Automatically answering an incoming voice-call on a mobile device with no-touch user interface interaction

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

under control of one or more processors:

detecting an incoming voice-call on a mobile device;

receiving, from one or more sensors of the mobile device, three-dimensional sensor data indicating at least a movement of the mobile device relative to a user of the mobile device;

comparing the movement of the mobile device with a registered movement template, the registered movement template being selected by a user from a plurality of registered movement templates, the registered movement templates indicating three-dimensional motion of the mobile device; and

causing the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call, based at least in part on the movement of the mobile device matching the registered movement template.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

causing a user interface to display on the mobile device, the user interface providing a list of selectable options to create the registered movement template;

receiving, via the user interface, a selection to create the registered movement template;

prompting, via the user interface, the user to create a movement of the mobile device that is to be associated with the registered movement template; and

creating the registered movement template based at least in part on receiving the movement of the mobile device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein prompting the user to create the movement of the mobile device is a first prompt, and further comprising:

providing at least a second prompt to repeat the movement of the mobile device that is to be associated with the registered movement template; and

wherein creating the registered movement template is further based at least in part on receiving a second movement that corresponds to at least the second prompt.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the registered movement template corresponds to a first registered movement template of a plurality of registered movement templates, and further comprising:

determining a geographic location of the mobile device based at least in part on the sensor data; and

wherein comparing the movement of the mobile device with the first registered movement template is further based at least in part on the geographic location.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, via a user interface on the mobile device and prior to detecting the incoming voice call on the mobile device, an activation setting that enables automatic answering of the incoming voice-call, based at least in part on a first geographic location;

in response to detecting the incoming voice-call on the mobile device, determining a second geographic location that corresponds to the mobile device; and

wherein causing the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call is further part at least in part on the second geographic location of the mobile device being within a predetermined distance of the first geographic location.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors of the mobile device include at least one of accelerometers, a gyroscope, a proximity sensor, a global positioning system sensor, and a digital camera.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein causing the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call is further based at least in part on the time of day or the day of the week.

8. A system, comprising:

one or more sensors of a mobile device, the one or more sensors detecting at least a movement of the mobile device;

one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory including one or more modules that are executable by the one or more processors to:

receive sensor data from the one or more sensors of the mobile device;

determine a first three-dimensional movement of the mobile device based at least in part on the sensor data, the first movement corresponding to a synchronized motion of the mobile device and a user;

determine a second three-dimensional movement of the mobile device based at least in part on the sensor data, the second movement corresponding to a motion of the mobile device being placed in proximity to an ear of the user;

select an active configuration based at least in part on the synchronized motion of the mobile device and the user, the active configuration identifying a user-selected registered movement template for comparison with the movement of the mobile device;

compare the second three-dimensional movement of the mobile device with the user-selected registered movement template; and

cause the mobile device to automatically answer an incoming voice-call based at least in part on the second three-dimensional movement of the mobile device matching the user-selected registered movement template.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more sensors that indicate the movement of the mobile device include at least one of accelerometers, a gyroscope, a proximity sensor, a global positioning system sensor, and a digital camera.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the active configuration further includes an activation setting that enables automatic answering of the incoming voice-call based at least in part on a time of day or a day of a week; and

wherein to cause the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call is further based at least in part on the time of day or the day of the week.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more modules are further executable by the one or more processors to:

cause a user interface to display on the mobile device, the user interface providing a list of selectable options to create the user-selected registered movement template;

receive, via the user interface, a selection to create the user-selected registered movement template;

prompt, via the user interface, the user to create a movement of the mobile device that is to be associated with the user-selected registered movement template; and

create the user-selected registered movement template based at least in part on receiving the movement of the mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the prompt to the user to create the movement of the mobile device is a first prompt, and the one or more modules are further executable by the one or more processors to:

provide at least a second prompt to repeat the movement of the mobile device that is to be associated with the user-selected registered movement template; and

creating the user-selected registered movement template based at least in part on receiving a second movement that corresponds to at least the second prompt.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user-selected registered movement template corresponds to a first registered movement template of a plurality of registered movement templates, and the one or more modules are further executable by the one or more processors to:

determine a geographic location of the mobile device based at least in part on the sensor data; and

comparing the second three-dimensional movement of the mobile device with the first registered movement template based at least in part on the geographic location.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more modules are further executable by the one or more processors to:

receive, via a user interface on the mobile device and prior to the incoming voice call, an activation setting that enables automatic answering of the incoming voice-call, based at least in part on a first geographic location;

detect the incoming voice-call on the mobile device;

determine a second geographic location that corresponds to the mobile device; and

cause the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call is based at least in part on the second geographic location of the mobile device being within a predetermined distance of the first geographic location.

15. A non-transitory computer storage medium having stored thereon programming instructions that, when executed by a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

detecting an incoming voice-call on the mobile device;

receiving, from one or more sensors of the mobile device, three-dimensional sensor data indicating at least a movement of the mobile device relative to a user of the mobile device;

comparing the movement of the mobile device with a registered movement template, the registered movement template being selected by a user from a plurality of registered movement templates, the registered movement templates indicating three-dimensional motion of the mobile device; and

causing the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call, based at least in part on the movement of the mobile device matching the registered movement template.

16. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

causing a user interface to display on the mobile device, the user interface providing a list of selectable options to create the registered movement template;

receiving, via the user interface, a selection to create the registered movement template;

prompting, via the user interface, the user to create a movement of the mobile device that is to be associated with the registered movement template; and

creating the registered movement template based at least in part on receiving the movement of the mobile device.

17. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the registered movement template corresponds to a first registered movement template of a plurality of registered movement templates, and the operations further comprise:

determining a geographic location of the mobile device based at least in part on the sensor data; and

wherein comparing the movement of the mobile device with the first registered movement template is further based at least in part on the geographic location.

18. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, via a user interface on the mobile device and prior to detecting the incoming voice call on the mobile device, an activation setting that enables automatic answering of the incoming voice-call, based at least in part on a first geographic location;

in response to detecting the incoming voice-call on the mobile device, determining a second geographic location that corresponds to the mobile device; and

wherein causing the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call is further part at least in part on the second geographic location of the mobile device being within a predetermined distance of the first geographic location.

19. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sensors of the mobile device include at least one of accelerometers, a gyroscope, a proximity sensor, a global positioning system sensor, and a digital camera.

20. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein causing the mobile device to automatically answer the incoming voice-call is further based at least in part on the time of day or the day of the week.