Adjusting an audio notification mode of a mobile computing device
View Patent ↗A system and method for adjusting an audible notification of a mobile computing device are disclosed. The method comprises receiving an audible notification communication at a mobile communication device from an Audible Notification Signal (ANS) transmitter located at a selected location. The audible notification communication can include an identification value of the ANS transmitter and an audible notification mode value. The identification value of the ANS transmitter can be authenticated. The authentication can be communicated to the mobile computing device. An audible notification mode of the mobile computing device can then be set while the mobile communication device is at the selected location based on the audible notification value.
1. A method for adjusting an audible notification mode of a mobile computing device, comprising:
receiving an audible notification communication at a mobile communication device from an Audible Notification Signal (ANS) transmitter located at a selected location, wherein the audible notification communication includes an identification value of the ANS transmitter and an audible notification mode value;
authenticating the identification value of the ANS transmitter;
setting the mobile computing device to an audible notification mode while the mobile communication device is at the selected location, based on the audible notification value; and
reverting an audible notification setting of the mobile computing device to a previous value when at least one audible notification communication is not received at the mobile computing device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the audible notification communication at the mobile communication device from the ANS transmitter, wherein the ANS transmitter has a user selectable transmission range from about 3 meters to 500 meters.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the audible notification communication further comprises receiving the audible notification communication at the mobile communication device at a predetermined frequency.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein authenticating the identification value of the ANS transmitter further comprises comparing the identification value of the ANS transmitter with an expected Media Access Control (MAC) address for the ANS transmitter.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein authenticating the identification value of the ANS transmitter further comprises comparing a location of the mobile computing device with an expected location of the ANS transmitter.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein authenticating occurs through at least one of a module operable on the mobile computing device, a website in communication with the mobile computing device and a mobile service provider for the mobile computing device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting the mobile communication device to the audible notification mode based on the audible notification value further comprises setting the mobile communication device to at least one of a silent mode, a vibrate mode, and a quiet mode.
8. A system for adjusting an audible notification of a mobile computing device, comprising:
an Audible Notification Signal (ANS) transmitter configured to send an audible notification communication to a plurality of mobile computing devices at a selected location, wherein the audible notification communication includes an identification value of the ANS transmitter and an audible notification mode value; and
an audible notification module configured to;
receive said audible notification communication;
operate on a mobile computing device;
authenticate the identification value;
set the mobile computing device to the audible notification mode received from the ANS transmitter while the mobile computing device is at the selected location; and
revert an audible notification setting of the mobile computing device to a previous value when at least one audible notification communication is not received at the mobile computing device.
9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising an authentication module configured to receive the identification value of the ANS transmitter from the mobile computing device and authenticate the identification value by comparing the identification value with known information regarding the ANS transmitter.
10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising communicating a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the ANS transmitter from one of the mobile computing device and the ANS transmitter to the authentication module to authenticate the identification value by matching the identification value of the ANS transmitter with the MAC address of the ANS transmitter.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the authentication module is located on at least one of the mobile communication device and a server in communication with the mobile communication device.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the ANS transmitter is configured with a variable power output to transmit the audible notification communication a distance from about 3 meters to about 500 meters.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the ANS transmitter is configured to transmit the audible notification communication at a selected frequency.
14. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a mobility module configured to revert an audible notification setting of the mobile computing device to a previous value when the user is determined to be mobile for a predetermined period of time.
15. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for adjusting an audible notification of a mobile computing device, comprising:
receiving an audible notification communication at a mobile communication device from an Audible Notification Signal (ANS) transmitter located at a selected location, wherein the audible notification communication includes an identification value of the ANS transmitter and an audible notification mode value;
authenticating the identification value of the ANS transmitter,
setting the mobile computing device to an audible notification mode based on the audible notification value while the mobile communication device is at the selected location; and
reverting an audible notification setting of the mobile computing device to a previous value when at least one audible notification communication is not received at the mobile computing device.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein authenticating the identification value of the ANS transmitter further comprises comparing the identification value of the ANS transmitter with an expected Media Access Control (MAC) address for the ANS transmitter.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein authenticating the identification value of the ANS transmitter further comprises comparing a location of the mobile computing device with an expected location of the ANS transmitter.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein authenticating occurs through at least one of a module operable on the mobile computing device, a website in communication with the mobile computing device and a mobile service provider for the mobile computing device.