Mobile communication-device-controlled operations

• US 8,768,249 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Avadhanam, Phani Bhushan, Abichandani, Manas, Seegehalli Hanumanthappa, Nuthan
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US13/248,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20130084797A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,006 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/41.1, 455410-411, 455/550.1, 455/418, 455/553.1, 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 340/501, 345/156, 345/173
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• 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

Abstract

Methods and mobile devices for performing operations responsive to user actions are disclosed. The method includes prompting a user of a mobile device to make a particular action that is detectable by the mobile device, and prompting the user to select a particular operation that the user desires to have effectuated when the particular action is subsequently carried out. In addition, an indicator of the particular action is stored on the mobile device in connection with an indicator of the particular operation to associate the particular action with the particular operation. And after registration, when the particular action is sensed with the mobile device, the particular operation is effectuated.

Claims

1. A communication device, the communication device comprising:

a sensing component to sense user actions wherein the sensing component includes a touchscreen, and the user actions that are sensed by the touchscreen include a user contacting the touchscreen with a particular gesture;

a communication component to communicate data from the communication device to another communication device;

nonvolatile memory to store credit card numbers for a plurality of corresponding credit cards and to associate each credit card number with data that defines the particular gesture that is detectable by the sensing component; and

an application to associate the particular gesture that is sensed by the sensing component with a particular credit card during a registration phase, and in response to the sensing component subsequently sensing the particular gesture, the application selects the particular credit card and initiates a transfer of card data for the particular credit card to the other communication device.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the sensing component includes an accelerometer and the user action that is sensed by the sensing component includes one or more of translational and rotational movement.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication component includes one of a NFC communication component and a blue tooth communication component.

4. A method for initiating an operation with a mobile device, the method comprising:

prompting a user of the mobile device to make a particular action that is detectable by the mobile device;

prompting the user to select a particular credit card that the user desires to use when the particular action is subsequently carried out;

storing, in a memory of the mobile device, an indicator of the particular action in connection with an indicator of the particular credit card to associate the particular action with the particular credit card;

sensing, with the mobile device, the user making the particular action wherein sensing includes sensing the particular action with a touchscreen of the transportable device, the particular action including a particular gesture that the user enters on the touchscreen; and

effectuating, responsive to the particular gesture being sensed, a transmission of data identifying the particular credit card to enable the user to use the particular credit card.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the sensing includes sensing the particular action with an accelerometer that is integrated with the mobile device, the particular action including one of moving the mobile device or tilting the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein sensing includes sensing the particular action with a microphone of the mobile device, the particular action including the user speaking one or more particular words.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the effectuating includes effectuating the transmission using an NFC component of the mobile device.

8. A communication device, the communication device comprising:

means for prompting a user of the mobile device to make a particular action that is detectable by the mobile device;

means for prompting the user to select a particular credit card that the user desires to use when the particular action is subsequently carried out;

means for storing, in a memory of the mobile device, an indicator of the particular action in connection with an indicator of the particular credit card to associate the particular action with the particular credit card;

means for sensing, with the mobile device, the user making the particular action wherein the means for sensing includes means for sensing the particular action with a touchscreen of the mobile device, the particular action including a particular gesture that the user enters on the touchscreen; and

means for effectuating, responsive to the particular gesture being sensed, a transmission of data identifying the particular credit card to enable the user to use the particular credit card.

9. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the means for sensing includes means for sensing the particular action with an accelerometer that is integrated with the mobile device, the particular action including one of moving the mobile device or tilting the mobile device.

10. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the means for sensing includes means for sensing the particular action with a microphone of the mobile device, the particular action including the user speaking one or more particular words.

11. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the means for effectuating includes means for effectuating the transmission using an NFC component of the mobile device.

12. A non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method for initiating an operation with a mobile device, the method comprising:

prompting a user of the mobile device to make a particular action that is detectable by the mobile device;

prompting the user to select a particular credit card that the user desires to use when the particular action is subsequently carried out;

storing, in a memory of the mobile device, an indicator of the particular action in connection with an indicator of the particular credit card to associate the particular action with the particular credit card;

sensing, with the mobile device, the user making the particular action wherein sensing includes sensing the particular action with a touchscreen of the mobile device, the particular action including a particular gesture that the user enters on the touchscreen; and

effectuating, responsive to the particular gesture being sensed, a transmission of data identifying the particular credit card to enable the user to use the particular credit card.

13. The non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the sensing includes sensing the particular action with an accelerometer that is integrated with the mobile device, the particular action including one of moving the mobile device or tilting the mobile device.

14. The non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein sensing includes sensing the particular action with a microphone of the mobile device, the particular action including the user speaking one or more particular words.

15. The non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the effectuating includes effectuating the transmission using an NFC component of the mobile device.