Functional Management of Mobile Devices

• US 20180295503A1
• Filed: 06/15/2018
• Published: 10/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nagorniak, David B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,542,419 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Functionality of a mobile device may be controlled based on speed and/or location. Rules define functional capabilities, and restrictions, based on speed and/or location. File access may also be based on speed and/or location.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device, global positioning system information generated by a global positioning system;

querying, by the mobile device, an electronic database for the global positioning system information, the electronic database associating files and locations;

identifying, by the mobile device, the files in the electronic database that are associated with the global positioning system information; and

enabling, by the mobile device, an access to the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving any of the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving one of the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving all the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising prohibiting the access to any of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising prohibiting the access to all of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising prohibiting a playback of any of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.

8. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor;

a global positioning system interfacing with the hardware processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving global positioning system information generated by the global positioning system;

querying an electronic database for the global positioning system information, the electronic database associating files and locations;

identifying the files in the electronic database that are associated with the global positioning system information; and

enabling an access to the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving any of the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving one of the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving all the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise prohibiting the access to any of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise prohibiting the access to all of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise prohibiting a playback of any of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.

15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving global positioning system information generated by a global positioning system;

querying an electronic database for the global positioning system information, the electronic database associating files and locations;

identifying the files in the electronic database that are associated with the global positioning system information; and

enabling an access to the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving any of the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving one of the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving all the files that are associated with the global positioning system information.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise prohibiting the access to any of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.

20. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise prohibiting the access to all of the files that are not associated with the global positioning system information.