Motion-Based Management of a Wireless Processor-Based Device

Abstract

A mobile device may be managed based on information about a geographic movement of the mobile device. The geographic movement may take into account a location, a speed, and an acceleration for the mobile device. A movement profile is determined based on the geographic movement. A settings profile is determined based on the movement profile and a profile mapping. Based on the settings profile, resource consumption for the mobile device may be managed by adjusting settings for the device accordingly.

1 . A method comprising:
 electronically detecting motion of a mobile processor-based device; and   selecting a wireless communication protocol, based at least in part on detected mobile device motion.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein detecting motion includes using a satellite navigation system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , including selecting one of a plurality of wireless communication interfaces of the mobile device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  including determining whether movement of the mobile device matches a stored movement profile. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein determining whether movement of the mobile device matches a stored movement profile includes determining whether a present location of the mobile device matches a location specified by the stored movement profile. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein determining whether movement of the mobile device matches the stored movement profile includes determining that a present speed of the mobile device matches a speed specified by the stored movement profile. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein determining whether movement of the mobile device matches the stored movement profile includes determining that a present acceleration of the mobile device matches an acceleration specified by the stored movement profile. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein determining whether movement of the mobile device matches the stored movement profile includes selecting the stored movement profile from a plurality of movement profiles stored in the mobile device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 4  including selecting, based on the stored movement profile, a settings profile describing a setting for a function for the mobile device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  including enabling the function of the mobile device based on the setting for the function described in the settings profile. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  including disabling the function of the mobile device based on the setting for the function described in the settings profile. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein selecting the settings profile further includes selecting a mapping from a plurality of mappings stored in the mobile device, wherein the mapping associates the movement profile with the settings profile. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  including:
 determining that the geographic movement of the mobile device fails to match any existing stored movement profile defined for the mobile device; 
 selecting a default settings profile when the geographic movement of the mobile device fails to match any existing stored movement profile defined for the mobile device; and 
 enabling a function for the mobile device based on the setting for the function described in the default settings profile. 
 
     
     
         14 . One or more machine readable media comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to carry out a method comprising:
 detecting motion of a mobile processor-based device; and   selecting a wireless communication protocol, based at least in part on detected mobile device motion.   
     
     
         15 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor to detect motion of a mobile processor-based device, and select a wireless communication protocol, based at least in part on detected mobile device motion; and   a storage coupled to said processor.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising an accelerometer. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a speed sensor. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) module. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 15  including a cellular telephone interface. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 15  including a Wi-Fi interface. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 15  including an altitude meter. 
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 15  including a Bluetooth interface. 
     
     
         23 . The medium of  claim 14  further storing instructions to carry out a method including wherein detecting motion includes using a satellite navigation system. 
     
     
         24 . The medium of  claim 14  further storing instructions to carry out a method including selecting one of a plurality of wireless communication interfaces of the mobile device. 
     
     
         25 . The medium of  claim 14  further storing instructions including determining whether movement of the mobile device matches a stored movement profile. 
     
     
         26 . The medium of  claim 14  further storing instructions including wherein determining whether movement of the mobile device matches a stored movement profile includes determining whether a present location of the mobile device matches a location specified by the stored movement profile. 
     
     
         27 . The medium of  claim 14  further storing instructions including wherein determining whether movement of the mobile device matches the stored movement profile includes determining that a present speed of the mobile device matches a speed specified by the stored movement profile.