a device based at least in part on at least a portion of the inertial sensor information and at least a portion of the pilot information, wherein the device location estimate is indicative of a position within the enclosure.   
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 26 , further comprising a vehicle that houses one or more of a group that includes the means for acquiring the inertial sensor information, the means for acquiring the pilot information, and/or the means for generating the device location estimate.