The monitored at least one environmental characteristic may be an ambient temperature, a measured humidity level, a computed relative humidity value and/or a local dew point computed in relation to one or more of the ambient temperature, measured humidity level, or the computed relative humidity value.
The mobile device 100 may also include a sensor 119. The sensor 119 is operable for measuring a temperature of the mobile device in accord with the current example embodiment (but element 119 can represent any configuration of one or more sensors consistent with the present teachings). The sensed characteristic in this example may be a temperature of the mobile device. For example, the sensed mobile device 100 characteristic may be the temperature of the surface of the mobile device case 103, or the internal space of the mobile device within the case 103, in which electronic components of the mobile device 100 are disposed. The determining of the action may include computing a dew point based on the sensed mobile device 100 characteristic and the monitored at least one environmental characteristic.
The mobile device 100 may further include one or more network interfaces 118. The network interface(s) is (are) operable for exchanging data signals with the processor 111, and with a network (e.g., network 230;