Systems and methods for indicating presence for an online service with a mobile telecommunications device based on movement

• US 7,831,262 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2006
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Bergstrom, Dean W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro; Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chughtai; Sarwat
• Application Number:
  US11/462,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20080032665A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,559 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/403, 455/565, 455/569.1, 455/456.4, 455/457, 455/404.2, 4554141-4144, 455/550.1, 455/551, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/554.1, 455/555, 4555562-561, 455/569.2, 701/201, 701/206, 701/213, 701/200
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

A mobile telecommunications device is disclosed. The mobile telecommunications device may be configured for use with an online service provider. The mobile telecommunications device may include a processor. The mobile telecommunications device may include memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions may be stored in the memory for setting a presence based on the motion state of the mobile device. The instructions may be executable to connect to the online service provider. The instructions may be executable to determine whether the mobile telecommunications device is moving. The instructions may be executable to set the presence based on the motion state. The instructions may be executable to communicate the presence to the online service provider.

Claims

1. A mobile telecommunications device that is configured for use with an online service provider, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory for setting a presence based on a motion state of the mobile device, the instructions being executable to cause the processor to perform the process of;

turn on or off a motion state presence mode;

connect to the online service provider;

determine whether the mobile telecommunications device is moving either via translation or rotation, wherein when the device is moving the device travels a distance and is not stationary, and wherein when the device is not moving the device is stationary;

set the presence based on the motion state after waiting a period of time after detecting the movement of the device traveling the distance, wherein the period of time that is waited after detecting the movement of the device is selectable, and wherein the presence indicates either availability or unavailability; and

communicate the presence to the online service provider, wherein if the motion state presence mode is turned on, the device will automatically set the presence without requiring navigation through menus on the device in order to set the presence of the device.

2. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device comprises a cellular telephone.

3. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 2, wherein the cellular telephone is a location technology enabled cellular telephone.

4. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 3, wherein the motion state of the mobile telecommunications device changes if the location technology enabled cellular telephone is moving or stationary.

5. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 4, wherein the presence indicates a first presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is moving and wherein the presence indicates a second presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is stationary.

6. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 5, wherein the first presence indication indicates that a user of the device is available and wherein the second presence indication indicates that a user of the device is not available.

7. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the online service provider is selected from the group consisting of an instant messaging service, a chat room service, a video conferencing service, a virtual meeting service, a virtual whiteboard session, a push to talk session, and a presence aware phonebook.

8. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 7, wherein the presence is communicated to the online service provider by an instant messenger application running on the mobile telecommunications device.

9. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, further comprising motion monitor instructions that are executed to determine the motion state of the mobile telecommunications device.

10. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, further comprising user settings stored in the memory, wherein the user settings comprise preconfigured messages for a presence indicator.

11. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device comprises a location technology enabled cellular telephone, and wherein the motion state of the mobile telecommunications device changes if the location technology enabled cellular telephone is moving or stationary, and wherein the presence is automatically changed based on the motion state.

12. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions are further executable to continue to monitor the motion state.

13. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 11, wherein the executable instructions are further executable to continue to update the presence based on the motion state.

14. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 13, wherein the time period is reset if there has been a change in the motion state.

21. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device comprises a cellular telephone, wherein the cellular telephone is a location technology enabled cellular telephone, wherein the presence indicates a first presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is moving and wherein the presence indicates a second presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is stationary, wherein the executable instructions are further executable to continue to update the presence based on the motion state, wherein the time period is reset if there has been a change in the motion state, and wherein the presence is communicated to the online service provider by an instant messenger application running on the mobile telecommunications device.

22. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device comprises a cellular telephone, wherein the cellular telephone is a location technology enabled cellular telephone, wherein the presence indicates a first presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is moving and wherein the presence indicates a second presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is stationary, wherein the executable instructions are further executable to continue to update the presence based on the motion state, wherein after the time period has concluded, it is determined whether the device is in the same state as it was when the time period began period, and wherein the presence is communicated to the online service provider by an instant messenger application running on the mobile telecommunications device.

23. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device comprises a cellular telephone, wherein the cellular telephone is a location technology enabled cellular telephone, wherein the presence indicates a first presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is moving and wherein the presence indicates a second presence indication when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is stationary, wherein the executable instructions are further executable to continue to update the presence based on the motion state, wherein the presence is communicated to the online service provider by an instant messenger application running on the mobile telecommunications device, and wherein when the device is moved, the device travels from coordinates X₀, Y₀, Z₀ (measured at time t₀) to coordinates X₁, Y₁, Z₁ (measured at time t₁) that defines the distance.

15. In a mobile telecommunications device, a method for setting a presence based on a motion state of the mobile telecommunications device comprising:

turning on a motion presence state mode;

connecting to an online service provider;

determining the motion state of the mobile telecommunications device by determining whether the device is moving either via translation or rotation, wherein when the device is moving the device travels a distance and is not stationary, and wherein when the device is not moving the device is stationary;

setting the presence based on the motion state after waiting a period of time after detecting the movement of the device traveling the distance, wherein the period of time that is waited after detecting the movement of the device is selectable, and wherein the presence indicates either availability or unavailability; and

communicating the presence to the online service provider, wherein if the motion state presence mode is turned on, the device will automatically set the presence without requiring navigation through menus on the device in order to set the presence of the device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the mobile telecommunications device comprises a location technology enabled cellular telephone.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the presence indicates that a user of the device is available when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is moving and wherein the presence indicates that a user of the device is not available when the location technology enabled cellular telephone is stationary.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the online service provider is selected from the group consisting of an instant messaging service, a chat room service, a video conferencing service, a virtual meeting service, and a virtual whiteboard session, a push to talk session, and a presence aware phonebook.

19. A system for providing presence of a mobile telecommunications device, the system comprising:

an online service provider that is in electronic communication with a network;

a plurality of subscribers to the online service provider; and

a mobile telecommunications device that is configured for use with the online service provider, comprising;

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory for setting a presence based on a motion state of the mobile telecommunications device, the instructions being executable to cause the processor to perform the process of;

turn on or off a motion state presence mode;

connect to the online service provider;

determine whether the mobile telecommunications device is moving either via translation or rotation, wherein when the device is moving the device travels a distance and is not stationary, and wherein when the device is not moving the device is stationary;

set the presence based on the motion state after waiting a period of time after detecting the movement of the device traveling the distance wherein the period of time that is waited after detecting the movement of the device is selectable, and wherein the presence indicates either availability or unavailability; and

communicate the presence to the online service provider, wherein if the motion state presence mode is turned on, the device will automatically set the presence without requiring navigation through menus on the device in order to set the presence of the device; and

wherein the online service provider receives the presence from the mobile telecommunications device and sends the presence to one or more of the plurality of subscribers.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the mobile telecommunications device comprises a location technology enabled cellular telephone.