# US 2020/0288265 A1 · Preventative alarm for potential device destruction using microlocation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288265 A1 - Document ID: US20200288265A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/295,515 - Filed: 2019-03-07 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-07 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288265A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - G06F 11/1461: {Backup scheduling policy} - H04M 1/72421: with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm - H04M 1/72454: according to context-related or environment-related conditions - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract The present invention may include designating one or more potentially dangerous conditions, regions, or objects as risk factors within a venue, tracking the location of the user's mobile devices in relation to the risk factors, and monitoring the risk of damage posed to the mobile devices by the risk factors; if the risk of damage exceeds a threshold, alerting the user to the presence of the risk factor and the potential danger to the mobile device. The present invention may further involve, responsive to the user's actions and the risk of potential device damage, performing one or more precautionary actions to reduce or prevent data loss or damage to the mobile device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for operating one or more devices to prevent potential mobile device damage, the method comprising: operating a device to alert a user based on a risk of damage of a mobile device exceeding a threshold, wherein the potential risk of damage is based on a plurality of factors comprising a location or movement of the mobile device relative to one or more risk factors within a venue. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: responsive to a user action status and the potential risk of damage, operating one or more devices to perform one or more precautionary actions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more precautionary actions comprise one or more actions selected from a list consisting of: copying data from the mobile device, increasing an intensity of the alert, alerting a second user, operating one or more additional devices to produce the alert, shutting down the mobile device, and shutting down one or more devices that affect the risk of damage. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is the location of the mobile device relative to a second mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is a plurality of fitness information of a user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is one or more physical characteristics of the mobile device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein an intensity of the alert is based on the potential risk of damage. ### Claim 8 A computer system for operating one or more devices to prevent potential mobile device damage, the computer system comprising: one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, one or more sensors, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising: operating a device to alert a user based on a potential risk of damage of a mobile device exceeding a threshold, wherein the potential risk of damage is based on a plurality of factors comprising a location or movement of the mobile device relative to one or more risk factors within a venue. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, further comprising: responsive to a user action status and the potential risk of damage, operating one or more devices to perform one or more precautionary actions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer system of claim 9, wherein the one or more precautionary actions comprise one or more actions selected from a list consisting of: copying data from the mobile device, increasing an intensity of the alert, alerting a second user, operating one or more additional devices to produce the alert, shutting down the mobile device, and shutting down one or more devices that affect the risk of damage. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is the location of the mobile device relative to a second mobile device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is a plurality of fitness information of a user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is one or more physical characteristics of the mobile device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein an intensity of the alert is based on the potential risk of damage. ### Claim 15 A computer program product for operating one or more devices to prevent potential mobile device damage, the computer program product comprising: one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising: operating a device to alert a user based on a potential risk of damage of a mobile device exceeding a threshold, wherein the potential risk of damage is based on a plurality of factors comprising a location or movement of the mobile device relative to one or more risk factors within a venue. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising: responsive to a user action status and the potential risk of damage, operating one or more devices to perform one or more precautionary actions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the one or more precautionary actions comprise one or more actions selected from a list consisting of: copying data from the mobile device, increasing an intensity of the alert, alerting a second user, operating one or more additional devices to produce the alert, shutting down the mobile device, and shutting down one or more devices that affect the potential risk of damage. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is the location of the mobile device relative to a second mobile device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is a plurality of fitness information of a user. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a factor of the potential risk of damage is one or more physical characteristics of the mobile device.