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US 9,244,173 B1Granted
Determining context of a mobile computer
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHarry Vartanian, Jaron Jurikson-Rhodes
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Abstract
A mobile computer may determine it is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance and satellite related positioning information.
Claims4
A mobile computer comprising:
- a processor, of the mobile computer, configured to determine whether the mobile computer is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance from the mobile computer to a fixed part of the vehicle or the conveyance and satellite related positioning information;
- and
- a transceiver configured to receive a notification related to an advertisement, wherein the notification is received based on the determination.
A method comprising:
- determining, by a mobile computer, whether the mobile computer is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance from the mobile computer to a fixed part of the vehicle or the conveyance and satellite related positioning information;
- and
- receiving, by the mobile computer, a notification related to an advertisement, wherein the notification is received based on the determination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.