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Apparatus and method for controlling outbound communication

  • US 10,425,819 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2016
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile device, comprising:

  • an activity sensor for generating data;

    a communication interface for communicating with an external network; and

    a channel controller configured to;

    obtain data generated by activity sensor,obtain data from one or more context aware applications running on the mobile device,build a model for a likelihood of the user presence based on the data obtained through the activity sensor and from the one or more context aware applications, andblock a push feature of the mobile device to prevent an outbound communication from a push source of the mobile device to the external network when the user presence is unlikely according to the model,wherein the push feature comprises software or hardware mediated function for pushing data to the external network.

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