Controlling wireless communication devices with media recording capabilities

• US 20070072598A1
• Filed: 09/23/2005
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Golioto, Igor, Coleman, David
• Application Number:
  US11/233,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20070072598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/422.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

A wireless communication system (20) includes the capability of controlling when a media recording device such as a camera (32) associated with a mobile station (30) may be used. In a disclosed example, if the mobile station (30) is in a restricted area where audio recordings, photographs or video are not permitted, a controller (34) automatically disables the media recording device (32) responsive to an appropriate signal from a wireless network (22) or base station (24). In one example, a controller (34) automatically marks a file containing media data if that data was acquired in a restricted area. In a disclosed example, the wireless communication network (22) prevents forwarding any media files corresponding to media acquired in a restricted area.

Claims

1. A method of communicating, comprising:

preventing communication of media data from a restricted area.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

preventing a transmission including media data from the restricted area.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising:

refusing to forward the transmitted media data.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining if a mobile station is within the restricted area; and

sending a signal to the mobile station with an indication to turn off a media recording device associated with the mobile station.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising:

repeatedly sending the signal if the mobile station is in the restricted area.

6. The method of claim 4, comprising:

sending a first signal with an indication to turn off the media recording device; and

sending a subsequent signal with an indication to allow the media recording device to be turned on if the mobile station leaves the restricted area.

7. The method of claim 4, comprising:

providing an indication that the media recording device associated with the mobile station should be manually turned off.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining if a media file is generated within a restricted area; and

marking the generated media file with an indication that the file was generated in the restricted area.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising:

preventing transmission of the marked media file.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media file comprises at least one of audio, photograph, video or streaming video data.

11. A mobile station, comprising:

a media recording device for generating a media file containing data corresponding to media acquired by the media recording device; and

a controller for responding to a signal transmitted to the mobile station indicating a desired control of the operation of the media recording device.

12. The mobile station of claim 11, wherein the controller disables the media recording device responsive to a signal indicating that the mobile station is in a location where the media recording device cannot be used.

13. The mobile station of claim 11, wherein the controller responds to a signal indicating that the mobile station is in a restricted area by marking a file containing data corresponding to media acquired while the mobile station is in the restricted area.

14. The mobile station of claim 11, wherein the controller prevents transmission of data corresponding to media acquired while the mobile station is in a restricted area.

15. The mobile station of claim 11, comprising a display that provides an indication that the media recording device cannot be used responsive to the signal from the wireless communication network.

16. The mobile station of claim 11, wherein the media file comprises at least one of audio, photograph, video or streaming video data.

17. A wireless communication system for communicating with at least one mobile station, comprising:

at least one device that determines if the at least one mobile station is in a restricted area and prevents communication of media data from the restricted area.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one device comprises a base station.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one device prevents transmission of media data if the mobile station is in the restricted area.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one device prevents transmission of media data corresponding to a media file acquired in the restricted area.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one device communicates a signal to the mobile station indicating that media acquisition is prohibited in the restricted area.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one device communicates a signal that results in automatically disabling a media recording capability of the mobile station.