Remote mobile device management

• US 8,942,692 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2012
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tango Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Text Safe Teens, LLC
• Inventors: Randazzo, Phillip, Shimkus, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jeyaratnam, Jeyanath
• Application Number:
  US13/446,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20130145007A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• 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

Abstract

Remote mobile device management is provided. a master user account is established based on a request from a master user and a request to associate a remote mobile device with the master user account is received. The remote mobile device is associated with the master user account and management information is received from the master user account that is associated with the remote mobile device including restriction activation information. An indication of movement is received when the remote mobile device is moving at a speed above a restriction threshold and the restriction or monitoring of at least one device capability of the remote mobile device is provided based on the restriction activation information and the indication of movement. An indication of deceleration is received when the remote mobile device has decelerated and the restoration of the at least one device capability is provided based on the indication of deceleration.

Claims

1. A system for remote mobile device management, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to;

receive management information from a master user account that is associated with a remote mobile device, wherein the management information includes notification activation information and a speed threshold;

receive an indication when a restricted device capability is accessed by the remote mobile device at the same time the remote mobile device is moving above the speed threshold; and

send a notification to the master user account based on receipt of the indication and the notification activation information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the management information includes restriction activation information and wherein the system is further caused to:

receive an indication of movement when the remote mobile device is moving at a speed above a restriction threshold;

provide for a restriction of at least one device capability of the remote mobile device based on the restriction activation information and the indication of movement;

receive an indication of deceleration when the remote mobile device has decelerated; and

provide for restoration of the at least one device capability based on the indication of deceleration.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the speed threshold is a predetermined rate of speed above a posted speed limit.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the management information further comprises at least one authorized caller and wherein voice communication capabilities with any authorized caller are maintained during the restriction of the at least one device capability of the remote mobile device.

6. The system of claim 2, further comprising to send a speeding notification to the master user account based on receipt of the indication of movement.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one device capability includes responding to at least one type of inbound communication, wherein the system is further caused to:

provide for the sending of an automated response from the remote mobile device to each inbound communication if the at least one device capability is restricted.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one type of inbound communication includes one or more of telephone calls, short message services, text messages, image messages, and electronic mail.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the automated response includes an advertisement.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one device capability is based on capability restriction information included in the management information.

11. The system of claim 2, wherein the providing for the restriction of at least one device capability causes at least one application of the remote mobile device to be disabled.

12. The system of claim 2, wherein the restriction activation information provides for the overriding of one or more restrictions of the remote mobile device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the management information can only be altered via the master user account.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is further caused to:

receive an indication of device tampering when at least one of removal of a power supply of the remote mobile device or disabling of a global positioning system capability of the remote mobile device occurs; and

send a device tampering notification to the master user account.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein the management information includes a delay time, and wherein the system is further caused to:

delay the restoration of the at least one device capability for the delay time following the indication of deceleration.

16. The system of claim 2, wherein the management information includes the restriction threshold.

3. A system for remote mobile device management, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to;

establish a master user account based on a request from a master user;

receive a request to associate a remote mobile device with the master user account;

associate the remote mobile device with the master user account;

receive management information from the master user account that is associated with the remote mobile device, wherein the management information includes notification activation information;

receive a notification indication when a restricted device capability is accessed by the remote mobile device at the same time that the remote mobile device is moving at a speed above a notification threshold, based on the notification activation information;

send a notification to the master user account based on receipt of the notification indication.