ALERT SLEEP AND WAKEUP FOR A MOBILE STATION

• US 20080051154A1
• Filed: 08/28/2006
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schlomann, John W., Kuczun, Zbigniew J., Burgan, John M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,588,862 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/045 Call privacy arrangements, e.g. timely inhibiting the ring signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile station (200) that includes a transceiver (210) that receives an alert request (105) and a controller (205). Responsive to the alert request, the controller can enter the mobile station into an alert active mode in which an alert signal is generated on the mobile station. Responsive to not receiving an acknowledgement to the alert signal within a defined period, the controller can enter the mobile station into an alert sleep mode in which at least one parameter of the alert signal is changed. Further, the controller can awake the mobile station from the alert sleep mode in response to detecting a user presence. The mobile station further can include an accelerometer (270) and/or a positioning system (275) that detect the user presence by detecting movement of the mobile station.

Claims

1. A method of generating an alert on a mobile station, comprising:

in an alert active mode, generating an alert signal on the mobile station;

responsive to not receiving an acknowledgement to the alert signal within a defined period, entering the mobile station into an alert sleep mode in which at least one parameter of the alert signal is changed; and

responsive to detecting a user presence, awaking the mobile station from the alert sleep mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

generating the alert signal comprises generating an acoustic alert signal; and

the parameter that is changed is a parameter selected from the group consisting of an activation status of the acoustic alert signal, a volume of the acoustic alert signal, a frequency of the acoustic alert signal, and a rate of repetition of the acoustic alert signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

generating the alert signal comprises generating a visual alert signal; and

the parameter that is changed is a parameter selected from the group consisting of an activation status of the visual alert signal, an intensity of the visual alert signal, a color of the visual alert signal, and a rate of repetition of the visual alert signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

generating the alert signal comprises generating an acoustic alert signal or a visual alert signal; and

entering the mobile station into the alert sleep mode comprises generating a vibration alert signal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the user presence comprises detecting movement of the mobile station.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting movement of the mobile station comprises detecting an acceleration of the mobile station.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting movement of the mobile station comprises receiving a positioning signal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein detecting the positioning signal comprises receiving a global positioning satellite signal.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting movement of the mobile station comprises detecting a presence of the mobile station in an area or cell that is different than an area or cell in which the mobile station was present when the alert was generated.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the user presence comprises detecting user activity via a user interface.

11. A mobile station, comprising:

a transceiver that receives an alert request; and

a controller that;

responsive to the alert request, enters the mobile station into an alert active mode in which an alert signal is generated on the mobile station;

responsive to not receiving an acknowledgement to the alert signal within a defined period, enters the mobile station into an alert sleep mode in which at least one parameter of the alert signal is changed; and

responsive to detecting a user presence, awakes the mobile station from the alert sleep mode.

12. The mobile station of claim 11, further comprising:

an audio processor that generates the alert signal as an acoustic alert signal;

wherein the parameter that is changed is a parameter selected from the group consisting of an activation status of the acoustic alert signal, a volume of the acoustic alert signal, a frequency of the acoustic alert signal, and a rate of repetition of the acoustic alert signal.

13. The mobile station of claim 11, further comprising:

a lamp controller that generates the alert signal as a visual alert signal;

wherein the parameter that is changed is a parameter selected from the group consisting of an activation status of the visual alert signal, an intensity of the visual alert signal, a color of the visual alert signal, and a rate of repetition of the visual alert signal.

14. The mobile station of claim 11, further comprising:

an audio processor that generates the alert signal as an acoustic alert signal or a lamp controller that generates the alert signal as a visual alert signal;

a haptic controller; and

a vibration module operatively coupled to the haptic controller, the haptic controller providing a signal to the vibration module to initiate vibration of the mobile station in the alert sleep mode.

15. The mobile station of claim 11, further comprising an accelerometer that detects the user presence by detecting movement of the mobile station.

16. The mobile station of claim 11, further comprising a positioning system that detects the user presence by detecting movement of the mobile station.

17. The mobile station of claim 16, wherein the positioning system comprises a global positioning satellite receiver.

18. The mobile station of claim 11, wherein the mobile station detects a user presence by detecting a presence of the mobile station in an area or cell that is different than an area or cell in which the mobile station was present when the alert was generated.

19. The mobile station of claim 11, further comprising a user interface, wherein the user presence is detected by detecting user activity via the user interface.

20. A mobile station, comprising:

a transceiver that receives an alert request;

an accelerometer that detects movement of the mobile station; and

a controller that;

responsive to the alert request, enters the mobile station into an alert active mode in which an alert signal is generated on the mobile station;

responsive to not receiving an acknowledgement to the alert signal within a defined period, enters the mobile station into an alert sleep mode in which at least one parameter of the alert signal is changed; and

responsive to the accelerometer detecting movement of the mobile station, awakes the mobile station from the alert sleep mode.