METHOD FOR CHANGING OUTPUTTING SETTINGS FOR A MOBILE UNIT BASED ON USER'S PHYSICAL STATUS

• US 20060135139A1
• Filed: 12/17/2004
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Cheng, Steven D., Sung, Chia-chi
• Application Number:
  US10/905,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20060135139A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A method for changing outputting settings for a mobile unit. The mobile unit has a user profile of a user, and the user profile contains a first data and a second data corresponding to first settings and second settings. The method includes monitoring the user'"'"'s physical status to gather a third data, comparing the third data to the first data and the second data for selecting the outputting settings from the first settings and the second settings, and adjusting at least one output device of the mobile unit by the outputting settings.

Claims

1. A method for changing outputting settings for a mobile unit, the mobile unit having a user profile of a user, the user profile containing a first data and a second data corresponding to first settings and second settings, the method comprising:

monitoring the user'"'"'s physical status to gather a third data;

comparing the third data to the first data and the second data for selecting the outputting settings from the first settings and the second settings; and

adjusting at least one output device of the mobile unit by the outputting settings.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the output device is a speaker, and adjusting the outputting settings of the speaker comprises modifying a ring-tone of the mobile unit.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the output device is at least one light of the mobile unit, and adjusting the outputting settings of the light comprises modifying illumination characteristics of the light.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the output device is a display panel of the mobile unit, and adjusting the outputting settings of the display panel comprises modifying graphics, fonts, or words that are presented on the display panel.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile unit further comprises a microphone, the method further comprising:

receiving a voice signal of the user by the microphone during a predetermined period;

detecting a characteristic of the voice signal;

saving the characteristic as the third data; and

selecting the first settings if the third data is substantially equal to the first data and selecting the second settings if the third data is substantially equal to the second data.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the characteristic is a voice speed, a tone of the voice signal, a volume level of the voice signal, or predetermined words in the voice signal.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile unit further comprises a camera, the method further comprising:

saving a first image of the user as the first data and a second image of the user as the second data;

capturing a current image of the user by the camera;

saving the current image as the third data; and

selecting the first settings if the third data is substantially equal to the first data and selecting the second settings if the third data is substantially equal to the second data.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile unit further comprises a temperature sensor, the method further comprising:

detecting the user'"'"'s current body temperature as the third data by the temperature sensor;

selecting the first settings if the third data is substantially equal to the first data and selecting the second settings if the third data is substantially equal to the second data.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising contacting emergency services when the user'"'"'s body temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold level.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an incoming call from a remote mobile unit and detecting the phone number of the incoming call;

comparing the phone number to a list of approved callers; and

sending a current status to the remote mobile unit with the mobile unit if the phone number is in the list of approved callers, the current status corresponding to the outputting settings.

11. A mobile unit, comprising:

a memory for storing a user'"'"'s profile containing a first data and a second data corresponding to first settings and second settings;

an input device for gathering a third data corresponding to the user'"'"'s physical status;

a controller for selecting outputting settings, selecting the first settings as the outputting settings if the third data is substantially equal to the first data, and selecting the second settings as the outputting settings if the third data is substantially equal to the second data; and

an output device for presenting an output signal of the mobile unit, the output device adjusted by the outputting settings.

12. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the output device is a speaker used to output ring-tones or synthesized voices.

13. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the output device is a light with adjustable illumination characteristics.

14. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the output device is a display panel with adjustable graphics, fonts, or words that are presented on the display panel.

15. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the input device is a microphone used to receive a voice signal of the user by the microphone during a predetermined period.

16. The mobile unit of claim 15, wherein the controller detects a characteristic of the voice signal as the third data, the characteristic being a voice speed, a tone of the voice signal, a volume level of the voice signal, or predetermined words in the voice signal.

17. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the input device is a camera used to capture images of the user'"'"'s facial expression.

18. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the input device is a temperature sensor used to detect the user'"'"'s body temperature.

19. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the input device is a clock for detecting the current time and date.

20. The mobile unit of claim 11 wherein the input device is a location detecting circuit for detecting the current geographical location of the mobile unit.