Mobile device mode enablement responsive to a proximity criterion
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1. A method of operating a smartphone using a first air interface and a second air interface that differs from the first air interface, the method comprising:
- communicating between the smartphone and an entity using the first air interface responsive to a proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity over a short-range link between the smartphone and the entity;
refraining from communicating between the smartphone and the entity by the smartphone using the first air interface absent the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity; and
communicating between the smartphone and a base station using the second air interface to receive a communications service from the base station via the second air interface, wherein the smartphone receives the communications service from the base station via the second air interface but does not receive the communications service from the entity via the first air interface,wherein the communicating between the smartphone and the entity using the first air interface responsive to the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity over the short-range link between the smartphone and the entity is performed concurrently with the communicating between the smartphone and the base station using the second air interface to receive a communications service from the base station via the second air interface.
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Abstract
A system (10) and method (30) comprises a detector that is configured to enable a mode of a first device (14) and/or to enable a mode of a second device (15) responsive to a detection that a proximity criterion is satisfied between the first device and an entity (Entity 1) and responsive to at least one of a position, velocity and a Time-of-Day and where the second device is not the entity and is not associated with the entity, and where the entity is not involved in providing a communications service to the first and/or second device.
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1. A method of operating a smartphone using a first air interface and a second air interface that differs from the first air interface, the method comprising:
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communicating between the smartphone and an entity using the first air interface responsive to a proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity over a short-range link between the smartphone and the entity; refraining from communicating between the smartphone and the entity by the smartphone using the first air interface absent the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity; and communicating between the smartphone and a base station using the second air interface to receive a communications service from the base station via the second air interface, wherein the smartphone receives the communications service from the base station via the second air interface but does not receive the communications service from the entity via the first air interface, wherein the communicating between the smartphone and the entity using the first air interface responsive to the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity over the short-range link between the smartphone and the entity is performed concurrently with the communicating between the smartphone and the base station using the second air interface to receive a communications service from the base station via the second air interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A smartphone comprising:
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a processor that is configured to control the smartphone to perform operations comprising; communicating between the smartphone and an entity using a first air interface responsive to a proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity over a short-range link between the smartphone and the entity; refraining from communicating between the smartphone and the entity by the smartphone using the first air interface absent the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity; and communicating between the smartphone and a base station using a second air interface to receive a communications service from the base station via the second air interface, wherein the smartphone receives the communications service from the base station via the second air interface but does not receive the communications service from the entity via the first air interface, wherein the communicating between the smartphone and the entity using the first air interface responsive to the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity over the short-range link between the smartphone and the entity is performed concurrently with the communicating between the smartphone and the base station using the second air interface to receive a communications service from the base station via the second air interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a smartphone using a first air interface and a second air interface that differs from the first air interface, the method comprising:
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communicating between the smartphone and an entity using the first air interface responsive to a proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity; refraining from communicating between the smartphone and the entity by the smartphone using the first air interface absent the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity; and communicating, by the smartphone, using the second air interface to receive a communications service via the second air interface, wherein the smartphone receives the communications service via the second air interface but does not receive the communications service from the entity via the first air interface, wherein the communicating between the smartphone and the entity using the first air interface responsive to the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity is performed concurrently with the communicating by the smartphone using the second air interface to receive the communications service via the second air interface, wherein the communicating between the smartphone and the entity using the first air interface responsive to the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity is performed over a point-to-point short-range link between the smartphone and the entity using a time division duplex protocol, and wherein the entity is not involved in providing the communications service. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A smartphone comprising:
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a processor that is configured to control the smartphone to perform operations comprising; communicating between the smartphone and an entity using a first air interface responsive to a proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity; refraining from communicating between the smartphone and the entity by the smartphone using the first air interface absent the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity; and communicating, by the smartphone, using a second air interface to receive a communications service via the second air interface, wherein the smartphone receives the communications service via the second air interface but does not receive the communications service from the entity via the first air interface, wherein the communicating between the smartphone and the entity using the first air interface responsive to the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity is performed concurrently with the communicating by the smartphone using the second air interface to receive the communications service via the second air interface, wherein the communicating between the smartphone and the entity using the first air interface responsive to the proximity criterion having been satisfied between the smartphone and the entity to provide information to the entity is performed over a point-to-point short-range link between the smartphone and the entity using a time division duplex protocol, and wherein the entity is not involved in providing the communications service. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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