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US 2014/0370857 A1Published application
Mobile device inactive mode and inactive mode verification
OwnerNick Bovisinventor
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Abstract
A mobile device, comprising: a processor; and a memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the steps of: receiving a user selection to automatically enter an inactive mode in response to an action within the mobile device indicating the device is being used in a moving vehicle; receiving a communication from a wireless communication module; if the mobile device is not in inactive mode, providing a notification to the user that a communication has been received; if the mobile device is in inactive mode, transmitting an away message via the wireless module.
Claims18
A mobile device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the steps of:
- receiving a user selection to automatically enter an inactive mode in response to an action within the mobile device;
- receiving a user selection of an away message;
- receiving a communication from a wireless communication module;
- if the mobile device is not in inactive mode, providing a notification to the user that a communication has been received;
- and
- if the mobile device is in inactive mode, transmitting an away message via the wireless module.
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