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System and method for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone

  • US 7,826,856 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2005
  • Issued: 11/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for limiting a wireless communication-device to a specified geographic zone, the method comprising:

  • determining whether the wireless communication device is connected to a subscriber device on a list of preapproved subscriber devices associated with a specified geographic zone and if so, allowing the wireless communication device to communicate with the subscriber device based on permissions associated with the specified geographic zone;

    if not, determining whether the wireless communication device is connected to a subscriber device on at least one neighbor list of approved subscriber associated with the specified geographic zone, the at least one neighbor list being based on a previous subscriber device to which the wireless communication device was connected and if so, allowing the wireless communication device to communicate with the subscriber device based on permissions associated with the specified geographic zone; and

    if not, permissioning the wireless communication device to communicate with the subscriber device based on permissions associated with a geographic zone other than the specified geographic zone.

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