Patent ID: 9571629
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: detecting, by a wearable computing device, that the wearable computing device is located within a moving vehicle; detecting, by the wearable computing device, an indication of movement associated with the wearable computing device; identifying, by the wearable computing device, based on the indication of movement associated with the wearable computing device, one or more changes to a measurement of acceleration or orientation of the wearable computing device; determining, by the wearable computing device, based on the one or more changes to the measurement of acceleration or orientation, a degree of likelihood that a user of the wearable computing device is performing, within the moving vehicle, an act of driving; determining, by the wearable computing device, based on the degree of likelihood, that the user of the wearable computing device is currently driving the moving vehicle; and performing, by the wearable computing device, based on determining that the user of the wearable computing device is currently driving the moving vehicle, an operation.