IP Library Granted Patent US 9,928,976
Granted Patent B2
US 9,928,976 · App. 14/748,103 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

System and method for dynamically triggering a device within a closed space

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Patent No.
US 9,928,976
App. No.
14/748,103
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system may dynamically trigger a digital device based on settings, and the device's position within a closed space, and the device's velocity. A method for triggering the digital device in a closed space may include accessing information related to the closed space and multiple sensor parameters; determining the geographic location of the device based on the multiple sensor parameters; creating a three dimensional grid coordinate system based on the information; compartmentalizing the closed space into one or more compartments based on the information; creating and accessing a user profile; determining a position of the device with respect to the one or more compartments based on the sensor parameters; and triggering the device based on at least the user profile or the position of the device.

Claims (48)

1. A system for dynamically triggering a device within a closed space, the system comprising:

a plurality of sensors configured to capture multiple sensor parameters; and

a processor configured to:

access information related to the closed space and the multiple sensor parameters;

determine the geographic location of the device based on at least one of the multiple sensor parameters;

access information related to the geographic location of the device;

create a three-dimensional grid coordinate system of the closed space based on the information related to the closed space;

compartmentalize the closed space into one or more compartments based on the information and the three-dimensional coordinate system;

determine a position of the device with respect to the one or more compartments and the three-dimensional coordinate system based on the multiple sensor parameters;

create and access a user profile based on inputs from a user and on default settings, wherein the user profile comprises customized settings with respect to activation and deactivation of one or more features of the device when the device is in at least one of the one or more compartments; and

trigger the device based on at least one of the position of the device, geographic location of the device, and the customized user profile;

wherein the processor is configured to trigger the device by at least one of powering the device ON or OFF, providing a notification, activating or deactivating one or more features in the device, activating a customized mode of the device, and activating a regulatory mode of the device; and

wherein the regulatory mode comprises settings based on the geographic location of the device wherein the settings are not customizable with respect to activation and deactivation of one or more features of the device when the device is in one of the one or more compartments.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a GPS sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and an altimeter.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sensor parameters comprises a location of the device, a linear acceleration of the device in each of three coordinate axis, an angular velocity of the device, and an altitude of the device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to access the information by accessing the information from a storage medium and from an external source over a communication network.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the closed space comprises an interior space of an automobile, and wherein the information comprises a make of the automobile, a model of the automobile, a dimension of the automobile, and coordinates of each of a plurality of zones of the automobile.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the position of the device by correlating the multiple sensor parameters.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more features comprises at least one of one or more cellular services, one or more non-cellular signal transmitting services, one or more non-cellular signal receiving services.

8. The system of claim 1 , where in the information related to the geographic location of the device comprises regulatory rules.

9. A method for dynamically triggering a device within a closed space, the method comprising:

accessing, via the processor, information related to the closed space and multiple sensor parameters;

determining, via the processor, the geographic location of the device based on at least one of the multiple sensor parameters,

accessing, via the processor, information related to the geographic location of the device;

creating, via processor, a three-dimensional grid coordinate system of the closed space based on the information related to the closed space;

compartmentalizing, via the processor, the closed space into one or more compartments based on the information and the three-dimensional coordinate system;

determining, via the processor, a position of the device with respect to the one or more compartments and the three-dimensional coordinate system based on the sensor parameters;

creating and accessing, via the processor, a user profile based on inputs from a user and on default settings, wherein the user profile comprises customized settings with respect to activation and deactivation of one or more features of the device when the device is in one of the one or more compartments; and

triggering, via the processor, the device based on at least one of the position of the device, geographic location of the device, and the customized user profile;

wherein triggering the device comprises at least one of powering the device ON or OFF, providing a notification, activating or deactivating one or more features in the device, activating a customized mode of the device, and activating a regulatory mode of the device; and

further wherein the regulatory mode comprises settings based on the geographic location of the device wherein the settings are not customizable with respect to activation and deactivation of one or more features of the device when the device is in one of the one or more compartments.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein accessing the information comprises accessing the information from a database and from an external source over a communication network.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the information related to the geographic location of the device comprises regulatory rules.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more features comprises at least one of one or more cellular services, one or more non-cellular signal transmitting services, one or more non-cellular signal receiving services.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the closed space comprises an interior space of an automobile, and wherein the information comprises a make of the automobile, a model of the automobile, a dimension of the automobile, and coordinates of each of a plurality of zones of the automobile.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

accessing information related to a closed space and multiple sensor parameters;

determining the geographic location of the device based on at least one of the multiple sensor parameters,

accessing information related to the geographic location of the device;

creating a three-dimensional grid coordinate system of the closed space based on the information related to the closed space;

compartmentalizing the closed space into one or more compartments based on the information and the three-dimensional coordinate system;

determining a position of the device with respect to the one or more compartments and the three-dimensional coordinate system based on the multiple sensor parameters;

creating or accessing a user profile based on inputs from a user and on default settings, wherein the user profile comprises customized settings with respect to activation and deactivation of one or more features of the device when the device is in at least one of the one or more compartments; and

triggering the device based on at least one of the position of the device, geographic location of the device, and the customized user profile

wherein triggering the device comprises at least one of powering the device ON or OFF, providing a notification, activating or deactivating one or more features in the device, activating a customized mode of the device, and activating a regulatory mode of the device; and

wherein the regulatory mode comprises settings based on the geographic location of the device wherein the settings are not customizable with respect to activation and deactivation of one or more features of the device when the device is in one of the one or more compartments.

15. The medium storing computer-executable instructions of claim 14 , wherein the one or more features comprises at least one of one or more cellular services, one or more non-cellular signal transmitting services, one or more non-cellular signal receiving services.

16. The medium storing computer-executable instructions of claim 14 , wherein the closed space comprises an interior space of an automobile, and wherein the information comprises a make of the automobile, a model of the automobile, a dimension of the automobile, and coordinates of each of a plurality of zones of the automobile.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: JOLLY SEVEN SERIES 70 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
To: ORZOO LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2023
From: BIN 2022, SERIES 822 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
To: JOLLY SEVEN, SERIES 70 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: WIPRO LIMITED
To: BIN 2022, SERIES 822 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2015
From: HOSABETTU, RAGHAVENDRA; ARMUGASAMY, PARTHASARATHY
To: WIPRO LIMITED
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