Method to disable use of selected applications based on proximity or user identification

• US 20070029380A1
• Filed: 08/04/2005
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Murillo, Jessica, Keohane, Susann, Mullen, Shawn, McBrearty, Gerald, Shieh, Johnny
• Granted Patent: US 7,490,763 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/006 Identification G06F11/2289 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• 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 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

An application for disabling the use of selected applications is provided. A server receives identification information from a user. The location of the user is determined. If the user is determined to be in a reserved location, the use of one or more applications is disabled, for the user.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for disabling use of selected applications, the computer implemented method comprising:

receiving identification information from a user;

determining a location of the user to form a determined location; and

responsive to a determination that the determined location is a reserved location, disabling use of one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a user identification associated with the identification information.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining if the user identification is one of a plurality of user identifications, wherein each user identification of the plurality of user identifications is associated with the reserved location.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the one or more applications to be disabled varies as a function of each user identification of the plurality of user identifications.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the one or more applications to be disabled, wherein the one or more applications to be disabled are associated with the reserved location.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein disabling the use of the one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information comprises a service providing server disabling the use of the one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein a client data processing system performs the step of disabling the use of the one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises a radio frequency identification.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises a global positioning system device identification.

10. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for disabling use of selected applications, the computer program product comprising:

computer usable program code for receiving identification information from a user;

computer usable program code for determining a location of the user to form a determined location; and

computer usable program code, responsive to a determination that the determined location is a reserved location, for disabling use of one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

computer usable program code for determining a user identification associated with the identification information.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

computer usable program code for determining if the user identification is one of a plurality of user identifications, wherein each user identification of the plurality of user identifications is associated with the reserved location.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the one or more applications to be disabled varies as a function of each user identification of the plurality of user identifications.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

computer usable program code for determining the one or more applications to be disabled, wherein the one or more applications to be disabled are associated with the reserved location.

15. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein disabling the use of the one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information comprises a service providing server disabling the use of the one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information.

16. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein a client data processing system performs the step of disabling the use of the one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information.

17. A data processing system for disabling use of selected applications, the data processing system comprising:

a storage device, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code; and

a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code to receive identification information from a user;

determine a location of the user to form a determined location; and

, responsive to a determination that the determined location is a reserved location, disable use of one or more applications for the user associated with the identification information.

18. The data processing system of claim 17, wherein the processor further executes computer usable program code to determine a user identification associated with the identification information.

19. The data processing system of claim 18, wherein the processor further executes computer usable program code to determine if the user identification is one of a plurality of user identifications, wherein each user identification of the plurality of user identifications is associated with the reserved location.

20. The data processing system of claim 19, wherein the one or more applications to be disabled varies as a function of each user identification of the plurality of user identifications.