Removal notifications for wearable devices
AssigneeT-Mobile Innovations LLC
InventorsMaikel E. FALTAOUS, Kristopher Michael MCNEIL
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to monitoring utilization of a custodial user equipment (UE). A custodial UE is any UE associated with a user that is under the care or custody of another person. Whether an elderly person's life alert device or a child's smart watch, a parent or guardian associated with the custodial UE may be provided with a notification or other indication when it is determined that the custodial UE is no longer coupled to (or worn by) the user. One or more sensors, location modules, and radio sensors may be used to determine that the custodial UE is not in use, with or without comparison to a predetermined usage pattern.
Claims20
A system for monitoring utilization of a custodial user equipment (UE), the system comprising:
- one or more antenna elements configured to transmit and receive wireless communication signals with a station;
- one or more sensors;
- and
- one or more computer processing components configured to perform operations comprising:
- determining, based at least on information from the one or more sensors, that the custodial UE is not coupled to a user in a subject time period, the custodial UE being associated with the user;
- determining that the custodial UE was coupled to the user prior to the subject time period;
- and
- providing, based on said determinations, a non-use indication to a custodian UE, the custodian UE being different than the custodial UE.
A method for monitoring utilization of a custodial user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- determining, based on information from one or more sensors, that the custodial UE is not coupled to a custodial user during a second time period;
- determining, based on the information from the one or more sensors, that the custodial UE was coupled to the custodial user during a first time period prior to the second time period;
- and
- based on said determinations, communicating a non-use indication to a custodian UE.
A non-transitory computer readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more computer processing components, cause the one or more computer processing components to perform a method for monitoring utilization of a custodial user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- determining, based on information from one or more sensors, that the custodial UE is not coupled to a custodial user during a second time period;
- determining, based on the information from the one or more sensors, that the custodial UE was coupled to the custodial user during a first time period prior to the second time period;
- and
- based on said determinations, communicating a non-use indication to a custodian UE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.