CONTEXT-BASED LIMITATION OF MOBILE DEVICE OPERATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request for a function of a mobile device;
obtaining data regarding a context of the mobile device;
determining a current context for the mobile device based on the obtained data;
determining whether the function of the mobile device should be limited based at least in part on the current context of the mobile device; and
responding to the request for the function based on the determination regarding the limitation of the function.
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Abstract
Context-based limitation of mobile device operation. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a request for a function of a mobile device. The method further includes obtaining data regarding a context of the mobile device, and determining a current context for the mobile device based on the obtained data. The method includes determining whether the function of the mobile device should be limited at least in part the current context of the mobile device; and responding to the request for the function based on the determination regarding the limitation of the function.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request for a function of a mobile device; obtaining data regarding a context of the mobile device; determining a current context for the mobile device based on the obtained data; determining whether the function of the mobile device should be limited based at least in part on the current context of the mobile device; and responding to the request for the function based on the determination regarding the limitation of the function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor to process a request for a first function of a plurality of functions of the mobile device, the processor to obtain contextual information about the mobile device and to determine a current context of the mobile device based on the contextual information; and a memory to hold data regarding functional restrictions of the mobile device, the processor to access the functional restrictions of the mobile device to determine whether to limit the requested first function based at least in part on the current context of the mobile device, the processor to respond to the request based on the determination regarding limitation of the first function. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile system comprising:
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a transmitter to transmit signals and a receiver to receive signals; a dipole antenna to receive and transmit signals; a processor to process a request for a first function of a plurality of functions of the system, the processor to obtain contextual information about the system and to determine a current context of the system based on the contextual information; and a memory to hold data regarding functional restrictions of the system, the processor to access the functional restrictions of the system to determine whether to limit the requested first function based at least in part on the current context of the system, the processor to respond to the request based on the determination regarding limitation of the first function. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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