Method for controlling operation of a mobile device by detecting usage situations

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• at least one sensor for detecting a plurality of external conditions;
• a display for presenting a user interface for selecting a plurality of operations;
• a memory for storing a plurality of sensor signals from said at least one sensor, said sensor signals indicative of a plurality of external conditions over a period of time;
• a processor for segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• the memory further for storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during at least one of said sensor data segments;
• and
• the processor further for determining a rule for modifying the user interface based on said sequence of sensor data segments and the operation.

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• means for detecting a plurality of external conditions;
• means for presenting a user interface for selecting a plurality of operations;
• means for storing a plurality of sensor signals from said at least one sensor, said sensor signals indicative of a plurality of external conditions over a period of time;
• means for segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• means for storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during at least one of said sensor data segments;
• and
• means for determining a rule for modifying the user interface based on said sequence of sensor data segments and the operation.

A computer-readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method performed by a mobile communication device having at least one sensor, the method comprising:

• storing sensor signals indicative of a plurality of external conditions over a period of time;
• segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during at least one of said sensor data segments;
• and
• determining a rule for future operation, the rule corresponding to said sequence of sensor data segments and the operation.

A method for controlling a user interface of a mobile communication device having at least one sensor, the method comprising:

• storing sensor signals indicative of particular external conditions;
• segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during said particular external conditions;
• and
• if the operation is performed during a later occurence of the particular external conditions, determining a rule corresponding to the operation performed by the user and the particular external conditions.

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• means for storing sensor signals indicative of particular external conditions;
• means for segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• means for storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during said particular external conditions;
• and
• means for determining a rule corresponding to the operation performed by the user and the particular external conditions, if the operation is performed during a later occurence of the particular external conditions.

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• at least one sensor for detecting a plurality of external conditions;
• a display for presenting a user interface for selecting a plurality of operations;
• a memory for storing sensor signals indicative of particular external conditions;
• a processor for segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• the memory further for storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during said particular external conditions;
• and
• the processor further for determining a rule corresponding to the operation performed by the user and the particular external, conditions if the operation is performed during a later occurence of the particular external conditions.

A computer-readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method performed by a mobile communication device having at least one sensor, the method comprising:

• storing sensor signals indicative of particular external conditions;
• segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during said particular external conditions;
• and
• determining a rule corresponding to the operation performed by the user and the particular external, conditions if the operation is performed during a later occurence of the particular external conditions.

A method for controlling a user interface of a mobile communication device having at least one sensor, the method comprising:

• storing sensor signals indicative of a plurality of external conditions over a period of time;
• segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• storing an indication of a plurality of operations performed by the user during at least one of said sensor data segments;
• and
• determining a rule for future operation, the rule corresponding to said sequence of sensor data segments and the plurality of operations.

A method for controlling a user interface of a mobile communication device having at least one sensor, the method comprising:

• storing sensor signals indicative of particular external conditions;
• segmenting said sensor signals into a time sequence of sensor data segments;
• storing at least one indication of a plurality of operations performed by the user during said particular external conditions;
• and
• if the plurality of operations are performed during a later occurence of the particular external conditions, determining a rule corresponding to the plurality of operations performed by the user and the particular external conditions.

A method for controlling a user interface of a mobile communication device having at least one sensor, the method comprising:

• storing each of a plurality of sensor signals each indicative of an external condition over a period of time;
• segmenting each of said plurality of sensor signals into a sequence of time segments, wherein the sequence of the time segments is the same for each of the plurality of sensor signals;
• storing an indication of an operation performed by the user during at least one of said time segments;
• and
• determining a rule for future operation, the rule corresponding to a duration of each of said time segments and the operation.