Dead zone for wireless communication device
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a wireless device;
a network configured to communicate with the wireless device, the network including a mobile switching center;
a first register, maintained on the network, the first register comprising a first database of physical locations in which a network communication service provided to the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the first database by a plurality of GPS position entries that define an area;
the mobile switching center configured to query whether the wireless device is within a one of the physical locations defined in the first register and to disable a network communication service provided to the wireless device when the wireless device is in the one of the physical locations defined in the first database; and
a second register, maintained on the wireless device, the second register comprising a second database of physical locations in which a communication function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the second database by a plurality of GPS position entries that define an area;
the wireless device configured to query whether it is within a one of the physical locations defined in the second register and to disable the communication function of the wireless device when it is in the one of the physical locations defined in the second database.
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Abstract
A communication device, method, and system. A network is adapted to detect and cause one or more network services to the wireless device to be disabled upon detecting that the wireless device is within a predetermined zone. The network service may include voice communication, text messages, emails, and data communication. The predetermined zone may include a speeding zone, a hospital zone, a movie theater zone, a church zone, or a performing arts theater zone. The predetermined zone may be a government law or a regulation, such as a State or a City. The predetermined zone may also be determined by a predetermined radius within the operation of the device.
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a wireless device; a network configured to communicate with the wireless device, the network including a mobile switching center; a first register, maintained on the network, the first register comprising a first database of physical locations in which a network communication service provided to the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the first database by a plurality of GPS position entries that define an area; the mobile switching center configured to query whether the wireless device is within a one of the physical locations defined in the first register and to disable a network communication service provided to the wireless device when the wireless device is in the one of the physical locations defined in the first database; and a second register, maintained on the wireless device, the second register comprising a second database of physical locations in which a communication function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the second database by a plurality of GPS position entries that define an area; the wireless device configured to query whether it is within a one of the physical locations defined in the second register and to disable the communication function of the wireless device when it is in the one of the physical locations defined in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication method comprising:
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determining a physical location in which a network service of a wireless device may be disabled when the wireless device is outside of a predetermined zone, the physical location defined in a first database by a plurality of GPS position entries that define an area, the first database maintained on a wireless communication network; querying by a message service center of the wireless communication network whether the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the first database; disabling by the message service center of the network service when the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the first database; determining a physical location in which a communication function of the wireless device may be disabled when the wireless device is within the predetermined zone, the physical location defined in a second database by a plurality of GPS position entries that define an area, the second database maintained on the wireless device; determining on the wireless device whether the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the second database; and disabling by the wireless device of the communication function of the wireless device when the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the second database; wherein the second database of physical locations in which the communication function of the wireless device is to be disabled contains only physical locations within a predetermined radius of operation of the wireless device, the predetermined radius being centered on a single fixed geographic location; and wherein the predetermined zone corresponds to the predetermined radius of operation of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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