Contextually Aware Mobile Device

• US 20150087264A1
• Filed: 09/23/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amit Goyal
• Original Assignee: Amit Goyal
• Inventors: Goyal, Amit
• Application Number:
  US14/034,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20150087264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/34 Power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

A method for determining if a mobile device is in a vehicle includes monitoring an acceleration of the mobile device for a time interval during a period of time. The method also includes calculating one or more characteristics of the acceleration of the mobile device during the time interval and comparing the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to a set of threshold values. The method further includes determining the state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to the set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device includes an in-vehicle state, a non-vehicle state.

Claims

1. A method for enabling an automatic checkout of a user associated with a mobile device comprising:

monitoring the mobile device for a first time interval during a first period of time;

calculating one or more characteristics of the mobile device during the first time interval;

comparing the one or more characteristics to a first set of threshold values;

determining a state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics to the first set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device comprises an at-destination state and an in-transit state; and

based on determining a change of the state of the mobile device from the at-destination state to the in-transit state, performing an automatic checkout.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the mobile device include acceleration.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the mobile device include rotation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the mobile device include location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the automatic checkout includes the location of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the automatic checkout includes updating another system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the automatic checkout includes asking for user approval.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to performing the automatic checkout a check-in is performed.

9. The method of 8, wherein performing the automatic checkout includes calculating a time period between the check-in and the automatic checkout.

10. A method for enabling an automatic check-in of a user associated with a mobile device comprising:

monitoring an acceleration of the mobile device for a first time interval during a first period of time;

calculating one or more characteristics of the acceleration of the mobile device during the first time interval;

comparing the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to a first set of threshold values;

determining a state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics of the acceleration to the first set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device comprises an at-destination state if the acceleration is less than a first minimum threshold and an in-transit state if the acceleration is more than the first minimum threshold; and

based on determining a change of the state of the mobile device from the in-transit state to the at-destination state, performing an automatic check-in.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising calculating one or more characteristics of the rotation of the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising calculating one or more characteristics of the location of the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein performing the automatic check-in includes the location of the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein performing the automatic check-in includes updating another system.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein performing the automatic check-in includes asking for user approval.

16. A method for automatically determining a user associated with a mobile device has exited a vehicle comprising:

monitoring the mobile device for a first time interval during a first period of time;

calculating one or more characteristics of the mobile device during the first time interval;

comparing the one or more characteristics to a first set of threshold values;

determining a state of the mobile device based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics to the first set of threshold values, wherein the state of the mobile device comprises an in-vehicle state, a non-vehicle state; and

based on determining a change of the state of the mobile device from the in-vehicle state to the non-vehicle state, calculating the user associated with the mobile device has exited the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics of the mobile device include motion.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics of the mobile device include location.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics of the mobile device include Bluetooth connectivity.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics of the mobile device include sound.