Techniques for Determining Communication State Using Accelerometer Data
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Abstract
Techniques for communicating with a user on a network include receiving acceleration data that indicates acceleration of a mobile network node associated with a user of a network. A communication state for the user is determined based at least in part on the acceleration data. The communication state indicates a type of network communication suitable for communicating with the user. Network communications with the user are based on the communication state. Among other uses, such techniques allow a network communicating with a human through a mobile node carried by the human to infer from stopped or unusual motions when the human'"'"'s ability to receive or act on communications is impaired or otherwise affected.
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20 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory including an acceleration characteristic associated with a human walking motion; an accelerometer configured to generate data indicative of changes in motion experienced by the apparatus; and a processor configured to identify the human walking motion based at least on a comparison of the data indicative of changes in motion experienced by the apparatus to the characteristic associated with the human walking motion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving, from an accelerometer, data indicative of changes in motion experienced by an apparatus; performing a comparison of a library of acceleration characteristics associated with corresponding user activities to the data indicative of changes in motion; and determining a state of a user of the apparatus based at least on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed are configured to:
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receive data indicative of changes in motion experienced by an apparatus; perform a comparison of a library of acceleration characteristics associated with corresponding user activities to the data indicative of changes in motion; and determine a state of a user of the apparatus based at least on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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