Phone thermal context

• US 10,778,515 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2017
• Issued: 09/15/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: He, Robert, Luk, Bryant Genepang, O'Toole, Christopher Diebold
• Primary Examiner(s): Scott, Randy A
• Application Number:
  US15/414,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20170134230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,329 Days
• Field of Search: 709221, 709222, 709223, 709224, 709226, 370234, 370235, 370252, 600300, 600301, 600508
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass

Abstract

A method and a system of a thermal context manager (hereinafter “TCM”) detects a thermal state and a position of a computing device. Based on the detected thermal state(s) and the detected position(s) of the computing device, the TCM initiates an action associated with the computing device. The TCM continually monitors the computing device in order to create a thermal state profile of the computing device. To create the thermal state profile, the TCM stores data representing each detected instance of the thermal state of the computing device and data representing each detected position of the computing device.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory device holding an instruction set executable on the processor to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising;

detecting a plurality of orientation values for the computer system over a period of time;

analyzing the plurality of detected orientation values to determine that the plurality of detected orientation values indicate a repeated change in orientation for the computer system during the period of time;

detecting a plurality of temperature values for at least a portion of the computer system over the period of time;

analyzing the plurality of detected temperature values to determine that the plurality of detected temperature values indicate (i) a change in a temperature of at least the portion of the computer system during the period of time and (ii) a subsequent stabilization of the temperature of at least the portion of the computer system after the change in the temperature occurs;

associating each of the repeated change in orientation, the change in the temperature, and the subsequent stabilization of the temperature with a stored data model indicative of a user activity; and

initiating a settings change in the computer system based on the user activity, wherein the settings change comprises increasing or decreasing a volume at which the computer system outputs a sound.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein detecting the plurality of orientation values for the computer system over the period of time comprises:

accessing first accelerometer data representing a first physical orientation of the computer system during the period of time; and

accessing second accelerometer data representing a second physical orientation of the computer system during the period of time, the first accelerometer data being different that the second accelerometer data.

3. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a current geographical location of the computer system; and

initiating a notification at the computer system due to the change in the temperature and the current geographical location.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein initiating the settings change in the computer system comprises initiating execution of at least one program by the computer system.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the settings change is defined by a user.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise determining a location of the computer system, wherein the settings change is initiated based on the location of the computer system.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting a plurality of orientation values for a computer system over a period of time;

analyzing the plurality of detected orientation values to determine that the plurality of detected orientation values indicate a repeated change in orientation for the computer system during the period of time;

detecting a plurality of temperature values for at least a portion of the computer system over the period of time;

analyzing the plurality of detected temperature values to determine that the plurality of detected temperature values indicate (i) a change in a temperature of at least the portion of the computer system during the period of time and (ii) a subsequent stabilization of the temperature of at least the portion of the computer system after the change in the temperature occurs;

associating each of the repeated change in orientation, the change in the temperature, and the subsequent stabilization of the temperature with a stored data model indicative of a user activity; and

initiating a settings change in the computer system based on the user activity, wherein the settings change comprises increasing or decreasing a volume at which the computer system outputs a sound.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein detecting the plurality of orientation values for the computer system over the period of time comprises:

accessing first accelerometer data representing a first physical orientation of the computer system during the period of time; and

accessing second accelerometer data representing a second physical orientation of the computer system during the period of time, the first accelerometer data being different that the second accelerometer data.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a current geographical location of the computer system; and

initiating a notification at the computer system due to the change in the temperature and the current geographical location.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein initiating the settings change in the computer system comprises initiating execution of at least one program by the computer system.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the settings change is defined by a user.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise determining a location of the computer system, wherein the settings change is initiated based on the location of the computer system.

13. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting a plurality of orientation values for a computer system over a period of time;

analyzing the plurality of detected orientation values to determine that the plurality of detected orientation values indicate a repeated change in orientation for the computer system during the period of time;

detecting a plurality of temperature values for at least a portion of the computer system over the period of time;

analyzing the plurality of detected temperature values to determine that the plurality of detected temperature values indicate (i) change in a temperature of at least the portion of the computer system during the period of time and (ii) a subsequent stabilization of the temperature of at least the portion of the computer system after the change in the temperature occurs;

associating each of the repeated change in orientation, the change in the temperature, and the subsequent stabilization of the temperature with a stored data model indicative of a user activity; and

initiating, via at least one processor of the computer system, a settings change in the computer system based on the user activity, wherein the settings change comprises increasing or decreasing a volume at which the computer system outputs a sound.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein detecting the plurality of orientation values for the computer system over the period of time comprises:

accessing first accelerometer data representing a first physical orientation of the computer system during the period of time; and

accessing second accelerometer data representing a second physical orientation of the computer system during the period of time, the first accelerometer data being different that the second accelerometer data.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the settings change is defined by a user.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise determining a location of the computer system, wherein the settings change is initiated based on the location of the computer system.