Methods, systems and computer program products for remotely controlling wireless terminals
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1. A method of remotely controlling wireless terminals comprising:
- identifying a wireless terminal that is located at a premises;
obtaining at least one operational authorization rule for the wireless terminal that was identified and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located; and
disabling and/or enabling selected operations of the wireless terminal that was identified in response to the at least one operational authorization rule that was obtained for the wireless terminal that was identified and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located.
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Wireless terminals are remotely controlled by identifying a wireless terminal that is located at a premises and obtaining at least one operational authorization rule for the wireless terminal that was identified, and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located. Selected operations of the wireless terminal are disabled and/or enabled in response to the at least one operational authorization rule that was obtained for the wireless terminal that was identified and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located.
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1. A method of remotely controlling wireless terminals comprising:
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identifying a wireless terminal that is located at a premises;
obtaining at least one operational authorization rule for the wireless terminal that was identified and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located; and
disabling and/or enabling selected operations of the wireless terminal that was identified in response to the at least one operational authorization rule that was obtained for the wireless terminal that was identified and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system of remotely controlling wireless terminals comprising:
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a rules database that is configured to store therein operational authorization rules for wireless terminals as a function of a plurality of premises at which the wireless terminals may be located;
a proximity detector that is configured to identify at least one wireless terminal that is located at a premises; and
a monitoring system that is responsive to the proximity detector and to the rules database and that is configured to disable and/or enable selected operations of the at least one wireless terminal that is located at the premises in response to at least one operational authorization rule for the at least one wireless terminal that applies to the premises. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product that is configured to remotely control wireless terminals, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that is configured to provide a rules database that is configured to store therein operational authorization rules for wireless terminals as a function of a plurality of premises at which the wireless terminals may be located;
computer readable program code that is configured to identify wireless terminals located at a particular premises;
computer readable program code that is configured to authenticate the wireless terminal and/or the premises;
computer readable program code that is configured to authorize the disabling and/or enabling of selected operations of at least one wireless terminal that is located at a premises; and
computer-readable program code that is configured to disable and/or enable selected operations of at least one wireless terminal that is located at a premises in response to at least one operational authorization rule for the at least one wireless terminal that applies to the premises.
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