Mobile device that activates upon removal from storage

A mobile device, comprising:

• a light sensor configured to detect an ambient light level and generate light data;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• receive the light data from the light sensor;
• analyze the light data to detect a light transition, wherein analyzing the light data comprises identifying a color transition corresponding to the light transition;
• and
• initiate an action based on the light transition, the identified color transition, and a mode of the mobile device, wherein the mode corresponds to the mobile device being in a first location.

A method for taking action in response to a mobile device being removed from a first location, comprising

• receiving light data from a light sensor configured to detect an ambient light level and generate the light data;
• analyzing the light data to detect a light transition, wherein analyzing the light data comprises identifying a color transition corresponding to the light transition;
• and
• initiating an action based on the light transition, the identified color transition, and a mode of the mobile device, wherein the mode corresponds to the mobile device being in the first location.

A mobile device, comprising:

• a motion sensor configured to acquire motion data;
• a light sensor configured to detect an ambient light level and generate light data;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• receive the motion data from the motion sensor;
• receive the light data from the light sensor;
• analyze the motion data to determine displacement data corresponding to a vertically upwards displacement of the mobile device;
• determine a distance of the vertically upwards displacement based on the displacement data;
• analyze the light data to detect a light transition from dark to light;
• and
• analyze the displacement data, the distance of vertically upwards displacement, and the light transition to determine whether to initiate an action.