METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVENT CONFIRMATION USING PERSONAL AREA NETWORK

• US 20090203317A1
• Filed: 04/20/2009
• Published: 08/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Inventors: Waung, William Yih Yuan
• Application Number:
  US12/426,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20090203317A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• 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 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A method and a system for confirming an event using a short-range wireless communications network are disclosed. The mechanism includes various steps including monitoring the event, verifying the event, and performing a function when the event is verified. In one embodiment, a series of events are initially entered in a scheduling database such as a calendar software. Once the events are stored in the scheduling database, the mechanism monitors the events in accordance with a predefined sequence. In one aspect, the events may be ordered in a chronological order. If an occurrence of the event according to a predefined sequence is detected, the mechanism obtains ambient information using its short-range wireless capability to verify the actual occurrence of the event. Upon verifying the occurrence of the event, the mechanism performs a function, which can be a predetermined function or a real-time instructed function.

Claims

1. A method for automatically adjusting a setting of a device according to an occurrence of a meeting comprising:

monitoring an occurrence of a meeting in accordance with a chronological order in an electronic calendar;

identifying confirmation data stored in an event database in response to the meeting;

activating a personal area network (“

PAN”

) to collect ambient information relating to the meeting in response to the confirmation data;

verifying the occurrence of the meeting in response to comparison between collected ambient data and expected ambient environment; and

adjusting notification settings of the device when the occurrence of the meeting is confirmed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein activating a PAN further includes:

locating a nearby device that also has wireless capability through PAN;

obtaining an email identification from the nearby device; and

comparing the email identification from the nearby device with email identifications listed in stored meeting notice.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein activating a PAN further includes:

locating a location identification device utilizing the PAN;

obtaining a location identity from the location identification device through the PAN;

comparing the location identity with meeting room listed in a meeting notice; and

issuing a signal of a verified event when the location identity matches with the meeting room.