Controlling mobile computing device according to user's responsiveness

A computer program product for operating a mobile computing device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by the mobile computing device to cause the mobile computing device to perform a method comprising:

• receiving first and second position signals being broadcast continually by a first transmitter and by a second transmitter, respectively, arranged at a first end and at a second end, respectively, of a potential dangerous location;
• determining a movement of the mobile computing device according to the position signals;
• detecting a potentially dangerous condition for a user of the mobile computing device based on the position signals in response to the movement being indicative of entering the potential dangerous location;
• collecting one or more operative parameters of the mobile computing device, wherein the one or more operative parameters are indicative of operation of the mobile computing device involving a visual or aural impact on the user, and wherein the one or more operative parameters comprise one or more of detecting typing on a keyboard of the mobile computing device, detecting a touching of a touchscreen of the mobile computing device, detecting a playing of a video on a display of the mobile computing device, and detecting a playing of audio by the mobile computing device;
• determining a responsiveness level, indicative of an estimated responsiveness of the user for recognizing the potentially dangerous condition, based on the operative parameters;
• controlling one or more interactive functionalities of the mobile computing device in response to detecting the potentially dangerous condition based on the responsiveness level;
• detecting a termination of the potentially dangerous condition in response to an increasing trend or a decreasing trend of a power of both the first position signal and the second position signal over time being indicative of leaving the potentially dangerous location;
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• restoring at least part of the interactive functionalities of the mobile computing device in response to detecting the termination of the potentially dangerous condition.

A mobile computing device comprising:

• a receiver for receiving first and second position signals being broadcast continually by a first transmitter and by a second transmitter, respectively, arranged at a first end and at a second end, respectively, of a potential dangerous location;
• a processor configured for determining a movement of the mobile computing device according to the position signals;
• the processor further configured for detecting a potentially dangerous condition for a user of the mobile computing device based on the position signals in response to the movement being indicative of entering the potential dangerous location;
• one or more operative units of the mobile computing device for collecting one or more operative parameters of the mobile computing device, wherein the one or more operative parameters are indicative of operation of the mobile computing device involving a visual or aural impact on the user, and wherein the one or more operative parameters comprise one or more of detecting typing on a keyboard of the mobile computing device, detecting a touching of a touchscreen of the mobile computing device, detecting a playing of a video on a display of the mobile computing device, and detecting a playing of audio by the mobile computing device;
• the processor further configured for determining a responsiveness level, indicative of an estimated responsiveness of the user for recognizing the potentially dangerous condition, based on the operative parameters;
• the processor further configured for controlling one or more interactive functionalities of the mobile computing device in response to detecting the potentially dangerous condition based on the responsiveness level;
• the processor further configured for detecting a termination of the potentially dangerous condition in response to an increasing trend or a decreasing trend of a power of both the first position signal and the second position signal over time being indicative of leaving the potentially dangerous location;
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• the processor further configured for restoring at least part of the interactive functionalities of the mobile computing device in response to detecting the termination of the potentially dangerous condition.