US 9462411

US Patent 9,462,411: Mobile Device Mode Enablement Responsive to a Proximity Criterion

Title: Mobile device mode enablement responsive to a proximity criterion

Assignee: Telcom Ventures LLC

Inventors: Peter D. Karabinis, Rajendra Singh

Filing Date: November 4, 2008

Issue Date: October 4, 2016

Abstract: A system (10) and method (30) comprises a detector that is configured to enable a mode of a first device (14) and/or to enable a mode of a second device (15) responsive to a detection that a proximity criterion is satisfied between the first device and an entity (Entity 1) and responsive to at least one of a position, velocity and a Time-of-Day and where the second device is not the entity and is not associated with the entity, and where the entity is not involved in providing a communications service to the first and/or second device.

Independent Claims Overview:

Independent Claim 1 (Method):
This claim describes a method involving a smartphone that can sense a living organism's physiological data using its built-in sensor. The smartphone detects when it is near an entity (which is not the living organism). The smartphone will then selectively use a specific wireless communication method (first air interface) only if both the proximity criterion to the entity is met and the sensed physiological data meets a certain condition. If the physiological data condition is not met, the smartphone will not use that first air interface, even if it is close to the entity. Additionally, when the physiological data condition is satisfied, the smartphone can send and receive information using this first air interface to/from other devices. The smartphone is also capable of communicating using a second, different wireless communication method.

Independent Claim 3 (Smartphone):
This claim describes a smartphone itself, equipped with a processor configured to carry out the operations detailed in Claim 1. Specifically, the smartphone's processor enables it to sense physiological data from a living organism via a smartphone-based sensor, detect proximity to an entity (not the living organism), and then selectively use a first wireless communication interface. This selective use is dependent on both the proximity criterion being met and the sensed physiological data satisfying a particular condition. The smartphone is programmed to refrain from using this first interface if the physiological data condition isn't met, even if proximity is detected. Furthermore, when the physiological data condition is met, the smartphone can send and receive information to/from other devices using the first interface. The smartphone is also capable of communicating with a different, second wireless communication interface.

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