Automated Autonomy Increasing System And Method For Communication Devices

• US 20080214228A1
• Filed: 06/02/2006
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Recherche Et Developpement Everon Ca Inc.
• Original Assignee: Recherche Et Developpement Everon Ca Inc.
• Inventors: Montplaisir, Jean-Francois, Gagne, Jonathan, Moisan, Alain, Bouchard, Genevieve
• Granted Patent: US 8,611,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/006 Call diverting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• 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: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0235 where the received signal is a power saving command
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0241 where no transmission is received, e.g. out of range of the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/283 Power depending on the position of the mobile
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for automatic powering on and turning off of a communications device, comprising: defining a critical zone to be one of within or outside a range of a base station transceiver; sending a location message from one of the communications device and the base station transceiver; responding to the location message if the communications device is within the range; defining a location of the communications device to be within the range if the responding occurs; and triggering the communications device to one of powering on and turning off using the critical zone and the location of the communications device.

Claims

1. A method for automatic powering on and turning off of a communications device, comprising:

defining a critical zone to be one of within or outside a range of a base station transceiver;

sending a location message from one of said communications device and said base station transceiver;

responding to said location message if said communications device is within said range;

defining a location of said communications device to be within said range if said responding occurs; and

triggering said communications device to one of powering on and turning off using said critical zone and said location of said communications device.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said location message is initiated by said communications device and transmitted to said base station.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said location message is sent periodically using a location timer of said communications device.

4. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said power off zone is within said range, said location is within and said triggering comprises powering off said communications device.

5. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said sending comprises sending a communications device identification number.

6. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said responding comprises encrypting a response with a known encryption key.

7. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising triggering said communications device to forward incoming communications calls to a separate number prior to said turning off.

8. A system for automatic powering on and turning off of a communications device, comprising:

a base station transceiver having a range and comprising;

a zone definer for defining a critical zone to be one of within or outside said range;

a base station transmitter for transmitting a message to a communications device;

a base station receiver for receiving a message from said communications device;

a communications device comprising;

a device transmitter for transmitting a message to said base station;

a device receiver for receiving a message from said base station;

a location determiner for defining a location of said communications device to be within said range if a message is received by said device receiver from said base station transmitter;

a state modifier for triggering said communications device to one of powering on and turning off using said critical zone and said location of said communications device.

9. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said device transmitter, device receiver, location determiner, and state modifier are integrated within a housing of said communications device.

10. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said location determiner and state modifier are connected to said communications device via a charge connecter of said communications device.

11. A system as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein said state modifier is adapted to trigger said communications device to one of powering on and turning off only when a change of status of said communications device has been detected.

12. A system as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein said communications device comprises a location timer to periodically trigger a location message to be transmitted from said communications device to said base station.

13. A system as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein said communications device comprises a call forward module adapted to forward incoming communication calls to a separate number prior to said turning off.