Mobile device context aware determinations

• US 10,154,130 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2014
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cellepathy Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cellepathy Ltd.
• Inventors: Abramson, Dan, Musicant, Oren, Ir, Sean
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, Nathan
• Application Number:
  US14/913,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20160205238A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,569 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3641 Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0137 for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724098 Interfacing with an on-board device of a vehicle for hands-free speaking in vehicles H04M1/6075
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for mobile device context aware determinations. In one implementation inputs are received in relation to a location which corresponding to an incidence of deceleration, the inputs are processed to determine a likelihood that the deceleration is to be maintained for a shorter and/or longer time duration, and based on a determination that the deceleration is to be maintained for longer, a restriction at a device can be modified. According to another aspect, first time intervals which correspond to navigation instances associated with a first instruction provider and second time intervals which correspond to other navigation instances can be received, the first time intervals can be compared with the second time intervals to determine an efficiency of the first navigation provider, and based on a determination that the first navigation provider is relatively efficient, a recommendation to select the first navigation instruction provider can be provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, in relation to a geographic location, one or more inputs, the one or more inputs corresponding to an incidence of deceleration;

processing, by a processing device, the one or more inputs in relation to the geographic location to determine a likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is to be maintained for at least one of (a) a first time duration or (b) a second time duration that is longer that the first time duration; and

based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the second time duration, modifying an implementation of a restriction at a device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic location comprises information pertaining to a presence of at least one of (a) a stop sign, (b) a traffic light, (c) a parking lot, (d) a parking spot at the geographic location (6) a non-temporary location, the non-temporary location comprising at least one of an office or a home.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic location comprises information pertaining to one or more previous incidences of deceleration at the geographic location.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more previous incidences of deceleration at the geographic location comprise one or more previous incidences of deceleration at the geographic location that are associated with a user that is associated with the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving one or more inputs comprises receiving the one or more inputs in relation to an approach towards the geographic location, and wherein the geographic location is determined to be a relatively shorter term stopping location, the method further comprising based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration, maintaining an implementation of the restriction at the device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving one or more inputs comprises receiving the one or more inputs subsequent to a departure from the geographic location, wherein the geographic location is determined to be a relatively shorter term stopping location, and wherein modifying an implementation of a restriction comprises modifying the implementation of the restriction based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration occurred subsequent to the departure from the geographic location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving one or more inputs comprises receiving, based on a prevalence of other locations within a defined proximity to the geographic location that are determined to be relatively shorter term stopping locations, information pertaining to one or more previous incidences of deceleration at the geographic location that are associated with a user that is associated with the device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the one or more inputs comprises processing the one or more inputs in relation to (a) the geographic location and (b) a prevalence of other locations within a defined proximity to the geographic location that are determined to be relatively shorter term stopping locations, to determine a relative likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the one or more inputs comprises processing the one or more inputs in relation to (a) the geographic location and (b) one or more chronological characteristics, to determine a likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the chronological characteristics comprise at least one of:

a time of day, a day of week, or a day of month.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the one or more inputs comprises processing the one or more inputs in relation to at least one of (a) the geographic location, (b) one or more weather conditions, (c) one or more traffic conditions, or (d) one or more date/time conditions, to determine a likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying an implementation of a restriction at a device comprises adjusting a threshold that defines a chronological interval upon expiration of which the implementation of the restriction can be modified.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the second time duration, identifying content pertaining to the geographic location, and providing the content at the device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying an implementation of a restriction comprises providing a notification reflecting a time duration upon expiration of which the implementation of the restriction is to be modified, the time duration being defined based on the likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is to be maintained for at least one of (a) the first time duration or (b) the second time duration.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying an implementation of a restriction comprises based on (a) a determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the second time duration and (b) at least one of (i) a determination that the device is not moving faster than a defined speed threshold, or (ii) a determination that the perceptibility of one or more access points does not change over a defined chronological interval, providing a selectable control at an interface of the device that, when selected, modifies the implementation of the restriction.

16. A method comprising:

receiving one or more inputs, the one or more inputs corresponding to an incidence of deceleration;

processing, by a processing device, the one or more inputs in relation to one or more signals that are perceptible to a device to determine a likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is to be maintained for at least one of (a) a first time duration or (b) a second time duration that is longer that the first time duration; and

based on a determination as to whether the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the second time duration, modifying an implementation of a restriction at the device.

17. A system comprising:

a processing device; and

a memory coupled to the processing device and storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the system to perform operations comprising;

receiving, in relation to a geographic location, one or more inputs, the one or more inputs corresponding to an incidence of deceleration;

processing the one or more inputs in relation to information pertaining to one or more previous incidences of deceleration at the geographic location that are associated with a user that is associated with a device to determine a likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is to be maintained for at least one of (a) a first time duration or (b) a second time duration that is longer that the first time duration; and

based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the second time duration, modifying an implementation of a restriction at the device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein receiving one or more inputs comprises receiving the one or more inputs subsequent to a departure from a geographic location determined to be a shorter term stopping location;

and

wherein modifying an implementation of the restriction at the device comprises modifying the implementation of the restriction at the device based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration occurred subsequent to the departure from the geographic location determined to be a shorter term stopping location.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the memory further stores instructions for causing the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving the information pertaining to one or more previous incidences of deceleration at the geographic location that are associated with a user that is associated with the device based on a prevalence of other locations within a defined proximity to the geographic location that are determined to be shorter term stopping locations wherein to process the one or more inputs the processing device is further to process the one or more inputs in relation to (a) the geographic location and (b) the prevalence of other locations within a defined proximity to the geographic location that are determined to be shorter term stopping locations, to determine the likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration; and

modifying, based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration, an implementation of a restriction at a device.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein processing the one or more inputs comprises processing the one or more inputs in relation to (a) the geographic location and (b) one or more chronological characteristics, to determine a likelihood that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration;

and

wherein the memory further stores instructions for causing the system to perform operations comprising modifying, based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration, an implementation of a restriction at a device.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving one or more inputs in relation to an approach towards a geographic location determined to be a shorter term stopping location, the one or more inputs corresponding to an incidence of deceleration;

processing the one or more inputs in relation to the geographic location to determine whether the incidence of deceleration is to be maintained for a first time duration that is shorter than a second time duration; and

based on a determination that the incidence of deceleration is likely to be maintained for the first time duration, maintaining an implementation of a restriction at a device.