Context-detected auto-mode switching
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- a set of environmental sensors enclosed within the communication device;
an analysis module in communication with the set of environmental sensors and enclosed within the communication device, wherein the analysis module infers current environmental conditions via the set of environmental sensors;
a mode switching module in communication with the analysis module and a plurality of operating features for the communication device, wherein the mode switching module receives commands from the analysis module to alter the plurality of operating features based on a match between the inferred environmental conditions and a mode template.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed providing the automatic, self configuration of a communication device to adjust to the user'"'"'s environmental circumstances. Method includes creating a set of mode templates corresponding to a plurality of potential environmental circumstances and may be stored in a database in the computer readable memory of the communication device. At predetermined intervals, a suite of environmental sensors integral to the communication device may periodically sample the user'"'"'s environment. The user'"'"'s environmental circumstances may be derived by an analysis module based on the output of the suite of environmental sensors. The derived set of environmental circumstances may then be compared to the mode templates to determine a matching mode template. A change to a plurality of communication device operational settings may then be made based at least partially on the matching mode template.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a set of environmental sensors enclosed within the communication device; an analysis module in communication with the set of environmental sensors and enclosed within the communication device, wherein the analysis module infers current environmental conditions via the set of environmental sensors; a mode switching module in communication with the analysis module and a plurality of operating features for the communication device, wherein the mode switching module receives commands from the analysis module to alter the plurality of operating features based on a match between the inferred environmental conditions and a mode template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A context based, personal communication device mode switching method comprising:
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creating a set of mode templates corresponding to a plurality of potential environmental circumstances; deriving a current set of environmental circumstances from an output of a set of environmental sensors by an analysis module in communication with the set of environmental sensors; comparing the derived set of environmental circumstances to the set of mode templates to determine a matching mode template; and implementing a change to a plurality of operational settings of the personal communication device based at least partially on the matching mode template. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium upon which are recorded instructions to:
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create a mode template corresponding to a set of defined environmental circumstances; derive a current set of environmental circumstances from an input of a set of environmental sensors by an analysis module in communication with the set of environmental sensors, wherein the set of environmental sensors and the analysis module are enclosed within a personal communication device; select the mode template matching the current set of environmental circumstances; and implement a change to a set of operational settings for the personal communication device as directed by the selected mode template. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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