VENUE-CONTROLLED DISABLING OF CAPABILITIES OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A machine-assisted method comprising:
- communicating a signal between a remote device and at least one mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is located in association with a venue hosting an occasion when audible usage of the mobile communication device is undesirable; and
automatically disabling an audible alert of the mobile communication device in response to the signal.
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, systems, devices, and methods for venue-controlled disabling of an audible alert or other capability of a mobile communication device. In one example, users entering a venue receive a signal turning their cell phones off or switching them from ring to vibrate. In a further example, the phones are restored to a previous state when audible communication using the phone is no longer undesirable. In a further example, the venue includes a telephony base station to which phones are registered when present at the venue. The telephony base station intercepts calls to or from the mobile phones at the venue to inhibit calls to or from the mobile phones, such as when audible communication using the phone is undesirable.
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23 Claims
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1. A machine-assisted method comprising:
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communicating a signal between a remote device and at least one mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is located in association with a venue hosting an occasion when audible usage of the mobile communication device is undesirable; and
automatically disabling an audible alert of the mobile communication device in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
a mobile communication device, including;
a speaker to provide an audible alert; and
a communication transceiver to communicate a signal with a remote device to automatically disable the audible alert in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
a remote communication device, for location at a venue hosting an occasion when audible usage of a mobile communication device is undesirable, the remote communication device permitting communication of a signal with at least one mobile communication device at the venue to automatically disable an audible alert of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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