A patent granted to Microsoft this week could automatically adjust the settings on your phone to make it less annoying in movie theaters. Granted on January 13, the patent details an “inconspicuous mode” which would automatically adjust brightness, mute sounds and offer reduced information on the lock screen when the owner goes to the theater or is about to head to bed. Inconspicuous mode would be triggered using sensors on the device when visiting a venue like a movie theater, or could be manually enabled by the user. The patent application calls out detecting when the mode is required using GPS, sound,…This story continues at The Next Web
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 20:05:25 +0000
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