Patent ID: 9049583
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile device, comprising: a wireless transceiver configured for mobile data communication via a mobile wireless communication network, and configured to receive hazard information from a warning server prior to the mobile device providing a warning; at least one user output element; at least one sensor; and a controller coupled to the transceiver, the at least one sensor, and the at least one user output element, wherein the controller is configured to control operations of the mobile device to implement functions, including functions to: request updated hazard information from the warning server when the mobile device determines that the hazard information is not available or not up-to-date on the mobile device for an area where the mobile device is located; determine whether an application running on the mobile device is potentially distracting; determine an activity of a user of the mobile device, via the at least one sensor; determine whether the user activity in combination with running of the potentially distracting application is potentially dangerous; and upon determining that the combination is potentially dangerous and that the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of a hazard based on the updated hazard information, provide a warning on the user output element of the mobile device.