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SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A ZONE RESTRICTING USE OF A MOBILE DEVICE

  • US 20180352372A1
  • Filed: 06/06/2017
  • Published: 12/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2017
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for restricting use of a first network device, the system comprising:

  • one or more magnets to generate a magnetic field;

    a wireless transceiver to communicatively couple with the first network device; and

    a software application configured to be installed on the first network device,wherein (i) the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit a message to the first network device to instruct the software application to obtain a first value indicating a strength of the magnetic field, (ii) responsive to the first value indicating the strength of the magnetic field is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the software application is configured to restrict a predefined list of one or more functionalities of the first network device, and (iii) responsive to the first network device being unable to detect the magnetic field, determining that the one or more magnets have been obfuscated and transmitting an alert, by the software application, indicating that the one or more magnets have been obfuscated.

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