Impending hazard alert
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver configured for mobile data communication via a mobile wireless communication network, and configured to receive hazard information from a warning server prior to the mobile device providing a warning;
at least one user output element;
at least one sensor; and
a controller coupled to the transceiver, the at least one sensor, and the at least one user output element, wherein the controller is configured to control operations of the mobile device to implement functions, including functions to;
request updated hazard information from the warning server when the mobile device determines that the hazard information is not available or not up-to-date on the mobile device for an area where the mobile device is located;
determine whether an application running on the mobile device is potentially distracting;
determine an activity of a user of the mobile device, via the at least one sensor;
determine whether the user activity in combination with running of the potentially distracting application is potentially dangerous; and
upon determining that the combination is potentially dangerous and that the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of a hazard based on the updated hazard information, provide a warning on the user output element of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A mobile device identifies whether potentially distracting applications are running on the mobile device as well as the activity of the user, via at least one sensor on the mobile device. If it is determined that at least one potentially distracting application is running and the user is engaged in an activity that may become dangerous due to use of the at least one potentially distracting application, a warning is provided on a user output of the mobile device when the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of an identified hazard.
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured for mobile data communication via a mobile wireless communication network, and configured to receive hazard information from a warning server prior to the mobile device providing a warning; at least one user output element; at least one sensor; and a controller coupled to the transceiver, the at least one sensor, and the at least one user output element, wherein the controller is configured to control operations of the mobile device to implement functions, including functions to; request updated hazard information from the warning server when the mobile device determines that the hazard information is not available or not up-to-date on the mobile device for an area where the mobile device is located; determine whether an application running on the mobile device is potentially distracting; determine an activity of a user of the mobile device, via the at least one sensor; determine whether the user activity in combination with running of the potentially distracting application is potentially dangerous; and upon determining that the combination is potentially dangerous and that the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of a hazard based on the updated hazard information, provide a warning on the user output element of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured for mobile data communication via a mobile wireless communication network and to receive hazard information from a warning server prior to providing a warning; at least one user output element; at least one sensor; and a controller coupled to the transceiver, the at least one sensor, and the at least one user output element, wherein the controller is configured to control operations of the mobile device to implement functions, including functions to; determine whether an application running on the mobile device is potentially distracting; determine an activity of a user of the mobile device, via the at least one sensor; request updated hazard information from the warning server when the mobile device determines that the hazard information is not available or not up-to-date on the mobile device for an area where the mobile device is located; determine whether the user activity in combination with running of the potentially distracting application is potentially dangerous; and upon determining that the combination is potentially dangerous and that the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of a hazard indicated from the updated hazard information, provide the warning on the at least one user output element of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured for mobile data communication via a mobile wireless communication network, and configured to receive hazard information from a warning server prior to the mobile device providing a warning; at least one user output element; at least one sensor; and a controller coupled to the transceiver, the at least one sensor, and the at least one user output element, wherein the controller is configured to control operations of the mobile device to implement functions, including functions to; identify an application running on the mobile device; determine whether the identified application is potentially distracting based on use of the application requiring a known extended period of viewing; determine, by using the at least one sensor, that a user activity is potentially dangerous when the user is distracted; request updated hazard information from a warning server when the mobile device determines that the hazard information is not available or not up-to-date on the mobile device for the area where the mobile device is located; determine, using the updated hazard information, whether the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of a hazard; and in response to determining that the activity is potentially dangerous and determining that the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of a hazard, provide a warning on the user output element of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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