Long term evolution machine to machine privacy protection
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, at a mobile device, at a time of day a first communication from a first device having a device type, the first communication transmitted via a long term evolution (LTE) network;
identifying a geographic location associated with the mobile device;
determining that the geographic location is not within a geographic area in which, at the time of day, the mobile device is prohibited from engaging in communications with devices of the device type;
determining device characteristics based on the geographic location and the time of day;
determining a traffic load on a communication link between the mobile device and the LTE network;
determining that the first communication meets a first criteria and a second criteria, wherein the first criteria is based on whether the device characteristics include a characteristic of the first device, and wherein the second criteria is based on the traffic load; and
responsive to determining that the first communication meets the first criteria and the second criteria and based on the geographic location not being within the geographic area, allowing the mobile device to engage in the communications with the first device,wherein the device characteristics include at least one of processor usage, memory load, or temperature.
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Abstract
An intelligent decision engine is configured on a mobile device that includes rules and criteria that the engine uses to determine whether to allow the mobile device to engage in M2M communications with an M2M device. The criteria may be based on user groups, location of the mobile device, privacy zones that may or may not include the M2M device, “black” and/or “white” access lists, time of day, traffic on a wireless link to a wireless network, etc. If the communication meets all applicable criteria it is permitted to commence, and if not, it is blocked.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, at a mobile device, at a time of day a first communication from a first device having a device type, the first communication transmitted via a long term evolution (LTE) network; identifying a geographic location associated with the mobile device; determining that the geographic location is not within a geographic area in which, at the time of day, the mobile device is prohibited from engaging in communications with devices of the device type; determining device characteristics based on the geographic location and the time of day; determining a traffic load on a communication link between the mobile device and the LTE network; determining that the first communication meets a first criteria and a second criteria, wherein the first criteria is based on whether the device characteristics include a characteristic of the first device, and wherein the second criteria is based on the traffic load; and responsive to determining that the first communication meets the first criteria and the second criteria and based on the geographic location not being within the geographic area, allowing the mobile device to engage in the communications with the first device, wherein the device characteristics include at least one of processor usage, memory load, or temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory comprising executable instructions that cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; detecting, at a time of day, a first communication from a first device having a device type, the first communication transmitted via a long term evolution (LTE) network; identifying a geographic location associated with the mobile device; determining that the geographic location is not located within a geographic area in which, at the time of day, the mobile device is prohibited from engaging in communications with devices of the device type; determining device characteristics based on the geographic location and the time of day; determining a traffic load on a communication link between the mobile device and the LTE network; determining that the first communication meets a first criteria and a second criteria, wherein the first criteria is based on whether the device characteristics include a characteristic of the first device, and wherein the second criteria is based on the traffic load; and responsive to determining that the first communication meets the first criteria and the second criteria and based on the geographic location not being within the geographic area, allowing the mobile device to engage in the communications with the first device, wherein the device characteristics include at least one of processor usage, memory load, or temperature. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that cause a processor associated with a mobile device to effectuate operations, the operations comprising:
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detecting, at a time of day, a first communication from a first device having a device type, the first communication transmitted via a long term evolution (LTE) network; identifying a geographic location associated with the mobile device; determining that the geographic location is not located within a geographic area in which, at the time of day, the mobile device is prohibited from engaging in communications with devices of the device type; determining device characteristics based on the geographic location and the time of day; determining a traffic load on a communication link between the mobile device and the LTE network; determining that the first communication meets a first criteria and a second criteria, wherein the first criteria is based on whether the device characteristics a characteristic of the first device, and wherein the second criteria is based on the traffic load; and responsive to determining that the first communication meets the first criteria and the second criteria and based on the geographic location not being within the geographic area, allowing the mobile device to engage in the communications with the first device, wherein the device characteristics include at least one of processor usage, memory load, or temperature.
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