JPWO2020227212A5 - - Google Patents

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A method,
distraction of a user of the mobile device during the trip based in part on signals received from one or more detectors of the mobile device and generated while the mobile device is on the trip; a step of determining a possible distraction episode comprising: the trip being of a longer duration than the possible distraction episode;
after the trip, presenting information about the trip to the user of the mobile device, the information about the trip including an indication of the possible distraction episode;
receiving feedback about the trip from the user after presenting the information about the trip to the user of the mobile device, the feedback including the role of the user of the mobile device during the trip; and one or more modes of transportation for said trip;
determining whether the potential distraction episode was a relevant distraction episode based in part on the feedback about the trip. 2. The information about the trip presented to the user of the mobile device includes the prompt for feedback about the trip or the prompt for feedback about the potential distraction episode, or both. The method described in. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about the trip presented to the user of the mobile device includes a trajectory for the trip and the indication of the possible distraction episode. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the feedback about the trip includes an indication of at least a portion of the trajectory of the trip to which the feedback applies. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback about the trip includes an indication of a period during the trip for which the feedback applies. the potential distraction episode is a relevant distraction episode when the feedback about the trip includes the role of the user of the mobile device being a driver of a vehicle on the trip; The method according to claim 1, comprising the step of determining that . the possible distraction episode is not a relevant distraction episode when the feedback about the trip includes the role of the user of the mobile device as a passenger in a vehicle on the trip; The method according to claim 1, comprising the step of determining that there was no such occurrence. determining that the potential distraction episode was not a relevant distraction episode when the feedback for the trip includes that the mode of transportation for the trip is a non-motor vehicle; , the method of claim 1. The trip includes a first trip, and the method includes:
whether a second possible distraction episode involving a distraction of the user of the mobile device during a second trip different from the first trip was a relevant distraction episode; 2. The method of claim 1, comprising determining based in part on the feedback from the user about. 2. The method of claim 1, comprising generating a score for the trip or the possible distraction episode, or both, based in part on the received signal and the feedback about the trip. The distraction episode determining step includes comparing the received signal to one or more parameters, and the method includes determining the one or more parameters based on the feedback from the user about the trip. 2. The method of claim 1, comprising adjusting one or more of the parameters of. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the potential distraction episode comprises two or more distinct distraction events separated in time. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the distinct distraction events includes concurrent movement of the mobile device and interaction with the mobile device by the user. The trip includes a first trip, and the method includes:
processing the feedback for the first trip with one or more machine learning classifiers to determine whether a second possible distraction episode during a second trip was a relevant distraction episode; 2. The method of claim 1, comprising the step of determining two distraction episodes. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the second distraction episode includes determining whether the user of the mobile device was a driver or a passenger during the second trip. The second distraction episode determining step includes determining that the mobile device belongs to the driver of the second trip, but was being used by a passenger during the second possible distraction episode. 15. The method of claim 14, comprising: A system,
one or more processors;
storage for instructions, the instructions being stored in the one or more processors;
distraction of a user of the mobile device during the trip based in part on signals received from one or more detectors of the mobile device and generated while the mobile device is on the trip; determining a possible distraction episode comprising: the trip being of a longer duration than the possible distraction episode;
after the trip, presenting information about the trip to the user of the mobile device, the information about the trip including an indication of the possible distraction episode;
receiving feedback about the trip from the user after presenting the information about the trip to the user of the mobile device, the feedback including the role of the user of the mobile device during the trip; and one or more modes of transportation for said trip;
determining whether the potential distraction episode was a relevant distraction episode based in part on the feedback about the trip. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the feedback about the trip includes an indication of a period during the trip to which the feedback applies or an indication of at least a portion of the trajectory of the trip to which the feedback applies. . The one or more processors may cause the possible distraction episode to occur when the feedback about the trip includes that the role of the user of the mobile device is a driver of a vehicle during the trip. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the system determines that the distraction episode was relevant. The one or more processors may be configured such that the feedback for the trip indicates that the role of the user of the mobile device is a passenger in a vehicle on the trip, or that the mode of transportation for the trip is a motor vehicle. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the system determines that the potential distraction episode is not a relevant distraction episode when the potential distraction episode is not a relevant distraction episode. a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
distraction of a user of the mobile device during the trip based in part on signals received from one or more detectors of the mobile device and generated while the mobile device is on the trip; determining a possible distraction episode comprising: the trip being of a longer duration than the possible distraction episode;
