Wireless Device Alert Mode Automation via Sensor and Schedule Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of wireless communications devices often forget to set their devices to silent mode in group settings, leading to interruptions from audible alerts for incoming calls and notifications.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that automatically sets an alert mode on a wireless device based on scheduling data or sensor information, such as location, temperature, and ambient noise, allowing for silent mode activation in predetermined situations or locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually set silent mode, then audible alerts can be silenced in group settings, but users often forget or are unaware of the procedure resulting in interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically setting the alert mode to silent before the user needs it. The wireless device proactively determines when silent mode should be activated based on sensor data (detecting group settings) or scheduling data (pre-configured time periods), and switches to silent mode automatically, eliminating the need for users to remember or manually configure the setting.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless device serves itself by automatically monitoring its environment through sensors and autonomously adjusting its alert mode. The device detects whether it is in a group setting using sensors (microphone analyzing ambient noise, camera detecting multiple faces) and self-adjusts the alert mode without requiring user intervention, making the system self-sufficient.
2Reliability
If automatic alert mode setting is implemented, then interruptions are reduced, but device complexity increases due to sensors and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling existing sensors to serve multiple functions. The microphone, originally designed for voice communication, is also used to detect ambient noise levels for determining group settings. The camera, intended for photography, is repurposed to detect multiple faces indicating group presence. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional dedicated sensors, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining automatic alert mode accuracy.
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AI summary
Embodiments are provided for automatically setting an alert mode on a wireless device. Scheduling data is received which defines a predetermined period utilized to set the alert mode. The scheduling data may be received either by direct input in the wireless device or alternatively from an external edge device, such as a network server, in a communications network. In response to receiving the scheduling data, an alert mode on the wireless device is automatically set for the predetermined period. The alert mode may include a silent alert mode on the wireless device. The wireless device may include a sensor for receiving data indicative of a current external state. The sensor data may include location data, temperature data, and ambient noise data. The received sensor data may be utilized to automatically trigger the setting of an alert mode in the wireless device.