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Granted Patent B2
US 10,009,756 · App. 14/211,064 · Granted Jun 26, 2018

Functional management of mobile devices

Inventor: David B. Nagorniak (Chapin, SC)
Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
H04W8/22H04M1/72577H04W4/02H04W48/04H04M2250/10H04W88/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,009,756
App. No.
14/211,064
Granted
Jun 26, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Functionality of mobile devices may be controlled based on speed and/or location. Rules define functional capabilities, and restrictions, based on speed and/or location.

Claims (35)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, global positioning system information describing a location reported by a mobile device;

querying, by the server, an electronic database for the global positioning system information, the electronic database electronically associating selections of audio files playable by the mobile device and locations including the global positioning system information;

identifying, by the server, the audio files of the selections of the audio files in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the global positioning system information;

determining, by the server, an operational feature that limits an audio system to the audio files identified in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the global positioning system information describing the location reported by the mobile device; and

disabling, by the server, a playback of the audio files that are not electronically associated with the global positioning system information describing the location reported by the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the global positioning system information at different times.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the operational feature prohibits the playback of the audio files.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the operational feature prohibits calls at the global positioning system information.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising querying for a parental control associated with the global positioning system information.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising querying for a parental control associated with the global positioning system information.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining an altitude associated with the mobile device.

8. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving global positioning system information describing a location associated with a mobile device;

querying an electronic database for the global positioning system information, the electronic database electronically associating selections of audio files and locations including the global positioning system information;

identifying the audio files of the selections of audio files in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the global positioning system information; and

disabling a playback of the audio files that are electronically associated with the global positioning system information describing the location reported by the mobile device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving the global positioning system information at different times.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining an operational feature prohibits text messaging.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for a parental control.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for a parental control associated with the location.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining an altitude associated with the mobile device.

14. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving global positioning system information describing a location associated with a mobile device;

querying an electronic database for the global positioning system information describing the location, the electronic database electronically associating selections of audio files to locations including the global positioning system information describing the location associated with the mobile device;

identifying permissible audio files of the selections of audio files in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the global positioning system information;

determining an operational feature of the mobile device that permits a playback of the permissible audio files according to the global positioning system information describing the location associated with the mobile device; and

disabling the operational feature of the mobile device to prevent the playback of impermissible audio files not associated with the global positioning system information describing the location associated with the mobile device.

15. The memory device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving the global positioning system information at different times.

16. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise determining, from the global positioning system information, a speed at which the mobile device travels.

17. The memory device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the operational feature prohibits text messaging.

18. The memory device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for a parental control.

19. The memory device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for a parental control associated with the location.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2014
From: NAGORNIAK, DAVID B.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 12208975 · Sep 11, 2008
Related Publication 20140199988A1 · Jul 17, 2014