SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20080168267A1
• Filed: 01/09/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Epshteyn, Alan J., Bolen, Charles S.
• Application Number:
  US11/621,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20080168267A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/100
• 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 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• 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 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0248 dependent on the time of the day, e.g. according to expected transmission activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile device includes a sensor configured to detect a usage profile of the mobile device, and a processor configured to reconfigure the mobile device in response to the usage profile. The usage profile may be based on at least one of time, dates, location and user of the mobile device. The processor may be further configured to at least one of switch a power mode, reconfigure a user interface and/or a function of a button of the mobile device in response to at least one of the usage profile and a user profile of a user of the mobile device. The sensor may include at least one of a timer, a location detector, a usage detector and a user detector.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a sensor configured to detect a usage profile of the mobile device; and

a processor configured to reconfigure the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the usage profile is based on at least one of time, dates, location and user of the mobile device.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to switch a power mode of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to reconfigure a user interface of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to reconfigure a function of a button of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to reconfigure the mobile device in response to a user profile of a user of the mobile device.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes at least one of a timer, a location detector, a usage detector and a user detector.

8. A system comprising:

detection means for detecting a usage profile of a mobile device; and

configuration means for reconfiguring the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the usage profile is based on at least one of time, dates, location and user of the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the configuration means switches a power mode of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the configuration means reconfigures a user interface of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the configuration means reconfigures a function of a button of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the configuration means reconfigures the mobile device in response to a user profile of a user of the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the detection means includes at least one of a timer, a location detector, a usage detector and a user detector.

15. A method of operating a mobile device, comprising the acts of:

detecting a usage profile of the mobile device; and

reconfiguring the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the usage profile is based on at least one of time, dates, location and user of the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the reconfiguring act switches a power mode of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the reconfiguring act reconfigures at least one of a user interface and a function of a button of the mobile device in response to the usage profile.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the reconfiguring act reconfigures the mobile device in response to a user profile of a user of the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the detecting act includes detecting at least one of time, location, usage and a user of the mobile device.