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Machine to machine privacy protection

  • US 9,918,185 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2017
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • detecting, at a mobile device, a first communication associated with a time of day by a first device having a device type, the first communication transmitted via a 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 a traffic load on a communication link between the mobile device and the network;

    determining that the first communication meets a first criteria and a second criteria, wherein the first criteria is based on 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, allowing the mobile device to engage in the communications with the first device,wherein the characteristic includes at least one of processor usage, memory load, or temperature.

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