METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A MOVING VEHICLE
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Abstract
A method and system is disclosed for performing a wireless location of a mobile communication device for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more interactive mobile services capable of being activated by a user of the mobile device. When the mobile device is operated by the user, a wireless location is performed for determining whether such an interactive service, requested by the user, can be provided to the user. In one embodiment, a determination is made as to whether the mobile device resides in a container, e.g., a vehicle, for determining whether the interactive mobile service can be accessed by the user.
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19. A method for performing a wireless location service, comprising:
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first transmitting, to a wireless service provider, a first request for a first wireless location estimate of a first mobile station; second transmitting, to the wireless service provider, a second request for a second wireless location estimate of a second mobile station; wherein each of the first and second transmitting steps is dependent upon a movement of a container able to contain one or more of the first and second mobile stations; wherein the first and second mobile stations have been identified by a subscriber for performing the first and second transmitting steps; receiving the first and second wireless location estimates from the service provider, wherein each of the first and second estimates is determined by one of a network centric and a handset centric wireless location technique; first determining the first mobile stations is in the container during movement thereof; second determining that the second mobile station is not in the container during the movement thereof; and restricting an interactive service provided by the first mobile station.
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