Method and system for providing supervisory control over wireless phone usage
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the usage of a wireless device comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a first set of coordinates in a specified coordinate system representative of a first geographic location;
in response to an attempt to establish a communication involving said wireless device and another communication device;
obtaining a second set of coordinates in said specified coordinate system representative of a second geographic location corresponding to the geographic location of said wireless device;
determining based upon said first and second sets of coordinates, whether said wireless device is at a location where use of said wireless device is restricted; and
based on the result of said determining step, if said wireless device is at a location where use of the device is restricted, preventing said attempted communication involving said wireless device and said other communication device.
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Abstract
A system for controlling wireless phone usage enables a supervisor to establish user profiles for supervised users of wireless phones across a range of parameters which are stored in a user profile database. Such parameters may include one or more locations at which use of the wireless phone is restricted or permitted. In addition, restrictions on phone use may be provided based upon total phone usage within a specified control period, time periods, dates or days of the week during which phone use is restricted or permitted. One or more lists including numbers that are always-accessible may be provided and one or more lists including numbers that are never-accessible may also be provided. In the event a call does not satisfy predefined criteria, the call is blocked. Predetermined messages may be played to the called or calling party as applicable when a call is blocked. Boolean combinations of restrictions and permissive use criteria for the wireless phone may be specified to provide for flexibility when establishing use criteria for the wireless phone.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the usage of a wireless device comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a first set of coordinates in a specified coordinate system representative of a first geographic location;
in response to an attempt to establish a communication involving said wireless device and another communication device;
obtaining a second set of coordinates in said specified coordinate system representative of a second geographic location corresponding to the geographic location of said wireless device;
determining based upon said first and second sets of coordinates, whether said wireless device is at a location where use of said wireless device is restricted; and
based on the result of said determining step, if said wireless device is at a location where use of the device is restricted, preventing said attempted communication involving said wireless device and said other communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system of controlling the usage of a wireless device comprising:
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a storage device containing a user profile database, said user profile database storing a first set of coordinates representative of a first geographic location;
at least one first processor in communication with said user profile database, said at least first processor operative in response to an attempt to establish a communication involving said wireless device and another communication device;
to obtain a second set of coordinates representative of a second geographic location corresponding to a geographic location of said wireless phone;
to determine based upon said first and second set of coordinates whether said wireless device is at a location at which use of the wireless device is restricted;
to generate a control message of a first type in the event said determining step indicates that said wireless device is at a location at which the use of the wireless device is restricted; and
to generate a control message of a second type in the event said determining step indicates that said wireless device is at a location at which the use of the wireless device is not restricted and to utilize said distance in the determination whether the use of said wireless device is restricted. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system of controlling the usage of a wireless device comprising:
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a supervisory control system comprising;
a storage device containing a user profile database, said user profile database storing a first set of coordinates in a specified coordinate system representative of a first geographic location; and
at least one first processor in communication with said user profile database; and
a wireless device in communication with said supervisory control system, said wireless device comprising;
a memory; and
at least one second processor in communication with said memory;
said at least one first processor operative to forward said first set of coordinates to said wireless device for storage in said memory;
said at least one second processor operative in response to an attempt to establish a communication from said wireless device to another communication device;
to obtain a second set of coordinates in said specified coordinate system representative of a second geographic location corresponding to a geographic location of said wireless device; and
to determine based upon said first and second set of coordinates whether said wireless device is at a location at which use of the wireless device is restricted;
to generate a control message of a first type upon a determination that said wireless device is at a location at which the use of the wireless device is restricted; and
to generate a control message of a second type upon a determination that said wireless device is at a location at which the use of the wireless device is not restricted. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36-63. -63. (canceled)
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