Patent ID: 8823484
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G09G,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: one or more sensors for receiving a stimulus from surroundings of the electronic device; a receiver for receiving environmental information related to the surroundings of the device from the one or more sensors and from a network, wherein the environmental information comprises a value of the stimulus from the surroundings and information regarding the surroundings from the network, wherein the receiver also receives mood information corresponding to a detected mood of a user while using the electronic device; a setting configurator for determining a desired setting for the device in view of configuration parameters based on information extracted by the receiver from the environmental information and the mood information, wherein the receiver only extracts information relating to settings that are adjustable on the device; and a setting adjuster for adjusting a device setting in accordance with the desired setting, wherein configuration parameters determine a relationship between the environmental information and the device setting, indicating at least rules for adjusting the desired setting according to user preference, and a permitted range of values for the desired setting.