Bluetooth location identifier and general information broadcaster
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a Bluetooth signal at a wireless device, the signal including a broadcaster request to convey a set of desired actions to the wireless device and an authority rating, the authority rating comprising information included in the signal that indicates one of a plurality of categories and one of a plurality of subcategories indicating a rating of an authority associated with the broadcaster request;
for each action in the set of desired actions conveyed by the broadcaster request, determining at the wireless device whether the action is allowable on the wireless device based on a comparison of both user preferences stored in the wireless device and the authority rating, whichever has priority, wherein at least one possible user preference has priority over at least one possible authority rating, and wherein at least one other possible authority rating has priority over at least one other possible user preference; and
performing each of the actions which has been determined to be allowable on the wireless device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling mobile devices are provided. A Bluetooth signal is received at a mobile device. The Bluetooth signal may include a broadcaster request which is configured to convey a set of desired actions to the wireless handheld device. Once the signal is received, the mobile device is able to determine if each action in the set of desired actions conveyed by the broadcaster request would be allowable on the mobile device. Then, the device performs each of the actions which have been determined to be allowable on the receiving device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a Bluetooth signal at a wireless device, the signal including a broadcaster request to convey a set of desired actions to the wireless device and an authority rating, the authority rating comprising information included in the signal that indicates one of a plurality of categories and one of a plurality of subcategories indicating a rating of an authority associated with the broadcaster request; for each action in the set of desired actions conveyed by the broadcaster request, determining at the wireless device whether the action is allowable on the wireless device based on a comparison of both user preferences stored in the wireless device and the authority rating, whichever has priority, wherein at least one possible user preference has priority over at least one possible authority rating, and wherein at least one other possible authority rating has priority over at least one other possible user preference; and performing each of the actions which has been determined to be allowable on the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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embedding one or more broadcaster requests into a signal including an authority rating, the authority rating comprising information included in the signal that indicates one of a plurality of categories and one of a plurality of subcategories indicating a rating of an authority which has authorized the one or more broadcaster requests; and broadcasting the one or more broadcaster requests including the authority rating in a Bluetooth signal to convey one or more desired actions to a receiving device, wherein the receiving device includes stored user preferences and determines whether the one or more desired actions is allowable on the receiving device based on a comparison of both the stored user preferences and the authority rating, whichever has priority, wherein at least one possible user preference has priority over at least one possible authority rating, and wherein at least one other possible authority rating has priority over at least one other possible user preference. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions capable of causing one or more processors to:
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receive a Bluetooth signal at a wireless device, the signal including a broadcaster request to convey a set of desired actions to a receiving device and an authority rating, the authority rating comprising information included in the signal that indicates one of a plurality of categories and one of a plurality of subcategories indicating a rating of an authority associated with the broadcaster request; for each action in the set of desired actions conveyed by the broadcaster request, determine at the receiving device whether the action is allowable on the receiving device based on a comparison of both user preferences stored in the device and the authority rating, whichever has priority, wherein at least one possible user preference has priority over at least one possible authority rating, and wherein at least one other possible authority rating has priority over at least one other possible user preference; and perform each of the actions which has been determined to be allowable on the receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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