Apparatus and method for controlling outbound communication
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
- an activity sensor for generating data;
a communication interface for communicating with an external network; and
a channel controller configured to;
obtain data generated by activity sensor,obtain data from one or more context aware applications running on the mobile device,build a model for a likelihood of the user presence based on the data obtained through the activity sensor and from the one or more context aware applications, andblock a push feature of the mobile device to prevent an outbound communication from a push source of the mobile device to the external network when the user presence is unlikely according to the model,wherein the push feature comprises software or hardware mediated function for pushing data to the external network.
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Abstract
A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes an activity sensor for generating data, a channel controller configured to determine the user presence based on the data obtained through the activity sensor, and a communication interface for communicating with an external network. The channel controller is configured to block or disable the communication between a source on the mobile device and the external network when the channel controller determines a lack of the user presence for a predetermined time.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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an activity sensor for generating data; a communication interface for communicating with an external network; and a channel controller configured to; obtain data generated by activity sensor, obtain data from one or more context aware applications running on the mobile device, build a model for a likelihood of the user presence based on the data obtained through the activity sensor and from the one or more context aware applications, and block a push feature of the mobile device to prevent an outbound communication from a push source of the mobile device to the external network when the user presence is unlikely according to the model, wherein the push feature comprises software or hardware mediated function for pushing data to the external network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of a mobile device, the method comprising:
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generating, by an activity sensor, data; communicating with an external network over a communication interface; obtaining data from one or more context aware applications running on the mobile device; building, by a channel controller, a model for a likelihood of the user presence based on the data generated by the activity sensor and obtained from the one or more context aware applications; and blocking, by the channel controller, a push feature of the mobile device to prevent an outbound communication from a push source of the mobile device to the external network when the user presence is unlikely according to the model, wherein the push feature comprises software or hardware mediated function for pushing data to the external network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program when executed by a processor performs the following operations:
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controlling an activity sensor to generate data; controlling a communication with an external network over a communication interface; obtaining data from one or more context aware applications running on the mobile device; building, by the channel controller, a model for a likelihood of the user presence based on the data generated by the activity sensor and obtained from the context aware applications; and controlling the channel controller to block a push feature of the mobile device to prevent an outbound communication from a push source of the mobile device to the external network when the user presence is unlikely according to the model in the operation of the controlling of the channel controller, wherein the push feature comprises software or hardware mediated function for pushing data to the external network.
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