Deactivation system and method for a transferable device

• US 8,290,509 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2010
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Moskowitz, Michael L., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Batista, Marcos
• Assistant Examiner(s): DONADO, FRANK E
• Application Number:
  US12/657,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20100325411A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,006 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/053 remote terminal provisioning, e.g. of applets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/38 Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections queuing arrangements H04Q3/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42144 by service provider
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• 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 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

Methods and systems for deactivation of one or more applications operating on a transferable device are provided.

Claims

1. A mobile device tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the mobile device to perform a method, the method comprising:

instantiating a user profile that at least causes two or more visually interactive applications to operate on the mobile device;

deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application; and

reactivating the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device automatically based on a probability calculated by the mobile device that the mobile device is no longer exceeding the maximum velocity.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the instantiating a user profile that at least causes two or more visually interactive applications to operate on the mobile device comprises:

instantiating a program of instructions organized as a user profile.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the instantiating a user profile that at least causes two or more visually interactive applications to operate on the mobile device comprises:

instantiating the user profile via a network initiated instruction to activate the user profile.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the instantiating a user profile that at least causes two or more visually interactive applications to operate on the mobile device comprises:

instantiating the user profile by a user of the mobile device.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

receiving the deactivation cue automatically as a function of a determination that the mobile device is in motion, the probability calculation associated with the determination that the mobile device is in motion.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

receiving the deactivation cue upon a determination based on the probability calculation that the mobile device is in motion, wherein the probability calculation is performed at the mobile device using a global positioning triangulation measurement performed at a predetermined frequency to predict a relative velocity of the mobile device.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

receiving the deactivation cue from a network interface based on a probabilistic function that includes a current location of the mobile device, a prior location of the mobile device, a time component between location determinations, and a maximum allowed speed as determined from the user profile.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

deactivating a visually interactive application wherein the visually interactive application includes a texting application.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

deactivating a visually interactive application wherein the visually interactive application includes an email application.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

deactivating a visually interactive application wherein the visually interactive application includes an instant messaging application.

11. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

deactivating a visually interactive application wherein the visually interactive application includes a video messaging application.

12. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

deactivating a visually interactive application wherein the visually interactive application includes a real-time gaming application.

13. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the deactivating at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

deactivating a visually interactive application wherein the visually interactive application includes an interactive internet-based role playing application.

14. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the probability calculation determines at least a current velocity.

15. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the probability calculation determines at least an average velocity.

16. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the probability calculation determines at least an instant velocity.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the instant velocity is determined using at least a derivative.

18. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein actual velocity data is received from a communications module.

19. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a GPS.

20. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein a velocity metric is associated with the user profile.

21. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein a user interface is a visually interactive application.

22. The mobile device of claim 21, wherein a user interface includes one or more of a display screen, a touch screen, a keypad, a speaker system and a microphone.

23. A method comprising:

transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application; and

receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated,

wherein the transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises;

associating an activation cue with the mobile device to reactivate the at least one of two or more applications automatically independent of transmission from the computing device, the activation cue instantiating one or more instructions on the mobile device based on a probability calculated by the mobile device that the mobile device is no longer exceeding the maximum velocity.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions after a periodic geolocation calculation determines that a probability that the mobile device has exceeded the maximum velocity is greater than a predetermined probability.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

transmitting via the computing device to at least a second mobile device one or more instructions associated with one or more of an instant message, a text message or an email message that the mobile device has been deactivated.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

transmitting to the mobile device one or more instructions that provide to a user of the mobile device an indication that the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device has been deactivated.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated comprises:

receiving a network generated list of active applications running on the mobile device.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated comprises:

receiving an acknowledgment message from the mobile device that the one or more instructions have been received and instantiated on the mobile device.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein the receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated comprises:

receiving an acknowledgement of an end transmission from a network associated with the at least one of two or more applications.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein the receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated comprises:

receiving an automatically generated confirmation from the mobile device.

31. The method of claim 23, wherein the receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated comprises:

receiving the confirmation as an interruption code generated at a cellular switch.

32. The method of claim 23, comprising:

querying the mobile device to confirm a transit status.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the querying the mobile device to confirm a transit status comprises:

querying the mobile device via a network message to the mobile device to confirm that the mobile device has one or more applications disabled.

34. The method of claim 23, comprising:

transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period comprises:

transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period according to a user profile determined time period.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period according to a user profile determined time period comprises:

transmitting a signal to the mobile device that the user profile predetermined time period has expired.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein the transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period according to a user profile determined time period comprises:

enabling a user of the mobile device to extend the predetermined time period by entering a predetermined code.

