USER LOCATION SYSTEM

摘要

A user location system (ULS) can use images, such as video or still images, captured from at least one camera of an electronic device, such as a mobile device, to determine, via at least edge detection and image uniformity analysis, location of a user in an environment, such as in a cabin of a vehicle. The determined location of the user can then be used as an input to control at least one aspect of the environment. In the case of a vehicle, such input may be used to facilitate control of speed, safety features, climate, and/or audio playback, for example.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
determining, via a processor, an edge density from one or more images of an environment, the one or more images provided from an electronic device of a user in the environment; determining, via the processor, a location of the edge density; determining, via the processor, a location of the user in the environment based at least on the determined location of the edge density; determining, via the processor, uniformity of the one or more images; determining further, via the processor, the location of the user in the environment based at least on the determined uniformity of the one or more images; and outputting, via an interface communicatively coupled to the processor, to a control device of the environment, the determined location of the user in the environment.