Apparatus and method for safe conveyance of notifications and/or alerts to a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal including a display unit for safely conveying notifications using the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a storage configured to store instructions therein;
a cellular band transceiver for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals in a cellular band;
at least one sensor configured to sense one or more criteria, the one or more criteria sensed from current driving conditions of a motor vehicle, the current driving conditions comprising at least one of a weather condition, or an amount of light; and
at least one processor;
wherein, upon execution of the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to;
determine that a hazardous condition exists according to the sensed one or more criteria, andstore hazardous condition data, including hazardous condition thresholds,wherein the determining of the existence of the hazardous condition comprises comparing data of the sensed one or more criteria with respective ones of the hazardous condition thresholds stored in the mobile terminal to determine whether the hazardous condition exists based on the hazardous condition thresholds,wherein the hazardous condition thresholds include a threshold applied to the weather condition, or the amount of light, andwherein the at least one processor is further configured to withhold a notification or an alert of an incoming communication according to a sensed location of the mobile terminal corresponding to a predesignated safety zone location stored in memory.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a mobile terminal including a display unit to safely convey notifications or alerts to a user of the mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit for safely conveying notifications or alerts to a user of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising, a cellular band transceiver for transmitting and receiving Radio Frequency (RF) signals in a cellular band, a controller for controlling operations of the mobile terminal, at least one sensor for one or more criteria, and a hazardous condition determining unit for determining a hazardous condition exists according to the sensed one or more criteria.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal including a display unit for safely conveying notifications using the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a storage configured to store instructions therein; a cellular band transceiver for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals in a cellular band; at least one sensor configured to sense one or more criteria, the one or more criteria sensed from current driving conditions of a motor vehicle, the current driving conditions comprising at least one of a weather condition, or an amount of light; and at least one processor; wherein, upon execution of the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to; determine that a hazardous condition exists according to the sensed one or more criteria, and store hazardous condition data, including hazardous condition thresholds, wherein the determining of the existence of the hazardous condition comprises comparing data of the sensed one or more criteria with respective ones of the hazardous condition thresholds stored in the mobile terminal to determine whether the hazardous condition exists based on the hazardous condition thresholds, wherein the hazardous condition thresholds include a threshold applied to the weather condition, or the amount of light, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to withhold a notification or an alert of an incoming communication according to a sensed location of the mobile terminal corresponding to a predesignated safety zone location stored in memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for safely conveying to a mobile terminal a notification or an alert corresponding to an incoming communication, the method comprising:
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determining whether an incoming communication is being received by the mobile terminal; determining whether a speed of a motor vehicle containing the mobile terminal exceeds a speed threshold; when it is determined that the speed of the motor vehicle exceeds the speed threshold, determining whether another threshold is exceeded; when it is determined that the other threshold is exceeded, determining that a current driving situation of the motor vehicle is unsafe; and conveying to the mobile terminal the notification or the alert corresponding to the incoming communication when it is determined that the current driving situation of the motor vehicle is safe, wherein the other threshold applies to sensed current driving conditions, and comprises at least one of, a weather condition, or an amount of light, and wherein when the speed threshold is exceeded and at least one of the other thresholds is exceeded determining that the current driving situation is unsafe, and waiting a predetermined amount of time before determining again whether the incoming call or communication is being received by the mobile terminal after determining that the current driving situation is unsafe. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for safely transmitting an outgoing communication using a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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determining that an outgoing communication is being executed by the mobile terminal; determining that a speed of a motor vehicle containing the mobile terminal exceeds a speed threshold; when the speed of the motor vehicle is determined to exceed the speed threshold; determining that current driving situation of the motor vehicle containing the mobile terminal is unsafe, blocking the outgoing communication, and determining whether another threshold is exceeded, and when the other threshold is not exceeded; determining that the current driving situation of the motor vehicle containing the mobile terminal is safe, and transmitting the outgoing communication, wherein the other threshold comprises at least one of, a weather condition, or an amount of light, and wherein, when a sensed location of the mobile terminal corresponds to a predesignated safety zone location, the outgoing communication is blocked and a notification of an incoming communication is withheld. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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