MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE DEVICE COMMUNICATION SESSIONS TO REDUCE USER DISTRACTION
First Claim
1. A method implemented in a computer system for managing communications comprising:
- determining a set of potential mobile device context states;
causing the display of at least a subset of the set of potential mobile device context states via a graphical user interface;
obtaining a selection of a mobile device context state via the graphical user interface;
for the selected mobile device context state;
determining a set of applicable mobile communication device availabilities, wherein the mobile communication device availability is an assessment of a desirability of establishing a communicationcausing the display of at least a subset of the set of applicable mobile communication device availability;
obtaining a selection of a mobile communication device availability; and
storing the selection as a mobile communication device profile.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and interfaces are disclosed for managing communications associated with a mobile communication device. Mobile communication devices process environmental inputs and transmit mobile communication device context information to a communication management system. The context information may, for example, reflect the motion and/or geographic location of the mobile device, and may reflect the risk associated with using the device to handle a call or other communications session. The communication management system uses the context information, optionally in combination with communication device profiles, to determine how to manage incoming and/or ongoing calls or other communication sessions. Mobile device users may also be inhibited from initiating communication sessions.
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22 Claims
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1. A method implemented in a computer system for managing communications comprising:
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determining a set of potential mobile device context states; causing the display of at least a subset of the set of potential mobile device context states via a graphical user interface; obtaining a selection of a mobile device context state via the graphical user interface; for the selected mobile device context state; determining a set of applicable mobile communication device availabilities, wherein the mobile communication device availability is an assessment of a desirability of establishing a communication causing the display of at least a subset of the set of applicable mobile communication device availability; obtaining a selection of a mobile communication device availability; and storing the selection as a mobile communication device profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method implemented in a computer system for managing communications comprising:
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causing the display of a geographic region on a graphical user interface; and obtaining a definition of at least one geospatial zone within the displayed geographic region, wherein the at least one geospatial zone is defined by a centroid and a non-circular boundary; causing the display of the geospatial regions in a graphical user interface; obtaining a selection of a one or more user identities corresponding to potential communication links with a mobile communication device; associating a communication availability with the selected user identities according to a selected geospatial region; storing the associated communication availability in a mobile communication device profile. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method implemented in a computer system for managing communications comprising:
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determining a set of applicable mobile communication device availabilities; causing the display of the set of applicable mobile communication device availability in a graphical user interface, wherein the mobile communication device availability is an assessment of a desirability of establishing a communication; determining a set of identifiable individuals reflective of potential communications with a mobile communication device; causing the display of data indicative at least a subset of the set of identifiable individuals on the graphical user interface; obtaining a selection of at least one identifiable individual; obtaining an association of the selected identifiable individual with a displayed applicable mobile communication device availability; and storing the selection as a mobile communication device profile - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method implemented in a computer system for managing communications comprising:
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determining a set of potential mobile device context states; obtaining a selection of a mobile device context state via the graphical user interface; for the selected mobile device context state; determining a set of applicable mobile communication device availabilities, wherein the mobile communication device availability is an assessment of a desirability of establishing a communication obtaining a selection of a mobile communication device availability; obtaining an association of at least one selected identifiable individual with the selected mobile communication device availability, wherein the association corresponds to data indicative of the selected identifiable individual; and storing the selection as a mobile communication device profile; receiving current mobile communication device context information from an identified mobile communication device independent of a request for establishing a communication link, wherein the mobile communication device context corresponds to a set of inputs associated with a current mobile communication device environment; determining a mobile communication device communication availability based on processing the current mobile communication device context information with the stored mobile communication device profile; storing the predetermined availability in the mobile communication device profile; subsequently obtaining a request for establishing a communication with an identified individual; recalling the predetermined availability from the mobile communication device profile, wherein the mobile communication device profile is identified by the data indicative of the selected identifiable individual; and responding to the request for establishing the communication with the predetermined availability. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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