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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brad Cordova, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sanujit Sahoo, Boston, MA (US);
Sushrut Karnik, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
CAMBRIDGE MOBILE TELEMATICS INC., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04M 1/725 (2021.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/029 (2018.02); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2013.01); H04W 4/026 (2013.01); H04M 2250/10 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of orienting a mobile device to a vehicle includes determining an orientation of a gravity vector and aligning a first axis of the mobile device with respect to the gravity vector. The method also includes determining an orientation of a magnetic direction and aligning a second axis of the mobile device with respect to the magnetic direction. The method further includes determining a direction of travel for the vehicle and orienting the mobile device to the vehicle.