Computational Systems and Methods for Locating a Mobile Device

• US 20130165160A1
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Bahl, Paramvir, Burger, Douglas C., Chandra, Ranveer, Dyor, Matthew G., Gates, William, Holman, Pablos, Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Kare, Jordin T., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Mundie, Craig J., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Paek, Tim, Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tan, Desney S., Tegreene, Clarence T., Whitmer, Charles, Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y. H., Zhong, Lin
• Granted Patent: US 9,591,437 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and methods are described relating to determining a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device and presenting an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement. Additionally, systems and methods are described relating to means for determining a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device and means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement.

Claims

1-72. -72. (canceled)

73. A system comprising:

a determiner module configured to determine a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device; and

a presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement.

74. The system of claim 73, wherein the determiner module configured to determine a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device comprises:

a motion sensor determiner module.

75. The system of claim 74, wherein the motion sensor determiner module comprises:

an accelerometer determiner module.

76. The system of claim 74, wherein the motion sensor determiner module comprises:

a triangulation determiner module.

77. The system of claim 74, wherein the motion sensor determiner module comprises:

a positioning determiner module.

78. The system of claim 73, wherein the determiner module configured to determine a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device comprises:

an information determiner module.

79. The system of claim 78, wherein the information determiner module comprises:

a call determiner module.

80. The system of claim 78, wherein the information determiner module comprises:

a text determiner module.

81. The system of claim 78, wherein the information determiner module comprises:

a data determiner module.

82. The system of claim 73, wherein the determiner module configured to determine a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device comprises:

a vibration determiner module.

83. The system of claim 82, wherein the vibration determiner module comprises:

an infrared determiner module.

84. The system of claim 82, wherein the vibration determiner module comprises:

a seismic determiner module.

85. The system of claim 82, wherein the vibration determiner module comprises:

an inertia determiner module.

86. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a mobile device presenter module.

87. The system of claim 86, wherein the mobile device presenter module comprises:

a cell presenter module.

88. The system of claim 87, wherein the cell presenter module comprises:

a dedicated cell presenter module.

89. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a transmitter module.

90. The system of claim 89, wherein the transmitter module comprises:

a GPS transmitter module.

91. The system of claim 89, wherein the transmitter module comprises:

a network transmitter module.

92. The system of claim 91, wherein the network transmitter module comprises:

an address transmitter module.

93. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a strength detector module.

94. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a sound presenter module.

95. The system of claim 94, wherein the sound presenter module comprises:

a computer sound presenter module.

96. The system of claim 95, wherein the computer sound presenter module comprises:

a voice presenter module.

97. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a vibrate presenter module.

98. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a visible presenter module.

99. The system of claim 98, wherein the visible presenter module comprises:

a light presenter module.

100. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a third party presenter module.

101. The system of claim 100, wherein the third party presenter module comprises:

a service presenter module.

102. The system of claim 100, wherein the third party presenter module comprises:

a security presenter module.

103. The system of claim 73, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement comprises:

a remote presenter module.