System and method for managing communications on a mobile communication device based upon a user's behavior

• US 9,513,867 B1
• Filed: 06/19/2015
• Issued: 12/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Tokunaga, Kazunori
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Hemant
• Application Number:
  US14/745,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20160371050A1
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 379 37- 52, 379 671- 9337, 379/201.01, 700/94
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10546 specifically adapted for audio data

Abstract

A device for managing communications on a mobile communication device based upon behavior of a user has a controller, The controller reviews data stored within applications of the mobile communication device, identifies one or more key terms within applications stored on the mobile communication device, determines if the one or more key terms belongs to at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories, generates one or more reminder task items associated with the data and the one or more key terms identified, identifies a genre of music being played on an audio source, and determines whether the genre of music belongs to at least one of a plurality of pre-defined mood categories. The controller generates a notification message associated with one of the reminder task items when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

Claims

1. A device for managing communications on a mobile communication device based upon behavior of a user comprising:

a controller reviewing data stored within applications of the mobile communication device, identifying one or more key terms within applications stored on the mobile communication device, determining if the one or more key terms belongs to at least one of a plurality of pre-defined mood categories, generating one or more reminder task items associated with the data and the one or more key terms identified, monitoring a decibel level of a song being played on an audio source to identify a genre of music being played on the audio source, and determining whether the genre of music belongs to at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories, wherein the controller generating a notification message associated with one of the reminder task items when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises:

a music genre recognition module identifying the genre of music being played on the audio source and determining whether the genre of music belongs to at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories;

a term recognition module identifying the one or more key terms within the applications stored on the mobile communication device and identifying whether the one or more key terms belongs to at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories; and

a reminder task item generator module generating the one or more reminder task items.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the controller comprises a notification generator module generating the notification message.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the controller comprises an instruction generator module modifying incoming communications when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the instruction generator module sending all incoming phone calls directly to voicemail when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the instruction generator module setting a ringtone volume of the mobile communication device to at least one of silent and vibrate when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

7. The device of claim 1, comprising a database coupled to the controller storing the one or more key terms and grouping the one or more key terms into at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories.

8. The device of claim 2, wherein the term recognition module comparing the one or more key terms from at least one of a calendar event calendar management application, a messaging application, an email application or a contact management application on the mobile communication device of the user.

9. The device of claim 2, wherein the music genre recognition module receiving music genre data from one of a stereo system of a vehicle or a music player on the mobile communication device.

10. A device for managing communications on a mobile communication device based upon behavior of a user comprising:

a music genre recognition module monitoring a decibel level of a song being played on an audio source to identify the genre of music being played on the audio source and determining whether the genre of music belongs to at least one of a plurality of pre-defined mood categories;

a term recognition module identifying one or more key terms within applications stored on the mobile communication device and identifying whether the one or more key terms belongs to at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories;

a reminder task item generator module generating one or more reminder task items associated with the data and the one or more key terms identified; and

a notification generator module generating a notification message associated with one of the reminder task items when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

11. The device of claim 10, comprising an instruction generator module modifying incoming communications when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

12. The device of claim 10, comprising a database storing the pre-determined key terms and grouping the pre-determined key terms into at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the audio source is one of a stereo system coupled to a vehicle of the user or a media player stored on the mobile communication device of the user.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the term recognition module comparing the one or more key terms from at least one of a calendar event calendar management application, a messaging application, an email application or a contact management application on the mobile communication device.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the instruction generator module sending all incoming phone calls directly to voicemail when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the instruction generator module setting a ringtone volume of the mobile communication device to at least one of silent and vibrate when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

17. A method for managing communications on a mobile communication device based upon behavior of a user comprising:

reviewing data stored within applications of the mobile communication device;

identifying one or more key terms within applications stored on the mobile communication device;

determining if the one or more key terms belongs to at least one of a plurality of pre-defined mood categories;

generating one or more reminder task items associated with the data and the one or more key terms identified;

monitoring a decibel level of a song being played on an audio source to identify a genre of music being played on the audio source;

determining whether the genre of music belongs to at least one of the plurality of pre-defined mood categories; and

generating a notification message associated with one of the reminder task items when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising modifying incoming communications when the genre of music being played and the associated one or more reminder task items belong to the same pre-defined mood category.