Contextually Aware Mobile Device
OwnerAmit Goyalinventor
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Abstract
A method for determining if a mobile device is in a vehicle includes monitoring an acceleration of the mobile device for a time interval during a period of time. The method also includes calculating one or more characteristics of the acceleration of the mobile device during the time interval and comparing the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to a set of threshold values. The method further includes determining the state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to the set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device includes an in-vehicle state, a non-vehicle state.
Claims15
A method for determining is in a vehicle comprising:
- monitoring an acceleration of the mobile device for a time interval during a period of time;
- calculating one or more characteristics of the acceleration of the mobile device during the time interval;
- comparing the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to a set of threshold values;
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- determining a state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to the set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device comprises an in-vehicle state and a non-vehicle state.
A method for activating an application on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- monitoring an acceleration of the mobile device for a time interval during a period of time;
- calculating one or more characteristics of the acceleration of the mobile device during the time interval;
- comparing the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to a set of threshold values;
- determining a state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to the set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device comprises an in-motion state, an in-vehicle state and a stationary state;
- based on determining a change of the state of the mobile device, activating the application.
A method for performing an automatic check-in with a mobile device, the method comprising:
- monitoring an acceleration of the mobile device for a time interval during a period of time;
- calculating one or more characteristics of the acceleration of the mobile device during the time interval;
- comparing the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to a set of threshold values;
- determining a state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to the set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device comprises an in-motion state, an in-vehicle state and a stationary state;
- based on determining a change of the state of the mobile device, performing the automatic check-in with the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.