# US 2014/0156987 A1 · Controlling Functions of Mobile Communications Devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0156987 A1 - Document ID: US20140156987A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/909,156 - Filed: 2013-06-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2007-11-21 - Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC - Applicants: AT&T Mobility II LLC - Inventors: Carl L. Martin, II - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156987A1 ## CPC - H04W 8/183: {Processing at user equipment or user record carrier} - G06F 9/44505: {Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files} - H04M 3/42178: {by downloading data to substation equipment} - H04W 4/00: Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor - G06Q 40/00: Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes - H04M 2203/053: remote terminal provisioning, e.g. of applets - H04M 2207/18: wireless networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Function-control instructions for controlling a function or feature of a device can be created remotely, locally, or both. A device can receive a function-control instruction or a function-control instruction embedded in received content. Additionally, or alternatively, a function-control instruction can be created locally based on user information or calibration information. Function-control instructions can be passed to an instruction execution application that interprets the function-control instruction. The instruction execution application can pass instructions, based on the function-control instruction, to the device for implementation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, for controlling a function of a mobile communications device, comprising: storing a function-control command for use in executing the function of the mobile communications device; calibrating the function-control command, based on user input to the mobile communications device, yielding a calibrated function-control command, wherein the calibrating comprises: presenting sample media to the user of the mobile communications device; evaluating a speed at which the user consumes the media, during a speed evaluation operation; and generating the calibrated function-control command using results of the speed evaluation operation; communicating the calibrated function-control command, created using the results of the speed evaluation operation, to an command-execution application of the mobile communications device; executing the calibrated function-control command created using the results of the speed evaluation operation; and performing the function in accord with the calibrated function-control command created using the results of the speed evaluation operation; wherein the calibrated function-control command is based on at least one factor selected from a group of factors consisting of: a number of images associated with performance of the function; a length of words in a block of text associated with performance of the function; a type of content associated with performance of the function; a time of day; and another task running on the mobile communications device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the function-control command relates to at least one feature selected from a group of features consisting of: backlighting; and device sound. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the media includes at least one item selected from a group consisting of: text; an image; and a webpage. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the user input is a first user input; and the operations further comprise: re-calibrating the calibrated function-control command, based on a second input, to form a re-calibrated function-control command; communicating the re-calibrated function-control command to the command-execution application of the mobile communications device; executing the re-calibrated function-control command; and performing the function in accord with the re-calibrated function-control command. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise re-calibrating, automatically and periodically, the function-control instruction. ### Claim 6 A system, comprising: a processor; and a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, for remotely controlling a function of a mobile communications device, comprising: storing, to a tangible computer-readable storage medium of a network device, a file including at least two distinct components: (i) a function-control instruction and (ii) an executable remainder, wherein: the executable remainder includes an executable file to be executed at the mobile communications device; the function-control instruction includes directions advising the mobile communications device on a manner by which the mobile communications device should execute the executable remainder; and communicating the file, including the executable remainder and the function-control instruction, from the network device to the mobile communications device for executing the function-control instruction and performing the function associated with the executable remainder in accord with the function-control instruction; wherein: the function-control instruction relates to a speed by which a user of the mobile communications device is expected to consume media associated with the executable remainder; and the function-control instruction is based on at least one factor selected from a group of factors consisting of: a number of images associated with the executable remainder; a length of words in a block of text associated with the executable remainder; a type of content associated with the executable remainder; a time of day; and another task running on the mobile communications device, ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein: the function-control instruction is a first function-control instruction, the directions are first directions, and the manner is a first manner; the file includes at least three distinct components: (i) the first function-control instruction, (ii) the executable remainder, and (iii) a second function-control instruction including second directions advising the mobile communications device on a second manner by which the mobile communications device should execute the executable remainder; and the operation of communicating the file includes communicating the file including the executable remainder, the first function-control instruction, and the second function-control instruction, from the network device to the mobile communications device for executing the first function-control instruction and the second function-control instruction and performing the function associated with the executable remainder in accord with the first function-control instruction and the second function-control instruction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the second function-control instruction relates to timing of a backlighting function of the mobile communications device in connection with executing the remainder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the function and the function-control instruction relate to at least one device feature selected from a group of device features consisting of: (i) backlighting, in which case: a. the executable remainder relates to visual media; and b. the function-control instruction instructs the mobile communications device to effect a backlight of the mobile communications device for a pre-determined span of time during presentation of the visual media to a user of the mobile communications device; and (ii) a device sound, in which case the executable remainder relates to audible media. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the file is communicated by way of a webpage. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the executable remainder includes at least one visual media selected from a group consisting of: a video clip; an image; and text. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein: the mobile communications device is a first mobile communications device; and the operation of storing the file to the computer-readable storage medium of the network device and communicating the file from the network device to the mobile communications device is performed by the processor being a part of a second mobile communications device storing the single file to the computer-readable storage medium of the network device and communicating the file to the first mobile communications device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the function-control instruction directs the mobile communications device of a rate by which to display the media. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the mobile communications device includes an override setting causing the mobile communications device to disregard the function-control instruction of the file in executing the executable remainder. ### Claim 15 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein: the mobile communications device is a first mobile communications device; and the network device is a second mobile communications device. ### Claim 16 A method, for controlling a function of a mobile communications device, comprising: storing, by a system using a processor, to a storage device, a function-control command for use in executing the function of the mobile communications device; calibrating, by the system, the function-control command, based on user input to the mobile communications device, yielding a calibrated function-control command, wherein the calibrating comprises: presenting sample media to the user of the mobile communications device; evaluating a speed at which the user consumes the media, during a speed evaluation operation; and generating the calibrated function-control command using results of the speed evaluation operation; communicating the calibrated function-control command, created using the results of the speed evaluation operation, to an command-execution application of the mobile communications device; executing the calibrated function-control command created using the results of the speed evaluation operation; and performing the function in accord with the calibrated function-control command created using the results of the speed evaluation operation; wherein the calibrated function-control command is based on at least one factor selected from a group of factors consisting of: a number of images associated with performance of the function; a length of words in a block of text associated with performance of the function; a type of content associated with performance of the function; a time of day; and another task running on the mobile communications device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the function-control command relates to at least one feature selected from a group of features consisting of: backlighting; and device sound. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the media includes at least one item selected from a group consisting of: text; an image; and a webpage, ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein: the user input is a first user input; and the method further comprises: re-calibrating the calibrated function-control command, based on a second input, to form a re-calibrated function-control command; communicating the re-calibrated function-control command to the command-execution application of the mobile communications device; executing the re-calibrated function-control command; and performing the function in accord with the re-calibrated function-control command. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises re-calibrating, automatically and periodically, the function-control instruction.