Mobile device peer volume polling

A data processing system for performing local peer volume polling, comprising:

• a bus system;
• a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device includes a set of instructions;
• and
• a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to transmit a request to peer mobile devices within a predetermined distance of a mobile device using a polling function in response to determining that the polling function is enabled in the mobile device, wherein the polling function requests audible operation level setting data from the peer mobile devices;
• compute a map of the peer mobile devices along with their associated audible operation level settings based on responses to the request for the audible operation level setting data;
• analyze the map and audible operation level settings for the peer mobile devices using rules to detect an inappropriate volume setting for the mobile device;
• and
• apply a new audible operation level setting to the mobile device in response to determining that a current audible operation level setting for the mobile device is inappropriate using the rules.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied thereon for performing local peer volume polling by a mobile device, the computer program product comprising:

• computer usable program code for transmitting a request to peer mobile devices within a predetermined distance of a mobile device using a polling function in response to determining that the polling function is enabled in the mobile device, wherein the polling function requests audible operation level setting data from the peer mobile devices;
• computer usable program code for computing a map of the peer mobile devices along with their associated audible operation level settings based on responses to the request for the audible operation level setting data;
• computer usable program code for analyzing the map and audible operation level settings for the peer mobile devices using rules to detect an inappropriate volume setting for the mobile device;
• and
• computer usable program code for applying a new audible operation level setting to the mobile device in response to determining that a current audible operation level setting for the mobile device is inappropriate using the rules.

A computer implemented method for performing remote peer volume polling by a server, the computer implemented method comprising:

• responsive to detecting a mobile device as active within a network, determining a location of the mobile device;
• computing a map of other peer mobile devices within a predetermined distance of the mobile device, along with an associated audible operation level setting for each of the other peer mobile devices;
• determining whether the mobile device is requesting a suggested audible operation level setting from a server within the network;
• responsive to determining that the mobile device is requesting the suggested audible operation level setting, analyzing the map of the other peer mobile devices within the predetermined distance of the mobile device, along with the associated audible operation level setting for each of the other peer mobile devices, using rules to detect an inappropriate audible operation level setting for the mobile device;
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• sending the suggested audible operation level setting to the mobile device from the server based on the rules.