after the trip, presenting information about the trip to the user of the mobile device, the information about the trip including an indication of the possible distraction episode;
receiving feedback about the trip from the user after presenting the information about the trip to the user of the mobile device, the feedback including the role of the user of the mobile device during the trip; and one or more modes of transportation for said trip;
determining whether the potential distraction episode was a relevant distraction episode based in part on the feedback about the trip. . the potential distraction episode is a relevant distraction episode when the feedback about the trip includes that the role of the user of the mobile device is a driver of a vehicle on the trip; 22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, comprising the step of determining that . when the feedback about the trip includes that the role of the user of the mobile device is a passenger in a vehicle on the trip, or that the mode of transportation for the trip is a non-automotive mode. 22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, comprising: determining that the potential distraction episode was not a relevant distraction episode. A method,
receiving a signal from one or more detectors housed in a mobile device while the mobile device is on a trip in a vehicle;
determining a possible distraction episode involving a distraction of a user of the mobile device based on the received signal;
after the trip, presenting information regarding the possible distraction episode to a user who was a participant in the trip in the vehicle;
receiving from said user who was a participant in said trip in said vehicle information indicative of the status of said trip explicitly input by said user, said information being responsive to said information presenting step; received, the status of the trip includes the user of the mobile device during the possible distraction episode being a passenger in the vehicle during the trip;
determining whether the potential distraction episode was a relevant distraction episode based on the circumstances of the trip. The step of determining a distraction episode includes changing the rate at which possible distraction episodes are determined based on parameters and information received from the user regarding whether the possible distraction episode was a relevant distraction episode. 25. The method of claim 24, comprising: adjusting the parameters based on. determining two or more such possible distraction episodes based on the signals received; and the following factors: the type of possible distraction episode, the speed associated with the possible distraction episode, the road; aggregating the possible distraction episodes for a given user based on one or more of the following: type of route taken, frequency of routes traveled, and length of possible distraction episodes; 25. The method according to claim 24. 27. The method of claim 26, comprising reporting information about the aggregated possible distraction episodes to the user. A method,
presenting information to a user of a mobile device, through a user interface of the mobile device, regarding distractions associated with use of the mobile device while the user was operating a vehicle;
the information being presented on a map showing the trajectory of the trip in which the distraction occurred;
receiving feedback explicitly input by the user regarding the accuracy of the information presented on the map. receiving a signal from one or more detectors housed in the mobile device while the user was driving the vehicle on the trip, the received signal being indicative of a possible distraction episode; and indicating the context of the possible distraction episode;
determining the distraction episode from the possible distraction episodes;
scoring the distraction, the scoring comprising taking into account the context, the context including speed, time of day, day of the week, season, type of road, weather conditions, direction of movement, 29. The method of claim 28, comprising one or more of: moving or orienting a mobile device and tapping on a display screen of the mobile device. 30. The method of claim 29, comprising aggregating location information about distractions for two or more trips. 30. The method of claim 29, comprising aggregating distraction context. 32. Reporting aggregated context for one or more of: a velocity distribution during the distraction, an orientation of the mobile device during the distraction, and an activity state distribution of the mobile device during the distraction. Method described. receiving from the user information explicitly entered by the user indicating whether the distraction is correct and, if not, information explicitly entered by the user indicating why the distraction is incorrect; 29. The method of claim 28, comprising: receiving. The context includes that the mobile device was installed in the vehicle, the user was holding the mobile device with the display facing the user, and the mobile device was placed by the user near the user's ear. 30. The method of claim 29, comprising one or more of: 30. The method of claim 29, wherein an operational state of the mobile device uniquely specifies the context. 29. The method of claim 28, comprising marking the trajectory to indicate a distraction. 29. Displaying a context of the distraction including one or more of the duration of the distraction, vehicle speed, road type, activity state of the mobile device, and the driving context. The method described in. A method,
receiving from a mobile device a time series of information regarding the angular velocity of the mobile device;
detecting peaks in angular velocity along one or more axes for the mobile device, the peaks including at least a first peak and a second peak, the first peak and the second peak; the peaks of occur in different directions relative to the axis of the mobile device;
determining that a tap is being made on the screen of the mobile device based on the peak. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein the peaks include related peaks that occur along two orthogonal axes. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein the determining step includes analyzing the frequency of the taps. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein the determining step includes comparing the detected peak to a comparison peak known to be associated with a tap. 39. The method of claim 38, comprising detecting an operational state of the mobile device, and wherein the determining step is based on the operational state. 39. The method of claim 38, comprising determining that tapping on the screen of the mobile device has ended. 39. The method of claim 38, comprising assessing the significance of a possible distraction episode based on the determined taps. 39. The method of claim 38, comprising determining that the screen is in an active state when the tap is made.