IP Library Granted Patent US 12,641,654
Granted Patent B2
US 12,641,654 · App. 18/661,652 · Granted May 26, 2026

Remote mobile device management

Inventors: Jacob Fields (Ocean Ridge, FL); Don Son (San Diego, CA); Scott Kopchinsky (San Diego, CA); John C. Kennedy (San Diego, CA); Darrin Demchuk (San Diego, CA); Lin Zou (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Platform Science, Inc.
H04W76/10H04L67/12H04W4/40H04W76/19H04W84/005H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 12,641,654
App. No.
18/661,652
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system ( 1100 ) and method for controlling a function of a mobile device ( 1107 ) over a secure wireless network is disclosed herein. The system ( 1100 ) comprises a mobile device ( 1107 ) for a vehicle ( 1000 ), a connected vehicle device ( 135 ) comprising on-vehicle data for the vehicle ( 1000 ), and an off vehicle source selected from a database, a cloud source, or a physical structure. The system ( 1100 ) is configured to access and combine off-vehicle content with on-vehicle data in order to enable, disable or manage at least one function of the mobile device ( 1107 ) over the secure wireless network.

Claims (28)

1 . A system for controlling a function of a mobile device over a secure wireless network, the system comprising:

a mobile device for a vehicle;

a plurality of on-vehicle sensors configured to provide on-vehicle data for the vehicle; and

at least one off vehicle source selected from a group comprising at least one database, at least one cloud source, or at least one physical structure with a communication device;

wherein the system is configured to access and combine off-vehicle content with on-vehicle data in order to enable, disable or manage at least one function of the mobile device over a secure wireless network.

2 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the mobile device comprises a remote profile manager (RPM) toolset, wherein the RPM is configured to execute the plurality of dynamic, temporal combinations to access vehicle, timing, event, and/or positioning (“VTEP”) data to inform the plurality of instruction sets communicated by the assigning authority engine, and wherein the RPM is configured to use one or more elements of the VTEP data to synchronize on-vehicle data elements or a computational output of the off-vehicle content, to generate a new information data set combination.

3 . The system according to claim 1 further comprising an assigning authority, wherein the assigning authority instructs the mobile device for permitted actions by an operator of the vehicle and/or time frames for the permitted actions.

4 . The system according to claim 3 wherein the assigning authority is configured to adapt to a present environment based on data from the RPM.

5 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the RPM is configured to provide edge self-healing to the mobile device.

6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one off-vehicle source is at least one cloud source selected from the group comprising a public cloud source, a private cloud source, a hybrid cloud source, or a multi-cloud source.

7 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one off-vehicle source is at least one physical infrastructure with the communication device selected from the group comprising a building, a gate, an access controlled point of entry, a parking structure, a weigh station, a toll collection structure, a fueling equipment and a vehicle service equipment.

8 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one off-vehicle source is at least one database and a mobile application operating on a mobile device, and the data originates from the mobile application.

9 . The system according to claim 3 wherein the assigning authority is configured to authorize the at least one cloud source to directly receive data from or provide data to a connected vehicle device (CVD), an authorized cloud provider, or an authorized user granted access by the assigning authority.

10 . The system according to claim 3 wherein the assigning authority is configured to enable, disable or manage the at least one function of the mobile device over a secure wireless network based on VTEP data.

11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the VTEP data includes at least one of gear position, speed, fuel level, rotations per minute, location, drive status, seatbelt use, windshield wiper function.

12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein enabling, disabling, and managing functions comprises at least one application, at least one feature, or at least one widget.

13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein enabling, disabling, or managing functionality is further based on an operator profile.

14 . The system according to claim 1 wherein enabling, disabling, and managing functions comprises enabling, disabling, and managing functions of a user interface page in a mobile application on the mobile device.

15 . The system according to claim 12 wherein enabling, disabling, or managing functionality is further based on an operator positioned away from the vehicle.

16 . A method for controlling a function of a mobile device over a secure wireless network, the method comprising:

accessing, from at least one off vehicle source, off-vehicle content at a mobile device for a vehicle;

accessing, on-vehicle data for a vehicle at the mobile device for the vehicle; and

combining the off-vehicle content with the on-vehicle data in order to enable, disable or manage at least one function of the mobile device over a secure wireless network;

wherein the at least one off vehicle source selected from a group comprising at least one database, at least one cloud source, or at least one physical structure with a communication device.

17 . The method according to claim 16 wherein the mobile device comprises a remote profile manager (RPM) toolset, wherein the RPM is configured to execute the plurality of dynamic, temporal combinations to access vehicle, timing, event, and/or positioning (“VTEP”) data to inform the plurality of instruction sets communicated by the assigning authority engine, and wherein the RPM is configured to use one or more elements of the VTEP data to synchronize on-vehicle data elements or a computational output of the off-vehicle content, to generate a new information data set combination.

18 . The method according to claim 16 further comprising transmitting instructions, from an assigning authority to the mobile device, for permitted actions by an operator of the vehicle and/or time frames for the permitted actions.

19 . The method according to claim 17 further comprising adapting at an assigning authority to a present environment based on data from the RPM.

20 . The method according to claim 17 further comprising providing, at the RPM, edge self-healing to the mobile device.

Continuity (17)
Continuation 17486777 · Sep 27, 2021
Continuation In Part 16927231 · Jul 13, 2020
Continuation In Part 16870955 · May 9, 2020
Continuation In Part 16664906 · Oct 27, 2019
Continuation In Part 16416396 · May 20, 2019
Continuation In Part 16118436 · Aug 31, 2018
Continuation 15917633 · Mar 11, 2018
Continuation 15859380 · Dec 30, 2017
Continuation 15624814 · Jun 16, 2017
Continuation In Part 15624814 · Jun 16, 2017
Provisional Application 63087082 · Oct 2, 2020
Provisional Application 62873922 · Jul 14, 2019
Provisional Application 62441298 · Dec 31, 2016
Provisional Application 62441290 · Dec 31, 2016
Provisional Application 62441315 · Dec 31, 2016
Provisional Application 62352014 · Jun 19, 2016
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