Method and apparatus of modifying a device according to acquaintance information
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1. A method, comprising:
- performing a modification to a current state of a mobile station based on a level associated with at least one acquaintance, wherein the modification to the current state of the mobile station comprises at least one of a change in audio and a change in video of the mobile station; and
determining whether the mobile station is already modified from its previous state, and if not, then enabling the modification to the mobile station, and if so, then not enabling the modification to the mobile station.
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Abstract
Disclosed are examples of modifying a current state of a mobile station based on the location of the mobile station with respect to a nearby acquaintance. The method may include detecting a presence of a mobile station in a predefined domain area identified by an application, the predefined domain area being associated with at least one acquaintance, and performing a modification to a current state of the mobile station based on a level associated with the at least one acquaintance.
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1. A method, comprising:
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performing a modification to a current state of a mobile station based on a level associated with at least one acquaintance, wherein the modification to the current state of the mobile station comprises at least one of a change in audio and a change in video of the mobile station; and determining whether the mobile station is already modified from its previous state, and if not, then enabling the modification to the mobile station, and if so, then not enabling the modification to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory configured to store acquaintance level information; and a processor configured to perform a modification to a current state of a mobile station based on a level associated with the acquaintance level information, wherein the modification to the current state of the mobile station comprises at least one of a change in audio and a change in video of the mobile station; wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the mobile station is already modified from its previous state, and if not, then enabling the modification to the mobile station, and if so, then not enabling the modification to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:
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performing a modification to a current state of a mobile station based on a level associated with at least one acquaintance, wherein the modification to the current state of the mobile station comprises at least one of a change in audio and a change in video of the mobile station; and determining whether the mobile station is already modified from its previous state, and if not, then enabling the modification to the mobile station, and if so, then not enabling the modification to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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