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Use of in-vehicle femtocell as basis to limit operation of in-vehicle wireless communication device

  • US 8,634,826 B1
  • Filed: 03/26/2010
  • Issued: 01/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing an in-vehicle femtocell for vehicular use;

    receiving into a network a registration request from the in-vehicle femtocell to register a wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the registration request seeks registration of the WCD to be served with wireless communication service by the in-vehicle femtocell, the network including a network server;

    the network server making a determination, based at least in part on the registration request being received from the in-vehicle femtocell, that the WCD is in a vehicle; and

    based at least in part on the determination that the WCD is in a vehicle, the network server limiting operation of the WCD while the WCD is served by the in-vehicle femtocell.

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