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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Trudy Leigh Hewitt, Cary, NC (US);

Francesco Carmine Schembari, Durham, NC (US);

Christina Lynn Wetli, Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/026 (2013.01); H04W 24/00 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer implemented method, data processing system or computer program product for activating mobile device activity is disclosed. A mobile device may receive an action association to a stance, wherein the stance comprises a sector of the mobile device relative to a base, wherein a user specifies an action associated to the stance. The mobile device can receive a signal that the mobile device is present in the sector. Further, the mobile device, responsive to receiving the signal, may perform the action.


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