Method, apparatus and system for automated change of an operating mode relating to a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for changing a first operating mode of a wireless device, comprising:
- determining whether at least one state of the wireless device has changed, wherein the determining is performed using at least one integrated device of the wireless device, wherein the at least one state of the wireless device is based upon at least one of a physical factor or an environmental factor, wherein the physical factor is at least one of a speed, a velocity, an acceleration, a movement, or a vibration of the wireless device, and wherein the environmental factor is at least one of a pressure, a temperature, a luminous intensity, or a sound experienced by the wireless device;
determining whether the change in the at least one state of the wireless device indicates that the first operating mode should be changed; and
changing to a second operating mode of the wireless device in response to a determination that the change in the at least one state of the wireless device indicates that the first operating mode should be changed, wherein changing to the second operating mode comprises altering at least one wireless communication operation of the wireless device, and wherein the second operating mode comprises all of the following operating modes;
a train mode, wherein the train mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device;
a vehicle mode, wherein the vehicle mode comprises restricting cellular communications not conducted through a hands-free operation;
a boat mode, wherein the boat mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; and
an environmental condition mode, wherein the environmental condition mode comprises restricting at least one feature of the wireless device to prevent damage to the wireless device from at least one environmental condition.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for automatically changing the operating mode of a wireless device are provided. A determination is made whether at least one state of the wireless device has changed. This determination is performed using at least one integrated device of the wireless device. A determination is made whether the change in the state of the wireless device indicates that the first operating mode should be changed. The operating mode is changed to a second operating mode of the wireless device in response to a determination that the change in the state of the wireless device indicates that the first operating mode should be changed. Changing to the second operating mode includes altering at least one wireless communication operation of the wireless device. Examples of the second operating mode may include, but is not limited to, an airplane mode, a train mode, a vehicle mode, an environmental condition mode; or a device-access mode.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for changing a first operating mode of a wireless device, comprising:
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determining whether at least one state of the wireless device has changed, wherein the determining is performed using at least one integrated device of the wireless device, wherein the at least one state of the wireless device is based upon at least one of a physical factor or an environmental factor, wherein the physical factor is at least one of a speed, a velocity, an acceleration, a movement, or a vibration of the wireless device, and wherein the environmental factor is at least one of a pressure, a temperature, a luminous intensity, or a sound experienced by the wireless device; determining whether the change in the at least one state of the wireless device indicates that the first operating mode should be changed; and changing to a second operating mode of the wireless device in response to a determination that the change in the at least one state of the wireless device indicates that the first operating mode should be changed, wherein changing to the second operating mode comprises altering at least one wireless communication operation of the wireless device, and wherein the second operating mode comprises all of the following operating modes; a train mode, wherein the train mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; a vehicle mode, wherein the vehicle mode comprises restricting cellular communications not conducted through a hands-free operation; a boat mode, wherein the boat mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; and an environmental condition mode, wherein the environmental condition mode comprises restricting at least one feature of the wireless device to prevent damage to the wireless device from at least one environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless device capable of having a plurality of operating modes, the wireless device comprising:
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an integrated device capable of determining at least one of an environmental factor, a physical factor, or a user-access factor relating to the wireless device, wherein the physical factor is at least one of a speed, a velocity, an acceleration, a movement, or a vibration of the wireless device, and wherein the environmental factor is at least one of a pressure, a temperature, a luminous intensity, or a sound experienced by the wireless device; and a processor operatively coupled to the integrated device, the processor adapted to determine whether a change of at least one state of the wireless device has occurred based upon at least one of the environmental factor, the physical factor, or the user-access factor, said processor also adapted to change a first operating mode of the plurality of operating modes of the wireless device, to a second operating mode of the plurality of operating modes of the wireless device in response to the change of the state of the wireless device, wherein the first and second operating modes relate to at least one communication function of the wireless device, and wherein the first operating mode is a standard operation mode of the wireless device and the second operating comprises all of the following operating modes; a train mode, wherein the train mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; a vehicle mode, wherein the vehicle mode comprises restricting cellular communications to hands-free operation; a boat mode, wherein the boat mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; and an environmental condition mode, wherein the environmental condition mode comprises restricting at least one feature of the wireless device to reduce damage to the wireless device from at least one environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs a method for changing a first operating mode of a wireless device, comprising:
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determining at least one of a physical factor, an environmental factor, or an access-related factor experienced by the wireless device using at least one integrated device of the wireless device, wherein the physical factor is at least one of a speed, a velocity, an acceleration, a movement, or a vibration of the wireless device, and wherein the environmental factor is at least one of a pressure, a temperature, a luminous intensity, or a sound experienced by the wireless device; determining whether a condition of the wireless device based upon the at least one of the physical factor, the environmental factor, or the access-related factor experienced by the wireless device, has changed; determining whether the change in the condition of the wireless device compared to a previous condition of the wireless device, is over a predetermined threshold; and changing to a second operating mode of the wireless device from the first operating mode in response to a determination that the change in the condition of the wireless device is above the predetermined threshold wherein the first operating mode comprises a first wireless communication feature and the second operating mode comprises a second communication feature, and wherein the second operating mode comprises all of the following operating modes; a train mode, wherein the train mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; a vehicle mode, wherein the vehicle mode comprises restricting cellular communications not conducted through a hands-free operation; a boat mode, wherein the boat mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; and an environmental condition mode, wherein the environmental condition mode comprises restricting at least one feature of the wireless device to prevent damage to the wireless device from at least one environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A cellular communications system comprising:
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a cell comprising an antenna operatively coupled with an antenna control unit, the antenna control unit is adapted to control communications within the cell, the antenna control unit is also adapted to affect at least one electrical characteristic of the antenna; a base station communicatively coupled to the cell, the base station being adapted to manage communications relating to the cell by controlling a performance of the antenna control unit of the cell associated with the cellular communications system; and a wireless device communicatively coupled to the cell, the wireless device comprising; an integrated device capable of determining at least one of an environmental factor, a physical factor, or a user-access factor relating to the wireless device; and a processor operatively coupled to the integrated device, the processor adapted to determine whether a change of a state of the wireless device has occurred based upon at least one of the environmental factor, the physical factor, or the user-access factor, said processor also adapted to change a first operating mode of a plurality of operating modes of the wireless device, to a second operating mode of the plurality of operating modes of the wireless device in response to the change of the state of the wireless device, and wherein the first operating mode is a standard operation mode of the wireless device and the second operating comprises all of the following operating modes; a train mode, wherein the train mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; a vehicle mode, wherein the vehicle mode comprises restricting cellular communications to hands-free operation; a boat mode, wherein the boat mode comprises disabling a cellular communications feature of the wireless device and allowing non-cellular communications operation of the wireless device; and an environmental condition mode, wherein the environmental condition mode comprises restricting at least one feature of the wireless device to reduce damage to the wireless device from at least one environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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