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Automatic operation of a wireless device based on physical speed

  • US 8,346,266 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2006
  • Issued: 01/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method allowing a wireless device to operate according to an operating state, the method being executed in the wireless device or in a communications node coupled to the wireless device, the method comprising:

  • maintaining geographic-specific information useful for determining the operating state of the wireless device based on both a physical speed and a physical position of the wireless device;

    determining both the physical speed and the physical position of the wireless device;

    determining the operating state of a plurality of possible operating states based on both the physical speed and the physical position of the wireless device, in accordance with the geographic-specific information; and

    allowing the wireless device to operate according to the operating state;

    wherein for at least some of the possible operating states, a respective set of device features is disabled, the method further comprising;

    communicating status information indicative of whether the wireless device is able to process communications;

    wherein the status information is associated with permissions so as to allow a set of users to access the status information while disallowing all other users from accessing the status information.

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