Context-Aware Mobile Auto Responder for Driving Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile device auto responders are limited in their ability to provide customizable and dynamic responses based on the identity of the incoming call, location, speed, acceleration, heading, and time, failing to fully leverage the capabilities of modern mobile devices for enhanced user safety and communication management.
Innovation Solution
A processor-implemented method that receives incoming communications on a mobile device, determines if device use is restricted, and automatically transmits customized response messages incorporating location, speed, acceleration, and heading information, along with estimated time of arrival, using a combination of GPS, sensors, and application software to manage and configure responses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If basic auto responder systems are used to automatically respond to incoming calls, then user safety is improved by reducing distraction, but the level of information provided to callers and customization of responses is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically modifying response messages based on multiple variables including caller identity, location data, speed, acceleration, heading, and time of day. This allows the same auto responder system to provide highly customized information to different callers based on real-time contextual parameters, thereby increasing information delivery without compromising safety
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static pre-programmed responses to dynamic contextualized responses. The auto responder continuously monitors device state parameters (location, speed, acceleration, heading) and adjusts the response content in real-time based on the current context and caller identity, making the system adaptive rather than fixed
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive sensors and processing are used to provide detailed contextual information in auto responses, then response customization is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the universality of modern mobile devices by utilizing existing multi-functional components (GPS receiver, accelerometer, gyroscope, processor) that serve multiple purposes. The same sensors used for navigation and safety features are repurposed to provide contextual information for auto responder messages, avoiding the need for dedicated specialized hardware and thereby limiting complexity increase
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the mobile device's own existing capabilities and resources to generate contextual information for responses. Rather than requiring external specialized equipment, the device self-serves by utilizing its built-in sensors, communication interfaces, and processing power to autonomously create customized responses based on its current state and environment
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AI summary
Mobile device auto responders that dynamically send customized automated messages that depend on the identity of an incoming call, on the location of the mobile device, on the speed of the mobile device, on the acceleration of the mobile device, and/or on the time of day. The automated message can be customized to include the location, speed, heading and/or acceleration of the mobile device as well as an estimated time of arrival over a predetermined stored route to a predetermined location. The automated message may be audio, video, email, iMessage™, instant message, or SMS message.