Author : Sunitha P 1
Date of Publication :28th April 2023
Abstract: Mobile devices are becoming really important now a days as they are usually the main tool for communications. Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets has been used widely inrecent past years. However, the main function of mobile phone which is the ringing sound has created nuisance in certain circumstances such as in important meetings or inside places like library, cinema and prayer area. The above issue occurs because most of the users forget to switch their mobile device into silent mode. To address the problem, the paper presents a novel approach of automatically switching mobile devices into silent mode. Virtual fence is created around a specific area based on geofencing technique. Whenever a mobile device crosses the virtual fence into the area, the device will be automatically switched into silent or vibrate mode. The device will be switched back to normal mode once it crosses the virtual fence to exit the area. The current location of the user is accessed based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) data provided to the device. The advantage of this application over other geofencing applications is that the geofence locations will be preloaded in the application, allowing applications to reuse the data locations.
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