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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICE USE

  • US 20180115902A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2017
  • Published: 04/26/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a mobile device, comprising:

  • determining, by a locking mechanism at the mobile device, whether the mobile device is store-owned or user-owned;

    searching, by the mobile device, for a signal from a network;

    inactivating the mobile device in response to a determination that the device is store-owned and that the signal is not detected; and

    controlling a use of at least one application executable by the mobile device in response to a determination that the mobile device is user-owned and that the signal is not detected and further in response to a determination of a user status with respect to the user-owned mobile device.

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