Method and apparatus to disable function of mobile station

• US 20060105758A1
• Filed: 11/15/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Maislos, Ruben E.
• Application Number:
  US10/986,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20060105758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

Briefly, a method an apparatus and a wireless communication system having a base station. The base station may include a locater to locate presence of the mobile station in a restricted area and a controller to send a reconfiguration signal to reconfigure a setup of the mobile station according to a desired restriction.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a locater to locate presence of a mobile station in a restricted area; and

a controller to send a reconfiguration signal to reconfigure a setup of the mobile station according to a desired restriction.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the locator is able to determine if the mobile station enters the restricted area and to instruct the controller to send the reconfiguration signal to disable one or more properties of the mobile station.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the locator is able to determine if the mobile station leaves the restricted area and to instruct the controller to send the reconfiguration signal to enable the one or more properties disabled at the mobile station.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable at least a portion of the transceiver of the mobile station.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable the transmitter of the mobile station.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to reconfigure the mobile station to a silence mode.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable a rings unit and to enable a silence alarm unit of the mobile station.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable the operation of an image capturing device.

9. A method comprising:

locating presence of a mobile station in a restricted area and transmitting a reconfiguration signal to disable one or more properties of the mobile station based on a restriction of the restricted area.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprises transmitting a reconfiguration signal to disable the mobile station from transmitting.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprises transmitting a reconfiguration signal to disable the mobile station from sounding a ring signal and to enable a silence ring indicator.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprises transmitting a reconfiguration signal to enable one or more disabled properties of the mobile station when leaving the restricted area.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprises transmitting a reconfiguration signal to disable the operation of an image capturing device.

14. A wireless communication device comprising:

an antenna array to receive signals to enable locating a mobile station;

a locater to locate presence of the mobile station in a restricted area; and

a controller to send a reconfiguration signal to reconfigure a setup of the mobile station according to a desired restriction.

15. The wireless communication device of claim 14, wherein the locator is able to determine if the mobile station enters the restricted area and able to instruct the controller to send the reconfiguration signal to disable one or more properties of the mobile station.

16. The wireless communication device of claim 14, wherein the locator is able to determine if the mobile station leaves the restricted area and to instruct the controller to send the reconfiguration signal to enable the one or more properties disabled at the mobile station.

17. The wireless communication device of claim 14, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable at least a portion of the transceiver of the mobile station.

18. The wireless communication device of claim 14, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable the transmitter of the mobile station.

19. The wireless communication device of claim 14, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to reconfigure the mobile station to a silence mode.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 19, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable a rings unit and to enable a silence alarm unit of the mobile station.

21. The wireless communication device of claim 14, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable the operation of an image capturing device.

22. A wireless communication system comprising:

a base station having;

a locater to locate presence of the mobile station in a restricted area; and

a controller to send a reconfiguration signal to reconfigure a setup of the mobile station according to a desired restriction.

23. The wireless communication system of claim 22, wherein the locator is able to determine if the mobile station enters the restricted area and able to instruct the controller to send the reconfiguration signal to disable one or more properties of the mobile station.

24. The wireless communication system of claim 22, wherein the locator is able to determine if the mobile station leaves the restricted area and to instruct the controller to send the reconfiguration signal to enable the one or more properties disabled at the mobile station.

25. The wireless communication system of claim 22, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable at least a portion of the transceiver of the mobile station.

26. The wireless communication system of claim 22, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable the transmitter of the mobile station.

27. The wireless communication system of claim 22, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to reconfigure the mobile station to a silence mode.

28. The wireless communication system of claim 22, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable a rings unit and to enable a silence alarm unit of the mobile station.

29. The wireless communication system of claim 22, wherein the reconfiguration signal comprises an instruction to disable the operation of an image capturing device.

30. An article comprising:

a storage medium, having stored thereon instructions, that when executed, result in;

locating presence of a mobile station in a restricted area and transmitting a reconfiguration signal to disable one or more properties of the mobile station base on a restriction of the restricted area.

31. The article of claim 30, wherein the instructions that result in transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprise instructions that result in disabling the mobile station from transmitting.

32. The article of claim 30, wherein the instructions that result in transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprise instructions that result in disabling the mobile station from sounding a ring signal and to enable a silence ring indicator.

33. The article of claim 30, wherein the instructions that result in transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprise instructions that result in enabling one or more disabled properties of the mobile station when leaving the restricted area.

34. The article of claim 30, wherein the instructions that result in transmitting a reconfiguration signal comprise instructions that result in disabling the operation of an image capturing device.