Method, system and computer readable medium for adjusting output signals for a plurality of devices in a short distance wireless network responsive to a selected environment

• US 20040176031A1
• Filed: 02/05/2003
• Published: 09/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IXI Mobile (R&D) Ltd. (IXI Mobile, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IXI Mobile (R&D) Ltd. (IXI Mobile, Inc.)
• Inventors: Reisgies, Hans Bielefeld, Haller, Amit, Haparnas, Ziv
• Granted Patent: US 7,167,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

A system, method and computer readable medium allows a user to alter output signals for a respective plurality of devices in short distance wireless network in response to a selection of an environment. In embodiments of the present invention, the output signal is a ring tone, alarm, display brightness, vibration signal, or type of language used. In embodiments of the present invention, a system comprises a cellular device and a first device, in a short distance wireless network. The cellular device generates a first short-range radio signal responsive to a selection of an environment. The environment is selected from the group consisting of a meeting, silence, normal and outdoors. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the selection of the environment includes 1) a user pressing a button indicating a selection of the environment 2) a second device, in the short distance wireless network, generating a second short-range radio signal indicating a selection of the environment, 3) a software component, such as a calendar program, selection in response to a user input, or 4) a user making a selection at a web site stored at a processing device. In an embodiment of the present invention, the second device is positioned at an entertainment location.

Claims

1. ) A system, comprising:

a cellular device, in a short distance wireless network, to generate a first short-range radio signal having an environment selection responsive to a selection of an environment; and

,

a first device, in the short distance wireless network, to alter a first output signal responsive to the first short-range radio signal.

2. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the environment is a meeting.

3. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the environment is silence.

4. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the environment is normal.

5. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the environment is outdoors.

6. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the altering the output signal includes modifying a ring tone volume.

7. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the altering the output signal includes generating a vibration signal.

8. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the altering the output signal includes altering a display brightness.

9. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the altering the output signal includes altering an alarm signal.

10. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the altering the output signal includes changing from a first language to a second language on the first device.

11. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the selection of the environment includes a user pressing a button indicating a selection of the environment.

12. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the selection of the environment includes a second device, in the short distance wireless network, to generate a second short-range radio signal indicating a selection of the environment.

13. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the first device generates a second short range radio signal, including a request for the first short-range radio signal, after entering the short distance wireless network.

14. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the selection of the environment includes a software component selection in response to a user input.

15. ) The system of claim 14, wherein the software component is a calendar software program and a user input is a calendar entry including a period of time.

16. ) The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a cellular network to provide a cellular signal to the cellular device;

a wide area network coupled to the cellular network; and

,

a processing device, coupled to the wide area network, to generate a message, including an environment selection, to the cellular device.

17. ) The system of claim 16, further comprising a web site stored at the processing device to allow a user to select the environment.

18. ) The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a second device, in the short distance wireless network, to alter a second output signal responsive to the first short-range radio signal.

19. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the first device is selected from a group consisting of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant, a headset, a messaging terminal, a pager, a printer, a watch, a thin terminal, a digital camera and an equivalent.

20. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the cellular device uses a protocol selected from the group consisting of a Global System for Mobile Communications (“

GSM”

), a Code Division Multiple Access (“

CDMA”

), a CDMA 2000 protocol, a Time Division Multiple Access (“

TDMA”

), General Packet Radio Services (“

GPRS”

) and an equivalent thereof.

21. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the first device includes a short-distance radio processor and a 2.4 GHZ transceiver.

22. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the first device includes a short-distance radio processor and a 5.7 GHZ transceiver.

23. ) The system of claim 1, wherein the short distance wireless network is a Bluetooth™

network.

24. ) A system, comprising:

a first device, in a short distance wireless network, to generate a first short-range radio signal having an environment selection responsive to a selection of an environment;

a cellular device, in the short distance wireless network, to generate a second short-range radio signal having the environment selection responsive to the first short-range radio signal; and

,

a second device, in the short distance wireless network, to alter an output signal responsive to the second short-range radio signal.

25. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the first device includes a memory location storing a first name corresponding to a first environment and associated output value and a second name corresponding to a second environment and associated output value;

wherein the cellular device includes a memory location storing the first name corresponding to the first environment and associated output value and the second name corresponding to the second environment and associated output value; and

wherein the second device includes a memory location storing the first name corresponding to the first environment and associated output value and the second name corresponding to the second environment and associated output value.

26. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the selection of an environment includes a user selecting the first name corresponding to the environment provided by a display of the first device.

27. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the environment is a meeting.

28. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the environment is silence.

29. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the environment is normal.

30. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the environment is outdoors.

31. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the altering the output signal includes modifying a ring tone volume.

32. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the altering the output signal includes generating a vibration signal.

33. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the altering the output signal includes altering a display brightness.

34. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the altering the output signal includes altering an alarm signal.

35. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the altering the output signal includes changing from a first language to a second language on the first device.

36. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the first device and second device are selected from a group consisting of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant, a headset, a messaging terminal, a pager, a printer, a watch, a thin terminal, a digital camera and an equivalent.

37. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the first device includes a watch having a button to select the environment and the second device is a messaging terminal.

38. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the cellular device uses a protocol selected from the group consisting of a Global System for Mobile Communications (“

GSM”

), a Code Division Multiple Access (“

CDMA”

), a CDMA 2000 protocol, a Time Division Multiple Access (“

TDMA”

), General Packet Radio Services (“

GPRS”

) and an equivalent thereof.

39. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the first device, cellular device and second device include a short-distance radio processor and a 2.4 GHZ transceiver.

40. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the first device, cellular device and second device include a short-distance radio processor and a 5.7 GHZ transceiver.

41. ) The system of claim 24, wherein the short distance wireless network is a Bluetooth™

network.

42. ) A method, comprising the steps of:

selecting an environment for a short-range radio network having a plurality of devices;

generating a first short-range radio signal from a first device in the plurality of devices; and

,

providing an output signal, from a second device in the plurality of devices, appropriate for the environment responsive to the first short-range radio signal.

43. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the selecting step includes a user selecting a name, indicating the environment, from the first device.

44. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the selecting step includes a processing device generating a message, indicating the environment, over a cellular network, to the first device generating the first short-range radio signal.

45. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the selecting step includes a third device generating a name indicating the environment to the first device.

46. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the third device is located near an entertainment location.

47. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the environment is a meeting.

48. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the environment is silence.

49. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the environment is normal.

50. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the environment is outdoors.

51. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the providing the output signal step includes modifying a ring tone volume.

52. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the providing the output signal step includes generating a vibration signal.

53. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the providing the output signal step includes altering a display brightness.

54. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the providing the output signal step includes altering an alarm signal.

55. ) The method of claim 42, wherein the altering the output signal includes changing from a first language to a second language on the first device.

56. ) An article of manufacturer, including a computer readable medium, comprising:

a short-range radio software component to receive a short-range radio signal, indicating an environment, from a device in a short distance wireless network; and

,

software component to generate an output signal responsive to the short-range radio signal, indicating the environment.