Providing a device left behind alert

摘要

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that establishes a connection between a mobile computing device and a second computing device. A notification of an initiating event is received from the second computing device. Physical movement of the mobile computing device is determined during a time period defined by the notification of the initiating event and a triggering event. An alert is output when determined physical movement is below a threshold value.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing, by a mobile computing device, a wireless connection between the mobile computing device and a second computing device; receiving, by the mobile computing device from the second computing device via the wireless connection, a notification of an initiating event; determining, by a processor included in the mobile computing device and based on information provided by a motion-sensing device included in the mobile computing device, physical movement of the mobile computing device during a time period defined by the notification of the initiating event and a triggering event; and responsive to determining that the physical movement of the mobile computing device during the time period defined by the notification of the initiating event and the triggering event is less than a threshold value, outputting, by the mobile computing device, an alert, wherein the second computing device is a vehicle computing device in a vehicle, the initiating event is a turning off of the vehicle, and the triggering event is a locking of a vehicle door of the vehicle.