38. The method of claim 23, comprising:

deactivating one or more applications based on the user profile wherein the user profile establishes a metric for each application to determine a velocity of the mobile device appropriate for deactivation.

39. The method of claim 23, wherein the two or more applications comprises at least one visually interactive application.

40. A system comprising:

means for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application; and

means for receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated,

wherein the means for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises;

means for associating an activation cue with the mobile device to reactivate the at least one of two or more applications automatically independent of transmission from the computing device, the activation cue instantiating one or more instructions on the mobile device based on a probability calculated by the mobile device that the mobile device is no longer exceeding the maximum velocity.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the means for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

means for transmitting the one or more instructions after a periodic geolocation calculation determines that a probability that the mobile device has exceeded the maximum velocity is greater than a predetermined probability.

42. The system of claim 40, wherein the means for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

means for transmitting via the computing device to at least a second mobile device one or more instructions associated with one or more of an instant message, a text message or an email message that the mobile device has been deactivated.

43. The system of claim 40, wherein the means for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises:

means for transmitting to the mobile device one or more instructions that provide to a user of the mobile device an indication that the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device has been deactivated.

44. The system of claim 40, wherein the means for receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated comprises:

means for receiving an automatically generated confirmation from the mobile device.

45. The system of claim 40, wherein the means for receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated comprises:

means for receiving the confirmation as an interruption code generated at a cellular switch.

46. The system of claim 40, comprising:

means for querying the mobile device to confirm a transit status.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the means for querying the mobile device to confirm a transit status comprises:

means for querying the mobile device via a network message to the mobile device to confirm that the mobile device has one or more applications disabled.

48. The system of claim 40, comprising:

means for transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period.

49. The system of claim 48, wherein the means for transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period comprises:

means for transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period according to a user profile determined time period.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the means for transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period according to a user profile determined time period comprises:

means for transmitting a signal to the mobile device that the user profile predetermined time period has expired.

51. The system of claim 49, wherein the means for transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period according to a user profile determined time period comprises:

means for enabling a user of the mobile device to extend the predetermined time period by entering a predetermined code.

52. The system of claim 40, comprising:

means for instantiating a user profile.

53. The system of claim 52, wherein the means for instantiating a user profile comprises:

means for determining that a velocity metric has been exceeded for at least one application.

54. A system comprising:

circuitry for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application; and

circuitry for receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated,

wherein the circuitry for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises;

circuitry for associating an activation cue with the mobile device to reactivate the at least one of two or more applications automatically independent of transmission from the computing device, the activation cue instantiating one or more instructions on the mobile device based on a probability calculated by the mobile device that the mobile device is no longer exceeding the maximum velocity.

55. The system of claim 54, comprising:

circuitry operable for querying the mobile device to confirm a transit status.

56. The system of claim 54, comprising:

circuitry operable for transmitting to the mobile device a time-out message indicating that one or more applications will be disabled within a predetermined time period.

57. A computer program product comprising:

one more non-transitory computer readable mediums bearing;

one or more instructions for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application; and

one or more instructions for receiving a confirmation from the mobile device that the at least one of two or more applications has been deactivated,

wherein the one or more instructions for transmitting via a computing device to a mobile device one or more instructions to deactivate at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device, the one or more instructions contingently transmitted based on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device has exceeded a maximum velocity for the at least one of two or more applications operating on the mobile device based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application comprises;

one or more instructions for associating an activation cue with the mobile device to reactivate the at least one of two or more applications automatically independent of transmission from the computing device, the activation cue instantiating one or more instructions on the mobile device based on a probability calculated by the mobile device that the mobile device is no longer exceeding the maximum velocity.

58. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices; and

one or more instructions that when executed on the one or more computing devices cause the one or more computing devices to;

instantiate a user profile that at least causes two or more visually interactive applications to operate on a mobile device;

deactivate at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device upon receiving a deactivation cue contingent on a probability calculation by the mobile device that the mobile device is exceeding a maximum velocity for the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications based on a velocity metric, wherein each of the two or more visually interactive applications is associated with a velocity metric that activates the associated application; and

reactivate the at least one of the two or more visually interactive applications on the mobile device automatically based on a probability calculated by the mobile device that the mobile device is no longer exceeding the maximum velocity.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein the one or more computing devices comprise:

one or more heterogeneous computing networks.