SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY WHEN A MOBILE DEVICE IS LOCATED IN A DEFINED PRIVACY ZONE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining that a mobile device is located within a boundary of a privacy zone, the boundary being defined based on a non-geometric description of the privacy zone, wherein a physical location of the boundary varies;
upon determining that the mobile device is located within the boundary;
selecting a predetermined feature of the mobile device to be disabled; and
disabling the selected feature.
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for protecting privacy when a mobile device is located in a defined privacy zone are described herein. The available features that a user of a mobile device may use are controlled while the mobile device is located in a define privacy zone. Once a mobile device is detected in the define privacy zone, a database is accessed to determine if the mobile device has the features available that are to be disabled. If the features are available, a disable signal is sent via the communications network to the mobile device and the feature is disabled. Once the mobile device is detected to be outside of the defined privacy zone, the previously disabled mobile device feature is enabled.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining that a mobile device is located within a boundary of a privacy zone, the boundary being defined based on a non-geometric description of the privacy zone, wherein a physical location of the boundary varies; upon determining that the mobile device is located within the boundary; selecting a predetermined feature of the mobile device to be disabled; and disabling the selected feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed perform operations comprising:
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determining that a mobile device is located within a boundary of a privacy zone, the boundary being defined based on a non-geometric description of the privacy zone, wherein a physical location of the boundary varies; upon determining that the mobile device is located within the boundary; selecting a predetermined feature of the mobile device to be disabled; and disabling the selected feature. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device comprising:
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memory having executable instructions stored thereon; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the executable instructions to perform operation comprising; determining that a mobile device is located within a boundary of a privacy zone, the boundary being defined based on a non-geometric description of the privacy zone, wherein a physical location of the boundary varies; upon determining that the mobile device is located within the boundary; selecting a predetermined feature of the mobile device to be disabled; and disabling the selected feature. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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