Regulating use of a mobile computing device for a user at a selected location
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1. A method for regulating use of a mobile computing device for a user at a selected location, comprising:
- identifying a location of the mobile computing device;
determining a role of the user at the identified location;
classifying predetermined limitations for the mobile computing device based on the role of the user at the identified location; and
regulating a functionality of applications operating on the mobile computing device based on the predetermined limitations while the mobile computing device is at the identified location.
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Abstract
A system and method for regulating use of a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a location of the mobile computing device. A role of the user at the identified location is determined. Predetermined limitations are classified for the mobile computing device based on the role of the user at the identified location. A functionality of applications operating on the mobile computing device is regulated based on the predetermined limitations while the mobile computing device is at the identified location.
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1. A method for regulating use of a mobile computing device for a user at a selected location, comprising:
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identifying a location of the mobile computing device; determining a role of the user at the identified location; classifying predetermined limitations for the mobile computing device based on the role of the user at the identified location; and regulating a functionality of applications operating on the mobile computing device based on the predetermined limitations while the mobile computing device is at the identified location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for regulating use of a mobile computing device for a user at a selected location, comprising:
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a location identification module configured to identify a location of a mobile computing device; a user database operating on a server in communication with the mobile computing device, wherein the user database is configured to identify a role of the user of the mobile computing device and each role is assigned selected permissions; a server side functionality module configured to operate on the server in communication with the mobile computing device, wherein the server side functionality module is configured to store a set of limitations for the mobile computing device based on the location of the mobile computing device and the role of the user; and a client side functionality module configured to operate on the mobile computing device that is configured to regulate a functionality of the mobile computing device based on the set of limitations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for regulating use of a mobile computing device for a user at a selected location, comprising:
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identifying a location of the mobile computing device; determining a role of the user at the identified location; classifying predetermined limitations for the mobile computing device based on the role of the user at the identified location; and regulating a functionality of applications operating on the mobile computing device based on the predetermined limitations while the mobile computing device is at the identified location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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