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AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsPreston W. McWithey, Chirag D. Shah
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Options for safely handling incoming data messages in a moving mobile device are provided within the mobile device. When an incoming data message is detected, the device determines its velocity. If the velocity exceeds a certain value, external data, such as visual or biometric data, measured by a device component is analyzed to determine whether the mobile device is in a driver position of a moving vehicle. If so, an announcement of the incoming call is prevented and a predetermined message is autonomously transmitted to the sender. If analysis of the external data is inconclusive, a prompt is presented to a recipient with selectable options of how to handle the incoming message. In response to the various inputs received from the recipient, the mobile device may either autonomously send a response message to the sender or may directly establish a voice call between the recipient and the sender.
A method for managing incoming data messages at a mobile device, said method comprising:
The method of claim I wherein said external data comprises at least one of:
A mobile device comprising:
A computer readable medium including program code tangibly stored thereon, comprising:
A system for managing incoming data messages at a mobile device, said system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.