Managing access to mobile content using location-based and presence services

• US 9,380,423 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2015
• Issued: 06/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zubas, Michael, Causey, Mark, Luu, Adrianne
• Primary Examiner(s): RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
• Application Number:
  US14/874,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20160029167A1
• Time in Patent Office: 267 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-457, 4554141-4144, 455/566
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8207 Time based data metric aspects, e.g. VoIP or circuit switched packet data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8214 Data or packet based
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Methods for selectively filtering message content received at a mobile device based upon a current location of the mobile device and/or a user'"'"'s presence status and devices configured to selectively filter message content based upon a location of the mobile device and/or a user'"'"'s presence status.

Claims

1. A computer-readable storage medium that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

presenting, on a display of the mobile device, a graphical user interface of a message content filtering application, wherein the graphical user interface of the message content filtering application comprises a filtering rule setting comprising a banned location and a filtering condition for when the mobile device is located within the banned location;

receiving, via the graphical user interface of the message content filtering application, input to apply the filtering rule setting;

receiving a message comprising message content;

determining a current location of the mobile device;

comparing the current location of the mobile device to the banned location;

in response to the current location matching the banned location, filtering the message content in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating a filtered message; and

presenting, on the display of the mobile device, the filtered message.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering condition defines inappropriate content.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprises removing the inappropriate content from the message.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprises blocking the inappropriate content in the message.

5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprises altering the inappropriate content in the message.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a safe location;

and wherein the operations further comprise;

determining a new location of the mobile device, wherein the new location is different from the current location;

comparing the new location of the mobile device to the safe location;

in response to the new location matching the safe location, undoing the filtering thereby returning the filtered message to the message comprising the message content; and

presenting, on the display of the mobile device, the message.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface further comprises:

an apply text filtering option that, when enabled, filters text content in accordance with the filtering condition;

an apply multimedia filtering option that, when enabled, filters multimedia content in accordance with the filtering condition;

a location creation menu that allows a user to create a new safe location and a new banned location;

a saved safe location menu that allows the user to select a saved safe location previously created via the location creation menu;

a saved banned location menu that allows the user to select a saved banned location previously created via the location creation menu; and

an apply filtering condition menu that allows the user to select from a plurality of filtering conditions to apply to the saved safe location or the saved banned location.

8. A computer-readable storage medium that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

presenting, on a display of the mobile device, a graphical user interface of a message content filtering application, wherein the graphical user interface of the message content filtering application comprises a filtering rule setting comprising a presence status and a filtering condition for when the mobile device is set to the presence status;

receiving, via the graphical user interface of the message content filtering application, input to apply the filtering rule setting;

receiving a message comprising message content;

determining a current presence status of the mobile device;

comparing the current presence status of the mobile device to the presence status;

in response to the current presence status matching the presence status, filtering the message content in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating a filtered message; and

presenting, on the display of the mobile device, the filtered message.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the filtering condition defines inappropriate content.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprising removing the inappropriate content from the message.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprising blocking the inappropriate content in the message.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprises altering the inappropriate content in the message.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a further presence status;

and wherein the operations further comprise;

determining a new presence status of the mobile device, wherein the new presence status is different from the current presence status;

comparing the new presence status of the mobile device to the further presence status;

in response to the new presence status matching the further presence status, undoing the filtering thereby returning the filtered message to the message comprising the message content; and

presenting, on the display of the mobile device, the message.

14. A mobile device comprising:

a display;

a processor; and

a memory that stores instructions of a message content filtering application that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising

presenting, on the display, a graphical user interface of the message content filtering application, wherein the graphical user interface of the message content filtering application comprises a filtering rule setting comprising a banned location and a filtering condition for when the mobile device is located within the banned location,

receiving, via the graphical user interface of the message content filtering application, input to apply the filtering rule setting,

receiving a message comprising message content,

determining a current location of the mobile device,

comparing the current location of the mobile device to the banned location,

in response to the current location matching the banned location, filtering the message content in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating a filtered message, and

presenting, on the display of the mobile device, the filtered message.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the filtering condition defines inappropriate content.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprising removing the inappropriate content from the message.

17. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprising blocking the inappropriate content in the message.

18. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein filtering the message in accordance with the filtering condition thereby creating the filtered message comprises altering the inappropriate content in the message.

19. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a safe location;

and wherein the operations further comprise;

determining a new location of the mobile device, wherein the new location is different from the current location;

comparing the new location of the mobile device to the safe location;

in response to the new location matching the safe location, undoing the filtering thereby returning the filtered message to the message comprising the message content; and

presenting, on the display of the mobile device, the message.

20. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the graphical user interface further comprises:

an apply text filtering option that, when enabled, filters text content in accordance with the filtering condition;

an apply multimedia filtering option that, when enabled, filters multimedia content in accordance with the filtering condition;

a location creation menu that allows a user to create a new safe location and a new banned location;

a saved safe location menu that allows the user to select a saved safe location previously created via the location creation menu;

a saved banned location menu that allows the user to select a saved banned location previously created via the location creation menu; and

an apply filtering condition menu that allows the user to select from a plurality of filtering conditions to apply to the saved safe location or the saved banned location.