Determining context of a mobile computer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9684079-B2
Application number	US-201514864284-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Priority date	Oct 8, 2010
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A mobile computer may determine it is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance, satellite related positioning information, and a touch input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile computer comprising:
at least one sensor configured to measure a distance between the mobile computer and a part of a vehicle or conveyance; and
a processor configured to determine whether the mobile computer is located in the vehicle or conveyance based on the measured distance.

2. The mobile computer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to analyze gyroscope related data to determine an orientation of the mobile computer.

3. A method for operating a mobile computer, the method comprising:
measuring, by at least one sensor of the mobile computer, a distance between the mobile computer and a part of a vehicle or conveyance; and
determining, by a processor of the mobile computer, whether the mobile computer is located in the vehicle or conveyance based on the measured distance.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
analyzing, by the processor, gyroscope related data to determine an orientation of the mobile computer.

5. The mobile computer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to prepare an application based on the determination.

6. The mobile computer of claim 1 , further comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive a notification related to an advertisement based on the determination.

7. The mobile computer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the mobile computer is located in the vehicle or conveyance further based on satellite related positioning information.

8. The mobile computer of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display configured to receive a touch input,
wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the mobile computer is located in the vehicle or conveyance further based on the touch input.

9. The method of claim 3 , further comprising preparing an application based on the determination.

10. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving a notification related to an advertisement based on the determination.

11. The method of claim 3 , wherein the determining of whether the mobile computer is located in the vehicle or conveyance is further based on satellite related positioning information.

12. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving a touch input,
wherein the determining of whether the mobile computer is located in the vehicle or conveyance is further based on the touch input.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Vartanian Harry
• Jurikson-Rhodes Jaron

Classifications

• G01S5/013

  Identifying areas in a building · CPC title

• G01S5/015

  between indoor and outdoor environments · CPC title

• G01S5/012

  Identifying whether indoors or outdoors · CPC title

• H04W4/33

  for indoor environments, e.g. buildings · CPC title

• Y10S367/907

  Coordinate determination · CPC title