Systems and Methods for Establishing A Group Communication Based on Motion of a Mobile Device

• US 20130315107A1
• Filed: 05/23/2012
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Lindner, Mark A., Subbaramoo, Shobha M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,204,263 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/277
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/605 involving control of the receiver volume to provide a dual operational mode at close or far distance from the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

Methods and systems of communication using a mobile device include communicating with other mobile devices over an initial communication channel, detecting a first motion of the mobile device moving from a first position to a second position, establishing a second communication channel with the other mobile devices in response to the detected first motion, and communicating with the other mobile devices over the second communication channel. In an example, the initial communication may be a half-duplex communication channel, and the second communication channel may be a full-duplex communication channel. In another example, the initial communication may be a full-duplex communication channel, and the second communication channel may be a half-duplex communication channel.

Claims

1. A method of group communication using a first mobile device, comprising:

communicating with at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel;

detecting a first motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a user moving the first mobile device from a first position to a second position;

establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected first motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the full-duplex communication channel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detected first motion corresponds to the user moving the first mobile device to a position proximate the user'"'"'s ear.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating with the at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel comprises communicating in a Push-to-Talk (PTT) communication session.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second motion of the first mobile device corresponding to the user moving the device from the second position to the first position;

establishing a half-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device based on the detected second motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the half-duplex communication channel.

5. A method of group communication using a first mobile device, comprising:

communicating with at least one second mobile device over an initial communication channel;

detecting a motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a first user action;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

detecting a second motion of the device corresponding to a second user action; and

closing the new communication channel in response to the detected second motion.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the initial communication channel is an asynchronous communication channel, and wherein establishing a new communication channel comprises:

establishing a synchronous communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the initial communication channel is a synchronous communication channel, and wherein establishing a new communication channel comprises:

establishing a new synchronous communication channel that is different than the initial communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the initial synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel, and the new synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel.

10. A method of group communication using a first mobile device, comprising:

detecting a motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a particular user action;

determining at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein establishing a new communication channel comprises establishing a synchronous communication channel.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more textual/graphical elements displayed on the user interface with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the first mobile device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein determining at least one second mobile device comprises identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with a second mobile device displayed on the user interface of the first mobile device.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event and a map location displayed on the user interface with at least one second mobile device.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the first mobile device and the of the user interface context.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.

17. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

communicating with at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel;

detecting a first motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a user moving the mobile communication device from a first position to a second position;

establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected first motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the full-duplex communication channel.

18. The mobile communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the detected first motion corresponds to the user moving the mobile communication device to a position proximate the user'"'"'s ear.

19. The mobile communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that communicating with the at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel comprises communicating in a Push-to-Talk (PTT) communication session.

20. The mobile communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

detecting a second motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to the user moving the device from the second position to the first position;

establishing a half-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device based on the detected second motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the half-duplex communication channel.

21. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

communicating with at least one second mobile device over an initial communication channel;

detecting a motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a first user action;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

22. The mobile communication device of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

detecting a second motion of the device corresponding to a second user action; and

closing the new communication channel in response to the detected second motion.

23. The mobile communication device of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the initial communication channel is an asynchronous communication channel, and establishing a new communication channel comprises:

establishing a synchronous communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

24. The mobile communication device of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the initial communication channel is a synchronous communication channel, and establishing a new communication channel comprises:

establishing a new synchronous communication channel that is different than the initial communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

25. The mobile communication device of claim 24, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the initial synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel, and the new synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel.

26. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

detecting a motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a particular user action;

determining at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user at the mobile communication device;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

27. The mobile communication device of claim 26, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that establishing a new communication channel comprises establishing a synchronous communication channel.

28. The mobile communication device of claim 26, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more textual/graphical elements displayed on the user interface with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the mobile communication device.

29. The mobile communication device of claim 26, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with a second mobile device displayed on the user interface of the mobile communication device.

30. The mobile communication device of claim 26, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event and a map location displayed on the user interface with at least one second mobile device.

31. The mobile communication device of claim 26, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the mobile communication device and the of the user interface context.

32. The mobile communication device of claim 26, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.

33. A mobile communication device, comprising:

means for communicating with at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel;

means for detecting a first motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a user moving the mobile communication device from a first position to a second position;

means for establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected first motion; and

means for communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the full-duplex communication channel.

34. The mobile communication device of claim 33, wherein the detected first motion corresponds to the user moving the mobile communication device to a position proximate the user'"'"'s ear.

