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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, IN;
Soumya Ranjan Mund, Bangalore, IN;
Scott Patrick DeBates, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04M 1/6008 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor indicates when a recreational implement such as a musical instrument or sporting gear is about to used, to configure a mobile device with an activity configuration, such as opening an app associated with the implement, only when the implement is determined to be proximate to the mobile device and is being or is about to be used, as may be indicated by, e.g., the sensor being located to detect when a container of the implement is open.