Mobile device notification generation
AssigneeMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
InventorsMichal Knas, Jiby John
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Abstract
The methods and software application described herein monitor the acceleration experienced by a mobile device and determine when said acceleration exceeds a predetermined acceleration threshold that may be indicative of an unusually rapid acceleration or deceleration. In the event of a sudden acceleration or deceleration, the methods and mobile application described herein automatically trigger a timely, event-related notification to the user of the mobile device, such as displaying a banner on the mobile device's display, a text, electronic mail, or voice message.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a server via an electronic device operated by a user within a moving automobile, an indication that the electronic device has satisfied a deceleration threshold corresponding to the electronic device's deceleration in at least one axis within a predetermined period of time while traveling more than a predetermined distance,
- wherein the electronic device comprises an accelerometer and is configured to monitor deceleration data associated with the electronic device along a plurality of axes associated with the electronic device by periodically receiving deceleration data from the accelerometer;
- and
- causing, by the server, the electronic device to display a notification corresponding to a profile of the user and a value of deceleration of the electronic device in at least one axis of the electronic device.
A computer system comprising:
- an electronic device operated by a user within a moving automobile, the electronic device comprising an accelerometer and is configured to monitor deceleration data associated with the electronic device along a plurality of axes associated with the electronic device by periodically receiving deceleration data from the accelerometer;
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- a server in communication with the electronic device, the server configured to:
- receive, via the electronic device, an indication that the electronic device has satisfied a deceleration threshold corresponding to the electronic device's acceleration in at least one axis within a predetermined period of time while traveling more than a predetermined distance;
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- cause the electronic device to display a notification corresponding to a profile of the user and a value of deceleration of the electronic device in at least one axis of the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.