35. The mobile communication device of claim 33, wherein means for communicating with the at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel comprises means for communicating in a Push-to-Talk (PTT) communication session.

36. The mobile communication device of claim 33, further comprising:

means for detecting a second motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to the user moving the device from the second position to the first position;

means for establishing a half-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device based on the detected second motion; and

means for communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the half-duplex communication channel.

37. A mobile communication device, comprising:

means for communicating with at least one second mobile device over an initial communication channel;

means for detecting a motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a first user action;

means for establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected motion; and

means for communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

38. The mobile communication device of claim 37, further comprising:

means for detecting a second motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a second user action; and

means for closing the new communication channel in response to the detected second motion.

39. The mobile communication device of claim 37, wherein the initial communication channel is an asynchronous communication channel, and wherein means for establishing a new communication channel comprises:

means for establishing a synchronous communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

40. The mobile communication device of claim 37, wherein the initial communication channel is a synchronous communication channel, and wherein means for establishing a new communication channel comprises:

means for establishing a new synchronous communication channel that is different than the initial communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

41. The mobile communication device of claim 40, wherein the initial synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel, and the new synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel.

42. A mobile communication device, comprising:

means for detecting a motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a particular user action;

means for determining at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user at the mobile communication device;

means for establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device; and

means for communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

43. The mobile communication device of claim 42, wherein means for establishing a new communication channel comprises means for establishing a synchronous communication channel.

44. The mobile communication device of claim 42, wherein means for determining at least one second mobile device comprises means for associating one or more textual/graphical elements displayed on the user interface with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the mobile communication device.

45. The mobile communication device of claim 42, wherein means for determining at least one second mobile device comprises means for identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with a second mobile device displayed on the user interface of the mobile communication device.

46. The mobile communication device of claim 42, wherein means for determining at least one second mobile device comprises means for associating one or more of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event and a map location displayed on the user interface with at least one second mobile device.

47. The mobile device of claim 42, further comprising:

means for determining a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the mobile communication device and the of the user interface context.

48. The mobile communication device of claim 47, further comprising:

means for determining a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.

49. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a first mobile communication device to perform operations comprising:

communicating with at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel;

detecting a first motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a user moving the first mobile device from a first position to a second position;

establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected first motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the full-duplex communication channel.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that the detected first motion corresponds to the user moving the first mobile device to a position proximate the user'"'"'s ear.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that communicating with the at least one second mobile device over a half-duplex communication channel comprises communicating in a Push-to-Talk (PTT) communication session.

52. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

detecting a second motion of the first mobile device corresponding to the user moving the device from the second position to the first position;

establishing a half-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device based on the detected second motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the half-duplex communication channel.

53. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a first mobile communication device to perform operations comprising:

communicating with at least one second mobile device over an initial communication channel;

detecting a motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a first user action;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device in response to the detected motion; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

54. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 53, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

detecting a second motion of the device corresponding to a second user action; and

closing the new communication channel in response to the detected second motion.

55. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 53, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that the initial communication channel is an asynchronous communication channel, and establishing a new communication channel comprises:

establishing a synchronous communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

56. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 53, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that the initial communication channel is a synchronous communication channel, and establishing a new communication channel comprises:

establishing a new synchronous communication channel that is different than the initial communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

57. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that the initial synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel, and the new synchronous communication channel is selected from the group consisting of a half-duplex voice channel, a full-duplex voice channel, a streaming touchpoints channel and a video channel.

58. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a first mobile communication device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a particular user action;

determining at least one second mobile device based on a user interface context presented to the user;

establishing a new communication channel with the at least one second mobile device; and

communicating with the at least one second mobile device over the new communication channel.

59. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 58, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that establishing a new communication channel comprises establishing a synchronous communication channel.

60. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 58, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more textual/graphical elements displayed on the user interface with a particular device or devices stored in stored contacts of the first mobile device.

61. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 58, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises identifying one or more unique identifiers associated with a second mobile device displayed on the user interface of the first mobile device.

62. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 58, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that determining at least one second mobile device comprises associating one or more of a conversation window, a photograph, a video, a calendar event and a map location displayed on the user interface with at least one second mobile device.

63. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 58, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on at least one of the detected motion of the first mobile device and the of the user interface context.

64. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 58, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

determining a type of communication channel to establish based on a prior communication with the at least one second mobile device.