Method and a system for controlling and tracking radiation emitted from mobile phones

Abstract

A mobile handset configured to estimate the radiation absorbed per mass of tissue of a user, and to perform an action in case the absorbed radiation exceeds a predefined threshold. The absorbed radiation may be estimated during a call. Additionally or alternatively, a prediction of the absorbed radiation level may be estimated and given to the user while the handset is not engaged in a call. various data items such as received power per time, estimated absorbed radiation and location may be transmitted to a server. A server application may use these data items to create regional maps of a cellular network coverage and quality by accumulating multiple inputs from a plurality of individual mobile handsets.

1 . A mobile handset comprising:
 a RF unit to transmit and receive RF signals; and   a core logic unit comprising:
 at least one radiation estimation unit to provide an estimation of absorbed radiation in a user; and 
 an action generation unit configured to perform an action in case said estimation absorbed radiation exceeds a threshold. 
   
   
   
       2 . The mobile handset of  claim 1 , wherein said absorbed radiation is selectable from a list comprising: absorbed radiation rate per mass of tissue during a call, the amount of absorbed radiation per mass of tissue during a call, the amount of absorbed radiation per mass of tissue over time intervals, potential absorbed radiation rate during a call per mass of tissue and prediction of absorbed radiation rate per mass of tissue while the mobile handset is not engaged in a call. 
   
   
       3 . The mobile handset of  claim 1 , wherein said action is selectable from a list comprising: alert the user, disconnect said call, direct said call to a wired headset, direct said call to a wireless headset, direct said call to a speaker, inform exceeding of absorbed radiation to a user of a peer mobile handset, inform exceeding of radiation to a user of a monitoring mobile handset, give at least one recommendation to the user, and generate a radiation report. 
   
   
       4 . The mobile handset of  claim 3 , wherein said recommendation is selectable from a list comprising: guidance indicator to direct the user towards a cellular base-station the user communicates with, move to a location where the mobile handset will radiate less power, switch to vertical phone posture, switch to horizontal phone posture, connect wired headset, use wireless headset, and use loudspeaker. 
   
   
       5 . The mobile handset of  claim 1 , wherein said absorbed radiation is estimated by:
 in the laboratory:
 simulating real-life scenarios; 
 recording a set of handset parameters levels to receive recorded handset parameters; 
 measuring absorbed radiation to receive measured absorbed radiation; 
 recording said measured absorbed radiation; and 
 fitting an empirical formula relating said measured absorbed radiation to said set of recorded handset parameters; 
   uploading said empirical formula to said mobile handset;   retrieving current levels of said set of handset parameters; and   substituting said current levels of said set of handset parameters in said empirical formula to receive said estimation of absorbed radiation.   
   
   
       6 . A cellular communication system comprising:
 cellular network; and   at least one mobile handset in active communication with said cellular network said mobile handset capable of estimating absorbed radiation in a user and capable of generating a radiation report.   
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising a server adapted to communicate with said mobile handset over a communication medium, to configure said mobile handset and to receive data items selectable from a list comprising: said absorbed radiation estimation, received power level at the mobile handset, location information of the mobile handset, accessories used by users and said radiation report. 
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein said server is configured use said data items to create regional maps of mobile network coverage and quality. 
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein said regional maps may include data selectable from a list comprising: absorbed radiation estimation per location, received power per location, and accessories used by users per location. 
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said peer mobile handset is adapted to receive a massage from said mobile handset in case said absorbed radiation exceeds a threshold. 
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising a monitoring mobile handset to configure and supervise said mobile handset, to receive a massage from said mobile handset in case absorbed radiation exceeds a threshold and to get said radiation report of said mobile handset. 
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising a user PC to configure said mobile handset and to get said radiation report of said mobile handset. 
   
   
       13 . A method for tracking absorbed radiation from mobile handsets, the method comprising:
 estimating absorbed radiation to receive an estimation of said absorbed radiation; and   performing an action in case said estimation of said absorbed radiation exceeds a threshold.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said absorbed radiation is selectable from a list comprising: absorbed radiation rate per mass of tissue during a call, the amount of absorbed radiation per mass of tissue during a call, the amount of absorbed radiation per mass of tissue over time intervals, potential absorbed radiation rate during a call per mass of tissue and prediction of absorbed radiation rate per mass of tissue while the mobile handset is not engaged in a call. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said action is selectable from a list comprising: alert the user, disconnect said call, direct said call to a wired headset, direct said call to a wireless headset, direct said call to a speaker, inform exceeding of absorbed radiation to a user of a peer mobile handset, inform exceeding of radiation to a user of a monitoring mobile handset, give at least one recommendation to the user, and generate a radiation report. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said recommendation is selectable from a list comprising: guidance indicator to direct the user towards a cellular base-station the user communicates with, move to a location where the mobile handset will radiate less power, switch to vertical phone posture, switch to horizontal phone posture, connect wired headset, use wireless headset, and use loudspeaker. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said radiation is estimated by:
 in the laboratory:
 simulating real-life scenarios; 
 recording a set of handset parameters levels to receive recorded handset parameters; 
 measuring absorbed radiation to receive measured absorbed radiation; 
 recording said measured absorbed radiation; and 
 fitting an empirical formula relating said measured absorbed radiation to said recorded handset parameters; 
   uploading said empirical formula to said mobile handset;   retrieving current levels of said set of handset parameters; and   substituting said current levels of said set of handset parameters in said empirical formula to receive said estimation of absorbed radiation.   
   
   
       18 . An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon instructions, that when executed on a processor of a handset, cause the handset to perform a method comprising:
 uploading an empirical formula, said empirical formula relating absorbed radiation to a set handset parameters;   retrieving current levels of said set of handset parameters;   substituting said current levels of said set of handset parameters in said empirical formula to receive an estimation of absorbed radiation; and   performing an action in case said estimation of absorbed radiation exceeds a threshold.