Computational Systems and Methods for Locating a Mobile Device

• US 20130172004A1
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: John D. Rinaldo Jr, Lowell L. Wood Jr
• Inventors: Bahl, Paramvir, Burger, Douglas C., Chandra, Ranveer, Dyor, Matthew G., Gates, William, Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Holman, Pablos, Kare, Jordin T., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Mundie, Craig J., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tan, Desney S., Tegreene, Clarence T., Whitmer, Charles, Wood, Victoria Y.H., Paek, Tim, Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Zhong, Lin
• Granted Patent: US 9,482,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/56 for presence detection presence detection using near field arrangements G01V3/00, e.g. G01V3/08, G01V3/12; burglar, theft or intruder alarms with electrical actuation G08B13/22 - G08B13/26
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/04 Systems determining the presence of a target
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

Systems and methods are described relating to detecting an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device; and presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity. Additionally, systems and methods are described relating to means for detecting an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device; and means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity.

Claims

1-84. -84. (canceled)

85. A system comprising:

a detector module configured to detect an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device; and

a presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity.

86. The system of claim 85, wherein the detector module configured to detect an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device comprises:

an electronic device detector module.

87. The system of claim 86, wherein the electronic device detector module comprises:

a phone detector module.

88. The system of claim 86, wherein the electronic device detector module comprises:

a computer detector module.

89. The system of claim 85, wherein the detector module configured to detect an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device comprises:

a sensor detector module.

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

an electromagnetic sensor detector module.

91. The system of claim 90, wherein the electromagnetic sensor detector module comprises:

an infrared detector module.

92. The system of claim 89, wherein the sensor detector module comprises:

an adjustable detector module.

93. The system of claim 85, wherein the detector module configured to detect an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device comprises:

a motion detector module.

94. The system of claim 93, wherein the motion detector module comprises:

a passive motion detector module.

95. The system of claim 94, wherein the passive motion detector module comprises:

a passive sensor module.

96. The system of claim 93, wherein the motion detector module comprises:

an active motion detector module.

97. The system of claim 96, wherein the active motion detector module comprises:

an ultrasonic detector module.

98. The system of claim 96, wherein the active motion detector module comprises:

a microwave detector module.

99. The system of claim 96, wherein the active motion detector module comprises:

an acoustic detector module.

100. The system of claim 93, wherein the motion detector module comprises:

a multi-technology detector module.

101. The system of claim 85, wherein the detector module configured to detect an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device comprises:

a vibration detector module.

102. The system of claim 101, wherein the vibration detector module comprises:

a seismic detector module.

103. The system of claim 85, wherein the detector module configured to detect an indication of a person within a specified proximity to at least one mobile device comprises:

a non-movement determiner module.

104. The system of claim 103, wherein the non-movement determiner module comprises:

a passive sensor determiner module.

105. The system of claim 103, wherein the non-movement determiner module comprises:

an accelerometer determiner module.

106. The system of claim 103, wherein the non-movement determiner module comprises:

a GPS determiner module.

107. The system of claim 103, wherein the non-movement determiner module comprises:

a seismic determiner module.

108. The system of claim 85, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity comprises:

a second device presenter module.

109. The system of claim 108, wherein the second device presenter module comprises:

a mobile device presenter module.

110. The system of claim 108, wherein the second device presenter module comprises:

a dedicated device presenter module.

111. The system of claim 85, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity comprises:

a transmitter module.

112. The system of claim 85, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity comprises:

a sound presenter module.

113. The system of claim 112, wherein the sound presenter module comprises:

a computer-created sound presenter module.

114. The system of claim 113, wherein the computer-created sound presenter module comprises:

a computer-created voice presenter module.

115. The system of claim 85, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity comprises:

a vibration presenter module.

116. The system of claim 85, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity comprises:

a visible presenter module.

117. The system of claim 116, wherein the visible presenter module comprises:

a light presenter module.

118. The system of claim 85, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the indication of the person within the specified proximity comprises:

a remote presenter module.