Disabling access point notifications

• US 9,247,393 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2014
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Naaman, Alexandre
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Tan H
• Application Number:
  US14/182,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20140162699A1
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.4, 455/412.2, 455/41.2, 455/407, 455/425, 455/433, 455/435, 455/566, 455/500, 455/436, 455/99, 455/442, 455/444, 455/450, 455/515, 455/552.1, 455/567, 455/115.3, 455/297, 455/456.3, 455/565, 455/67.11, 455/68, 455/414.2, 455/418, 455/404.2, 455/517, 455/414.1, 455/434, 370/230, 370/338, 370/328, 370/278, 701/424, 701/445, 701/213
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel

Abstract

Disabling wireless access point notifications is described. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be disabled when movement of the mobile device is detected. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be re-enabled when the mobile device detects that the mobile device has been stationary for a specified period of time following movement of the mobile device. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications can be disabled on a per access point basis.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a wireless access point at a device configured to present wireless access point notifications, wherein each presented wireless access point notification indicates that a respective wireless access point has been wirelessly detected and identifies the respective wireless access point;

determining whether the device is moving; and

disabling wireless access point notifications when the device is moving, wherein one or more other user interface features remain enabled when the device is moving, where the method is performed by one or more processors.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the device is moving based on a global position system signal.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a signal from the wireless access point;

determining a strength of the signal; and

determining whether the device is moving based on the strength of the signal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting that the device has stopped moving;

determining whether the device has been stationary for a configured period of time; and

enabling wireless access point notifications when the device has been stationary for the configured period of time.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting that the device has stopped moving; and

enabling wireless access point notifications in response to the detecting that the device has stopped moving.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

detecting a wireless access point at a device configured to present wireless access point notifications, wherein each presented wireless access point notification indicates that a respective wireless access point has been wirelessly detected and identifies the respective wireless access point;

determining whether the device is moving; and

disabling wireless access point notifications when the device is moving, wherein one or more other user interface features remain enabled when the device is moving.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause determining whether the device is moving based on a global position system signal.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

receiving a signal from the wireless access point;

determining a strength of the signal; and

determining whether the device is moving based on the strength of the signal.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

detecting that the device has stopped moving;

determining whether the device has been stationary for a configured period of time; and

enabling wireless access point notifications when the device has been stationary for the configured period of time.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

detecting that the device has stopped moving; and

enabling wireless access point notifications in response to the detecting that the device has stopped moving.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes;

detecting a wireless access point at a device configured to present wireless access point notifications, wherein each presented wireless access point notification indicates that a respective wireless access point has been wirelessly detected and identifies the respective wireless access point;

determining whether the device is moving; and

disabling wireless access point notifications when the device is moving, wherein one or more other user interface features remain enabled when the device is moving.

12. The system claim 11, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause determining whether the device is moving based on a global position system signal.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

receiving a signal from the wireless access point;

determining a strength of the signal; and

determining whether the device is moving based on the strength of the signal.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

detecting that the device has stopped moving;

determining whether the device has been stationary for a configured period of time; and

enabling wireless access point notifications when the device has been stationary for the configured period of time.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

detecting that the device has stopped moving; and

enabling wireless access point notifications in response to the detecting that the device has stopped moving.