MOBILE DEVICE INACTIVE MODE AND INACTIVE MODE VERIFICATION

• US 20150031418A1
• Filed: 10/15/2014
• Published: 01/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TJTM Technologies LLC (SMTM Technology, LLC)
• Original Assignee: SMTM Technology, LLC
• Inventors: Bovis, Nick
• Granted Patent: US 8,958,853 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/64 Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations centralised dictation systems H04M11/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/651 Text message transmission triggered by call automatic reactions in messaging within packet-switching networks H04L51/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42195 Arrangements for calling back a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy H04M3/48
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42374 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile device, comprising: a processor; and a memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the steps of: receiving a user selection to automatically enter an inactive mode in response to an action within the mobile device indicating the device is being used in a moving vehicle; receiving a communication from a wireless communication module; if the mobile device is not in inactive mode, providing a notification to the user that a communication has been received; if the mobile device is in inactive mode, transmitting an away message via the wireless module.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the steps of;

providing a graphical user interface through which a user customizes one or more functions of the mobile device when placed in an inactive mode;

receiving a user selection to automatically enter the inactive mode in response to the pairing of the mobile device with a second device;

receiving a user selection of an away message to use when the mobile device is in inactive mode;

in response to the pairing of the mobile device and the second device, placing the mobile device in inactive mode;

when the mobile device is in inactive mode, in response to receiving a communication from a wireless communication module, transmitting the user selected away message via the wireless module.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the memory further includes instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the step of:

when the mobile device is in inactive mode, in response to receiving the communication from the wireless communication module, suppressing any sound, visual, and vibration communication cues that would have accompanied the communication had the mobile device not been in inactive mode.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the memory further includes instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the step of:

providing a notification of the communications upon completion of the inactive mode.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the second device is a vehicle.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the communication received from the wireless communication module is an SMS message.

6. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the communication received from the wireless communication module is an email.

7. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the communication received from the wireless communication module is a cellular phone call.

8. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the user selected away message is a user customized away message.

9. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the memory further includes instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the step of:

when the mobile device is placed in inactive mode, provide a notification to a certification server that the mobile device is in inactive mode.

10. The mobile device of claim 9 wherein the memory further includes instructions that when executed by the processor cause it to perform the step of:

when the mobile device exits inactive mode, provide a notification to a certification server that the mobile device exited inactive mode.