Method and apparatus for adapting settings of wireless communication devices in accordance with user proximity
AssigneeOpenwave Systems Inc.
InventorAidan Martin McKinney
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Abstract
Improved approaches for adapting settings of wireless communication devices based on estimated proximity to respective users. In accordance with one aspect, one or more settings of a wireless communication device can be automatically altered in accordance with motion (if any) of the wireless communication device. Consequently, settings of the wireless communication device can be dynamically adapted based on the proximity (e.g., motion) of the wireless communication device to its user.
Claims38
A method for altering settings of a mobile device in accordance with motion information, said method comprising:
- (a) obtaining motion information for a mobile device;
- (b) determining whether one or more settings of the mobile device should be altered based on the motion information;
- and
- (c) altering the one or more settings of the mobile device based on the motion information.
A method for altering settings of a mobile device, said method comprising:
- determining whether the mobile device is proximate to its owner;
- setting one or more mobile device settings in accordance with a first mode when said determining determines that the mobile device is proximate to its owner;
- and
- setting the one or more mobile device settings in accordance with a second mode when said determining determines that the mobile device is not proximate to its owner.
A method for altering settings of a mobile device, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving a motion indication for the mobile device, the motion indication providing a quantification of the motion that the mobile device has recently undergone;
- (b) determining from the motion indication whether the mobile device has been stationary for at least a first predetermined period of time;
- (c) setting one or more mobile device settings to stationary preferences when said determining (b) determines that the mobile device has been stationary for at least the first predetermined period of time;
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- (d) setting the one or more mobile device settings to active preferences when said determining (b) determines that the mobile device has not been stationary for at least the first predetermined period of time.
A mobile communication device, comprising:
- a display screen;
- navigation or data entry buttons for facilitating user interaction with said mobile communication device;
- user preference store that stores user preference information;
- a motion sensor that detects movement of said mobile communication device;
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- a notification unit operatively connected to said user preference store and said motion sensor, said notification unit operating to provide notifications to a user of said mobile communication device based on the movement of said mobile communication device detected by said motion sensor.
A computer readable medium including computer program code for altering settings of a mobile device in accordance with motion information, said computer readable medium comprising:
- computer program code for obtaining motion information for a mobile device;
- computer program code for determining whether one or more settings of the mobile device should be altered based on the motion information;
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- computer program code for altering the one or more settings of the mobile device based on the motion information.
A computer readable medium including computer program code for altering settings of a mobile device, said computer readable medium comprising:
- computer program code for determining whether the mobile device is proximate to its owner;
- computer program code for setting one or more mobile device settings in accordance with a first mode when said determining determines that the mobile device is proximate to its owner;
- and
- computer program code for setting the one or more mobile device settings in accordance with a second mode when said determining determines that the mobile device is not proximate to its owner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.