Location-based control of mobile device ring mode
AssigneeSeptier Communication Ltd.
InventorsYaron BARATZ, Gosta TIXELL
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Abstract
A system for location-based control of a ring mode of mobile communication devices includes a server configured to communicate with the devices via a network. The server is also configured to receive from a device an indication to change a zone designation of a geographic region at a current location of the device to a silent zone. Any previously received indications for the change of zone designation from other devices are retrieved. If a criterion for implementing the indicated change is met, a change of the zone designation to a silent zone is recorded. The ring mode of a mobile communication device that is located within that geographic region is automatically switched to silent mode.
Claims20
A system for location-based control of a ring mode of each device of a plurality of mobile communication devices, the system comprising:
- a server configured to communicate with said plurality of mobile communication devices via a network and configured to:
- receive from a device of said plurality of mobile communication devices an indication to change a zone designation of a geographic region at a current location of the device to a silent zone;
- retrieve any indications for the change of zone designation of the geographic region at the current location that were previously received from other devices of said plurality of mobile communication devices;
- and
- if a criterion for implementing the indicated change is met, record a change of the zone designation of the geographic region at the current location to a silent zone so as to cause a device of said plurality of mobile communication devices that is located within that geographic region to automatically switch its ring mode to silent mode.
A method for location-based controlling of a ring mode of each device of a plurality of mobile communication devices, the method comprising:
- receiving from a device of said plurality of mobile communication devices an indication to change a zone designation of a geographic region at a current location of the device;
- retrieving any previously received indications for the change of the zone designation of the geographic region at the current location from other devices of said plurality of mobile communication devices;
- if a criterion for implementing the indicated change is met, changing the zone designation of the geographic region at the current location;
- and
- recording the change in zone designation in a database of silent zones that is accessible to each device of said plurality of mobile communication devices, each device configured such that if a device of said plurality of mobile communication devices is located within that geographic region that is designated as a silent zone, the ring mode of that device is automatically switched to silent mode, or if a device of said plurality of mobile communication devices is located within a geographic region that is not designated as a silent zone, the ring mode of that device is automatically switched to ringtone mode.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a processor of a mobile communications device will cause the processor to:
- determine a current location of the device;
- access a database of geographic regions that are designated as silent zones to determine if the current location is within a silent zone;
- if the current location is within a silent zone, switching a ring mode of the device to silent mode, and if the current location is not within a silent zone, switching the ring mode to a ringtone mode;
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- transmit to a server an indication to change a zone designation of a geographic region at a current location of the device to or from a silent zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.