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System, method and apparatus for automatic location-based silencing of wireless transceivers

  • US 9,084,080 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2013
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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