Enhancing/ limiting use of mobile electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method for controlling and enhancing the use of wireless electronic devices within a given environment, comprising:
- transmitting a wireless control message within the given environment from a central control computer;
establishing a wireless communication link between the control computer and a mobile electronic device upon the mobile electronic device entering the environment and receiving the control message;
communicating instructions from the central control computer to the wireless electronic device to disable one or more of features within the wireless electronic device; and
communicating instructions from the central control computer to the wireless electronic device to provide the mobile electronic device with access to one or more features associated with the central control computer.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for a central control computer, located within a given environment, to wirelessly communicate with, control and enhance the use of various mobile electronic devices entering the given environment. These devices each possess a wireless transceiver. The central control computer transmits a discovery signal and control message to these mobile electronic devices within the range of the wireless transmissions. This allows discovery of the central control computer by the mobile electronic device and, after setting up a communication, the mobile electronic device disables one or more of its features as instructed by the central control computer. Furthermore, enhancements are provided by making available substitute features for the features of the mobile electronic device that were limited or disabled and by making available features not contained within the mobile electronic device itself.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for controlling and enhancing the use of wireless electronic devices within a given environment, comprising:
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transmitting a wireless control message within the given environment from a central control computer;
establishing a wireless communication link between the control computer and a mobile electronic device upon the mobile electronic device entering the environment and receiving the control message;
communicating instructions from the central control computer to the wireless electronic device to disable one or more of features within the wireless electronic device; and
communicating instructions from the central control computer to the wireless electronic device to provide the mobile electronic device with access to one or more features associated with the central control computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product including instructions embodied on a computer readable medium, the instructions comprising:
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transmitting instructions for transmitting a wireless control message within the given environment from a central control computer;
establishing instructions for establishing a wireless communication link between the control computer and a mobile electronic device upon the mobile electronic device entering the environment and receiving the control message;
communicating instructions for communicating instructions from the central control computer to the wireless electronic device to disable one or more of features within the wireless electronic device; and
communicating instructions for communicating instructions from the central control computer to the wireless electronic device to provide the mobile electronic device with access to one or more features associated with the central control computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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30. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the step of establishing a wireless communication link further comprises:
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storing instructions for storing the address for the mobile electronic device, and the address for each of the features within the mobile electronic device;
monitoring instructions for monitoring by the mobile electronic device for messages to the assigned address for the mobile electronic device, and monitoring instructions for monitoring by the central control computer for messages from the assigned address for the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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