System, method and apparatus for automatic location-based silencing of wireless transceivers
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1. A wireless communication system, comprising:
- a wireless handset configured to communicate voice and data with a wireless communication network, the wireless handset comprising;
a navigation module to enable the wireless handset to determine a location of the wireless handset;
an interface to enable a user to designate a quiet zone location based at least in part on a scheduled event, wherein the scheduled event comprises a date, a start time and an end time, and wherein the interface enables the user to designate a quiet mode for the wireless handset whereby one or more functions of the wireless handset are disabled; and
a quiet mode controller to determine that the location of the wireless device is within the quiet zone location and to determine the occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part on the date and start time wherein the quiet mode controller automatically sets the wireless handset to operate in the quiet mode upon determination that the wireless handset is within the quiet zone location and upon the occurrence of the scheduled event.
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Abstract
A wireless telecommunication system that automatically enforces a quiet mode of operation for a wireless handset comprises a cellular telecommunication network, and a wireless handset configured to transmit voice and data information to, and configured to receive voice and data information from the cellular telecommunication network. The wireless handset comprises a quiet mode controller configured to disable the wireless handset from issuing the audible notification when the wireless handset is in a designated quiet zone location.
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1. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a wireless handset configured to communicate voice and data with a wireless communication network, the wireless handset comprising; a navigation module to enable the wireless handset to determine a location of the wireless handset; an interface to enable a user to designate a quiet zone location based at least in part on a scheduled event, wherein the scheduled event comprises a date, a start time and an end time, and wherein the interface enables the user to designate a quiet mode for the wireless handset whereby one or more functions of the wireless handset are disabled; and a quiet mode controller to determine that the location of the wireless device is within the quiet zone location and to determine the occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part on the date and start time wherein the quiet mode controller automatically sets the wireless handset to operate in the quiet mode upon determination that the wireless handset is within the quiet zone location and upon the occurrence of the scheduled event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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communicating, by a wireless handset, voice and data with a wireless communication network; determining, by a navigation module of the wireless handset, a location of the wireless handset; enabling, by an interface, the designation of a quiet zone location by a user based at least in part on a scheduled event, wherein the scheduled event comprises a date, a start time and an end time, and wherein the interface enables the user to designate a quiet mode for the wireless handset whereby one or more functions of the wireless handset are disabled; determining, with a quiet mode controller, that the location of the wireless device is within the quiet zone location and the occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part of the date and start time; and setting automatically, with the quiet mode controller, the wireless handset to operate in the quiet mode upon determination that the wireless handset is within the quiet zone location and upon the occurrence of the scheduled event.
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20. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a wireless network; and a wireless handset configured to communicate voice and data with a wireless communication network, the wireless handset comprising; a navigation module to enable the wireless handset to determine a location of the wireless handset; an interface to enable a user to designate a quiet zone location based at least in part on a scheduled event, wherein the scheduled event comprises a date, a start time and an end time, and wherein the interface enables the user to designate a quiet mode for the wireless handset whereby one or more functions of the wireless handset are disabled; and a quiet mode controller to determine that the location of the wireless device is within the quiet zone location and the occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part of the date and start time and to automatically set the wireless handset to operate in the quiet mode upon determination that the wireless handset is within the quiet zone location and upon the occurrence of the scheduled event.
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