TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING COMMUNICATION STATE USING ACCELEROMETER DATA
First Claim
1. A method for communicating with a user on a network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a first network node, acceleration data that indicates acceleration of a different mobile network node associated with a user of a network, wherein the user is at least one of a living user of the network and a vehicular user of the network;
determining a communication state for the user based at least in part on the acceleration data, wherein the communication state indicates a type of network communication suitable for communicating with the user; and
causing network communications with the mobile network node to be based on the communication state.
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Abstract
Techniques for communicating with a user on a network include receiving acceleration data that indicates acceleration of a mobile network node associated with a user of a network. The user is a living user of the network, such as a human user, or a vehicular user of the network, such as a satellite, plane, ship, automobile or robot. A communication state for the user is determined based at least in part on the acceleration data. The communication state indicates a type of network communication suitable for communicating with the user. Network communications with the user are based on the communication state. Among other uses, such techniques allow a network communicating with a human through a mobile node carried by the human to infer from stopped or unusual motions when the human'"'"'s ability to receive or act on communications is impaired or otherwise affected.
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1 Claim
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1. A method for communicating with a user on a network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a first network node, acceleration data that indicates acceleration of a different mobile network node associated with a user of a network, wherein the user is at least one of a living user of the network and a vehicular user of the network; determining a communication state for the user based at least in part on the acceleration data, wherein the communication state indicates a type of network communication suitable for communicating with the user; and causing network communications with the mobile network node to be based on the communication state.
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