Updating device behavior based on user behavior

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016205244-A1
Application number	US-201514595039-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 12, 2015
Priority date	Jan 12, 2015
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for updating device behavior based on user behavior. For example, a user device may receive activity information of a user. Based on the activity information, the device may identify a first activity level of the user. The device may receive an indication that a second device is receiving an incoming call. After receiving the indication of the incoming call, the user device may identify a second activity level of the user. The user device may infer the intent of the user with respect to interacting with the second device based on the relative activity levels and may provide instructions to the second device for changing a setting of the second device based on the inferred intent of the user.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method for updating behavior of a portable computing device in an active state, comprising:
receiving, by a wearable computing device of a user, biometric information of the user; identifying a first activity level of the user based at least in part on the biometric information; receiving, by the wearable computing device, an indication from the portable computing device of the user that an incoming call is being received by the portable computing device; identifying a second activity level of the user based at least in part on the biometric information after receiving the indication that the incoming call is being received by the portable computing device; inferring an intent of the user with respect to the incoming call based at least in part on the second activity level of the user relative to the first activity level of the user; and providing instructions to the portable computing device of the user to change a setting associated with the portable computing device based at least in part on the inferred intent.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the second activity level is greater than the first activity level.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the second activity level being greater than the first activity level indicates that the user is moving slower during a first time associated with the first activity level than during a second time associated with the second activity level.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the inferred intent of the user with respect to the incoming call indicates that the user is attempting to interact with the portable computing device.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the inferred intent of the user with respect to the incoming call indicates that the user is attempting to ignore the incoming call when the second activity level is less than the first activity level.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the setting to be changed associated with the portable computing device comprises a number of rings before a voice message system is initiated.

7 . A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for updating a behavior of a portable computing device of a user that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by the portable computing device, first information about a first state of the user from a wearable computing device of the user; receiving, by the portable computing device while in an active state, an incoming call from a service provider; receiving, by the portable computing device, second information about a second state of the user from the wearable computing device; determining, by the portable computing device, an intent of the user based at least in part on a relationship between the first state and the second state of the user; and updating, by the portable computing device, the behavior of the portable computing device based at least in part on the determined intent of the user.

8 . The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the relationship between the first state and the second state indicates that the user is attempting to answer the incoming call through the portable computing device.

9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the active state of the portable computing device comprises not being in a do not disturb mode.

10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the wearable computing device comprises a watch or a headset capable of collecting biometric data associated with the user.

11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the updated behavior comprises extending a number of rings of the portable computing device.

12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the number of rings of the portable computing device is extended by providing instructions to the service provider that instruct the service provider to extend the number of rings prior to enabling a voice message service.

13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the updated behavior comprises providing a message to a second user that placed the incoming call.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the message includes a request to the second user, the request enabling the second user to indicate a relative importance of the incoming call.

15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the message indicates the determined intent of the user to the second user.

16 . A system configured to change a behavior of a portable computing device of a user based at least in part on instructions from a wearable computing device of the user, comprising:
a first memory of the portable computing device configured to store first computer-executable instructions; a first processor of the portable computing device in communication with the first memory, the first processor configured to execute the first computer-executable instructions to at least:
receive, while in an active state, an incoming call initiated by another device;
provide information to the wearable computing device relating to the incoming call; and
receive the instructions, from the wearable computing device, for changing a setting of the portable computing device based at least in part on an identified action of the user;
a second memory of the wearable computing device configured to store second computer-executable instructions; and a second processor of the wearable computing device in communication with the second memory, the second processor configured to execute the second computer-executable instructions to at least:
collect activity information of the user;
identify, after the incoming call is received by the portable computing device, the identified action of the user based at least in part on the collected activity information of the user; and
provide the instructions to the portable computing device to enable the setting of the portable computing device to be changed based at least in part on the identified action.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the received instructions for updating the setting include an instruction to extend a number of rings of the incoming call or an amount of time associated with the incoming call.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the incoming call is received from a service provider, and wherein the instruction to extend the number of rings of the incoming call are provided, by the portable computing device, to the service provider.

19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the identified action indicates that the user is attempting to interact with the portable computing device.

20 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the activity information is collected by an accelerometer of the wearable computing device.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dvortsov Eugene

Classifications

• H04W4/16

  Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold · CPC title

• H04M3/53308

  Message originator indirectly connected to the message centre, e.g. after detection of busy or absent state of a called party · CPC title

• H04M19/04

  the ringing-current being generated at the substations · CPC title

• H04W4/027

  using movement velocity, acceleration information · CPC title

• H04M3/42365 Primary

  Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity · CPC title