Systems and methods for establishing a group communication based on motion of a mobile device

• US 10,142,802 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2015
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Lindner, Mark Aaron, Subbaramoo, Shobha
• Primary Examiner(s): Skripnikov, Alex
• Application Number:
  US14/884,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20160037310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/605 involving control of the receiver volume to provide a dual operational mode at close or far distance from the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

Methods and systems of communication using a mobile device include communicating with other mobile devices over an initial communication channel, detecting a first motion of the mobile device moving from a first position to a second position, establishing a second communication channel with the other mobile devices in response to the detected first motion, and communicating with the other mobile devices over the second communication channel. In an example, the initial communication may be a half-duplex communication channel, and the second communication channel may be a full-duplex communication channel. In another example, the initial communication may be a full-duplex communication channel, and the second communication channel may be a half-duplex communication channel.

Claims

1. A method of group communication using a first mobile device, comprising:

detecting a motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a particular action of a user based on sensor data received from at least one motion sensor of the first mobile device;

determining at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user and in response to detecting the motion, wherein the user interface context presented to the user is one of a plurality of user interface contexts selected from a group consisting of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event, a map location, a web page, an e-mail, and a vCard;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to detecting the motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing a new communication channel comprises establishing a synchronous communication channel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more textual or graphical elements displayed on a user interface of the first mobile device with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the first mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining at least one second mobile device comprises identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with the at least one second mobile device displayed on a user interface of the first mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the first mobile device and the user interface context.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.

7. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to;

detect a motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a particular action of a user based on sensor data received from at least one motion sensor of the mobile communication device;

determine at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user at the mobile communication device and in response to detecting the motion, wherein the user interface context presented to the user is one of a plurality of user interface contexts selected from a group consisting of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event, a map location, a web page, an e-mail, and a vCard;

establish a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to detecting the motion; and

communicate with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to establish a new communication channel by establishing a synchronous communication channel.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to determine at least one second mobile device by associating one or more textual or graphical elements displayed on a user interface of the mobile communication device with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the mobile communication device.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to determine at least one second mobile device by identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with the at least one second mobile device displayed on a user interface of the mobile communication device.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:

determine a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the mobile communication device and the user interface context.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:

determine a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.

13. A mobile communication device, comprising:

means for detecting a motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a particular action of a user based on sensor data received from at least one motion sensor of the mobile communication device;

means for determining at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user at the mobile communication device and in response to detecting the motion, wherein the user interface context presented to the user is one of a plurality of user interface contexts selected from a group consisting of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event, a map location, a web page, an e-mail, and a vCard;

means for establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to detecting the motion; and

means for communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein means for establishing a new communication channel comprises means for establishing a synchronous communication channel.

15. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein means for determining at least one second mobile device comprises means for associating one or more textual or graphical elements displayed on a user interface of the mobile communication device with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the mobile communication device.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein means for determining at least one second mobile device comprises means for identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with the at least one second mobile device displayed on a user interface of the mobile communication device.

17. The mobile device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for determining a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the mobile communication device and the user interface context.

18. The mobile communication device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for determining a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a first mobile communication device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a motion of the first mobile communication device corresponding to a particular action of a user based on sensor data received from at least one motion sensor of the first mobile communication device;

determining at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user and in response to detecting the motion, wherein the user interface context presented to the user is one of a plurality of user interface contexts selected from a group consisting of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event, a map location, a web page, an e-mail, and a vCard;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to detecting the motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that establishing a new communication channel comprises establishing a synchronous communication channel.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more textual or graphical elements displayed on a user interface of the first mobile communication device with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the first mobile communication device.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with the at least one second mobile device displayed on a user interface of the first mobile communication device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the first mobile communication device and the user interface context.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.