Automatic volume control based on context and location
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining that a mobile computing device has been placed in a vehicle, the mobile computing device having a programmable audio output volume; and
in response to the determining, automatically increasing the audio output volume of the mobile computing device to a predefined audio output volume.
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Abstract
The present disclosure involves a method of automatic volume adjustment based on context and location. A determination is made that a mobile computing device has been placed in a vehicle. The determination may be made by detecting that the mobile computing device has been plugged into a dock inside the vehicle, or by detecting that a movement speed of the mobile computing device is within a normal speed range of the vehicle. The mobile computing device has a programmable audio output volume. In response to the determination, the audio output volume of the mobile computing device is automatically increased to a predefined audio output volume. In some embodiments, the volume setting of the mobile computing device is recorded before the volume is automatically increased, and the mobile computing device restores the original volume setting after the mobile computing device is taken out of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining that a mobile computing device has been placed in a vehicle, the mobile computing device having a programmable audio output volume; and in response to the determining, automatically increasing the audio output volume of the mobile computing device to a predefined audio output volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a computer memory storage module configured to store executable computer programming code; and a computer processor module operatively coupled to the computer memory storage module, wherein the computer processor module is configured to execute the computer programming code to perform the following operations; determining that a mobile computing device has been placed in a vehicle, the mobile computing device having a programmable audio output volume; and in response to the determining, automatically increasing the audio output volume of the mobile computing device to a predefined audio output volume.
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request from a user of the mobile computing device, the request specifying that the mobile computing device should be set in a mute mode or in a vibrate mode when the mobile computing device is at a predetermined location; thereafter detecting an arrival of the mobile computing at the predetermined location; recording, in response to the detecting the arrival, an audio output volume setting of the mobile computing device; setting, in response to the detecting the arrival and after the recording, the mobile computing device in the mute mode or the vibrate mode; thereafter detecting a departure of the mobile computing device from the predetermined location; and restoring, in response to the detecting the departure, the mobile computing device to the recorded audio output volume setting. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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