System and method for location-based device control
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1. A system comprising:
- a mobile device comprising a component manager, a location monitor, and a rules monitor, wherein the rules monitor receives a rule set from a server and provides the rule set to the component manager, wherein the component manager disables the operation of at least one hardware component of the mobile device based on a location of the mobile device determined by the location monitor and based on the rule set; and
wherein the component manager provides confirmation of the disablement of the at least one hardware component of the mobile device to the server.
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Abstract
A system and method for location-based device control is provided. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a locating subsystem, a server, and a mobile device comprising a component manager. The component manager allows modifications to the operation of components of the mobile device based on a location provided by the locating subsystem. The component manager also provides confirmation of the modified operation of the components of the mobile device to the server.
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile device comprising a component manager, a location monitor, and a rules monitor, wherein the rules monitor receives a rule set from a server and provides the rule set to the component manager, wherein the component manager disables the operation of at least one hardware component of the mobile device based on a location of the mobile device determined by the location monitor and based on the rule set; and wherein the component manager provides confirmation of the disablement of the at least one hardware component of the mobile device to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium storing a component manager software program that, when executed by the processor of a mobile device, causes the processor to:
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receive a request to disable operation of at least one hardware component of the mobile device from a requestor, wherein the request is received based on a location provided by a locating subsystem; when no manual deny input is received, disable the operation of the at least one hardware component of the mobile device based on the request by way of operating system drivers; when a manual deny input is received, not disable the operation of the at least one hardware component of the mobile device; provide confirmation of the disabled operation of the at least one hardware component of the mobile device to the requestor; receive a request to enable operation of the at least one hardware component from the requestor, wherein the request is received based on a second location provided by the locating subsystem; enable the operation of the at least one hardware component based on the request by way of operating system drivers; and provide confirmation of the enabled operation of the at least one hardware component to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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defining a restricted geographic region and a rule set corresponding to the restricted geographic region defining at least one hardware component of a mobile device is to disable within the restricted geographic region; transmitting a request to disable operation of the at least one hardware component of the mobile device in the restricted geographic region; and transmitting a content for playback by the mobile device to confirm the disabled operation of the at least one hardware component of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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