Location-based phone notification silencer

A method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving, by a transceiver, a short-range signal;
• wirelessly receiving, by position sensor, a navigation signal;
• storing, in memory, application settings that comprise:
• silent area information that identifies a geographic location where a silent area is established, and
• quiet zone information that identifies a geographic location where a quiet zone is established;
• processing, by control circuitry when the position sensor receives the navigation signal, the quiet zone information and the navigation signal to determine whether the mobile device is in the quiet zone;
• and
• processing, by the control circuitry when the control circuitry determines that the mobile device is in a location other than the quiet zone, the silent area information and the short-range signal to determine whether the mobile device is in the silent area.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• control a transceiver to wirelessly receive a short-range signal;
• control a position sensor to wirelessly receive a navigation signal;
• control memory to store application settings that comprise silent area information that identifies a geographic location where a silent area is established and quiet zone information that identifies a geographic location where a quiet zone is established;
• process, when the position sensor receives the navigation signal, the quiet zone information and the navigation signal to determine whether the mobile device is in the quiet zone;
• and
• process, when the control circuitry determines that the mobile device is in a location other than the quiet zone, the silent area information and the short-range signal to determine whether the mobile device is in the silent area.