Using bodycom to modify the configuration of a device based upon context
AssigneeMicrochip Technology Incorporated
InventorLance Lamont
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Abstract
Context of a device is controlled by a short-range wireless connectivity technology that uses the human body to transport wireless signals that may be easily distinguished between proximate locations, e.g., a vehicle driver location and a passenger location. The devices that communicate with this short-range wireless connectivity technology must be within a few centimeters of a user's body. Visual features of the device may be disabled when the user is located in a certain specific location, e.g., driver seat while driving the vehicle.
Claims27
A method for modifying a device based upon context, said method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a command signal through a body of a user of said device;
- receiving the command signal from the body of the user with said device;
- and
- determining whether to modify at least one feature of said device based upon the command signal.
A system for modifying a device based upon context, said system comprising:
- transmitting apparatus for sending a command signal through a body of a user of said device;
- receiving apparatus in said device for receiving the command signal from the body of the user of said device;
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- logic circuits for determining whether to modify at least one feature of said device based upon the command signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.