Message transmitted automatically in response to imminent power source depletion of mobile station

• US 9,078,114 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Original Assignee: Core Wiresless Licensing SARL (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Inventors: Kuulusa, Mika, Kuulusa, Juha
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US14/092,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20140087706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-4144, 4554561-457, 455/466, 455572-574
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/371 with remote indication, e.g. on external chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Described herein are a method, apparatus and computer program to automatically inform a second party to a call that a first party to the call has or will disconnect due to a power source, such as a battery, of a terminal used by the first party becoming depleted. The second party can be informed by the generation and transmission of any suitable type of message, including a SMS message, a MMS message and a IMS message.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

participating, by a communication apparatus, in a call involving an exchange of voice data between a first party and a second party;

generating, by the communication apparatus, a customized message for the second party, the customized message indicating that the call will terminate due to a power source of the communication apparatus becoming depleted and comprising information based on data obtained by the communication apparatus prior to the establishment of the call; and

in response to termination of the call, sending the message to the second party.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on which the customized message is based includes a location of the communication apparatus.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is specified by the first party.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is located in an address book of the communication apparatus.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on which the customized message is based includes a name of the second party stored in an address book of the communication apparatus.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is an image or video clip selected by the first party.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is obtained from at least one sensor of the communication apparatus.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one sensor implements at least one of a GPS function or a velocity determining function.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing information stored by the communication apparatus to determine an email address of the other party to the call, and wherein the message is sent to the other party via the email address.

10. A non-transitory computer readable memory medium that stores program instructions operable when executed to:

participate in a call involving an exchange of voice data between a first party and a second party;

generate a customized message for the second party, the customized message indicates that the call will terminate due to a power source of a communication apparatus becoming depleted and comprising information based on data obtained by the communication apparatus prior to the establishment of the call; and

in response to termination of the call, send the message to the second party.

11. The memory medium of claim 10, wherein the data on which the customized message is based includes a location of the communication apparatus.

12. The memory medium of claim 10, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is specified by the first party.

13. The memory medium of claim 10, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is located in an address book of the communication apparatus.

14. The memory medium of claim 10, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is an image or video clip selected by the first party.

15. The memory medium of claim 10, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is obtained from at least one sensor of the communication apparatus.

16. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a power source;

a transceiver configured to conduct a call with at least one other party; and

a controller configured to;

participate in a call involving an exchange of voice data between a first party and a second party;

generate a customized message for the second party, the customized message indicates that the call will terminate due to a power source of the communication apparatus becoming depleted and comprising information based on data obtained by the communication apparatus prior to the establishment of the call; and

in response to termination of the call, send the message to the second party.

17. The communication apparatus of claim 16, wherein the data on which the customized message is based includes a location of the communication apparatus.

18. The communication apparatus of claim 16, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is specified by the first party.

19. The communication apparatus of claim 16, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is located in an address book of the communication apparatus.

20. The communication apparatus of claim 16, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is an image or video clip selected by the first party.

21. The communication apparatus of claim 16, wherein the data on which the customized message is based is obtained from at least one sensor of the communication apparatus.