SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A MOBILE COMPUTING PRODUCT/ARRANGEMENT

• US 20100100623A1
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Bellows, David, Hamilton, Alistair, Wulff, Thomas, Cordes, Kevin, Bhatia, Sudhir
• Application Number:
  US12/648,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20100100623A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 1/127 for acceleration values
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/00 Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/50 for measuring linear speed G01P3/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/18 Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light indicating depth of field G03B13/30
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/18 Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3246 by software initiated power-off
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/027 by controlling a display operation or backlight unit
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Described is a system and method for monitoring a mobile computing Arrangement. The arrangement may include a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects first data of an event including a directional orientation and a motion of the arrangement. The processor compares the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed. The second data may include a predetermined threshold range of changes in the directional orientation and the motion. If the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the processor selects the predetermined procedure which corresponds to the event as a function of the first data. Subsequently, the predetermined procedures is executed.

Claims

1-44. -44. (canceled)

45. A mobile computing arrangement comprising:

a sensor detecting first data of an event including a motion and directional orientation of the arrangement; and

a processor comparing the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed, the second data including a predetermined threshold value, wherein, if the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the processor stores the first data in a non-volatile memory of the arrangement, wherein a plurality of associated stored first data forms an event history of the arrangement.

46. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 45, wherein the predetermined procedure associates additional information with the stored first data, the additional information at least a status of the mobile arrangement, environmental data of the arrangement, or date and time of the event.

47. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 45, wherein the predetermined procedure determines a level of abuse of the arrangement.

50. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 45, wherein the predetermined procedure is executed only after a predetermined number of events occur within a predetermined time period.

51. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 45, wherein the event history is at least one of password protected and encrypted.

52. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 45, wherein the event history is accessible only to an authorized user of the arrangement.

53. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 52, wherein the authorized user is a manufacturer of the arrangement.

54. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 45, wherein the event history is usable for comparison with warranty conditions associated with the arrangement.

55. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 45, wherein the predetermined procedure terminates a procedure executing on the arrangement, the first data exceeding the second data and the second data representing a predetermined usage threshold value for the arrangement.

48. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 48, wherein the first data comprises velocity and acceleration values of the event and the second data comprises a minimum threshold value representing a drop event for the arrangement.

49. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 49, wherein the predetermined procedure determines a distance the arrangement has traveled based on at least the first data and level of physical impact of the arrangement.

56. A method of determining abuse of a mobile computing arrangement comprising:

detecting first data of an event including a motion and directional orientation of the mobile computing arrangement using a sensor;

comparing the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed, the second data including a predetermined threshold value; and

storing a plurality of first data if the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the plurality of first data forming an event history of the arrangement.

57. The method of claim 56, further comprising associating additional information associated with the event to the stored first data, the additional information at least a status of the mobile computing arrangement, environmental data of the arrangement, or date and time of the event.

58. The method of claim 56, wherein the first data comprises velocity and acceleration values of the event and the second data comprises a minimum threshold value representing a drop event for the arrangement.

59. The method of claim 58, comprising determining a distance the arrangement has traveled based on at least the first data and level of physical impact of the arrangement.

60. The method of claim 56, comprising providing access to the event history only to an authorized user of the arrangement.

61. The method of claim 60, wherein the authorized user is a manufacturer of the arrangement.

62. The method of claim 56, further comprising comparing information in the event history to warranty conditions associated with the arrangement.

63. The method of claim 56, further comprising terminating a procedure executing on the arrangement, the first data exceeding the second data and the second data representing a predetermined usage threshold value for the arrangement.

64. A mobile computing arrangement comprising:

a sensor detecting first data of an event including a motion and directional orientation of the arrangement; and

a processor comparing the first data to second data, the second data being at least one threshold value, the processor storing a plurality of first data to an event history of the arrangement based on the comparison, the event history only accessible to an authorized user of the arrangement, wherein the arrangement is at least one of a bar code scanner, a handheld personal digital assistant, a laptop, a digital camera, an optical reader, a data capture device and a mobile communication arrangement.

65. The mobile computing arrangement of claim 64, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining a viewing angle of a display of the arrangement based on the directional orientation of the arrangement.