Disabling of wireless transmission of wireless communication devices using messages

• US 9,172,788 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2015
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Mohr, John
• Primary Examiner(s): RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
• Application Number:
  US14/684,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20150215445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 200 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 455/550.1, 455/567, 455410-411, 455/456.4, 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are directed to facilitating disabling of wireless transmission of wireless communication devices using messages. In one embodiment, logic is configured to generate a disabling message that indicates disabling of wireless transmission, and wirelessly transmit the disabling message to cause disabling of a transmitter portion of a wireless transceiver of a wireless communication device that receives the disabling message. In another embodiment, logic is configured to generate a disabling message that indicates disabling of wireless transmission, and wirelessly transmit the disabling message to cause disabling of a transmitter portion of a wireless transceiver of a wireless communication device that receives the disabling message. In some embodiments, the disabling message may cause the transmitter portion of the wireless transceiver to be disabled while a receiver portion of the wireless transmitter remains enabled.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a memory unit; and

logic including hardware to generate a disabling message to cause disabling of at least a portion of a wireless transceiver of a communication device that is within a threshold proximity to the electronic device, the disabling message configured to cause said disabling for a predetermined time period, and the disabling message to be wirelessly transmitted based on the predetermined time period.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising radio and one or more antenna to transmit the disabling message.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the disabling message is wirelessly transmitted on a periodic basis that corresponds to the predetermined time period to cause the at least portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device to be disabled for longer than the predetermined time period.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the disabling message is to cause disabling of a transmitter portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the disabling message is to cause the disabling of the transmitter portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device without disabling of wireless reception at the communication device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the logic is further configured to generate an enabling message to cause enabling of the at least portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the disabling message includes pseudo-authentication information, the at least portion of the wireless transceiver to be disabled based on the pseudo-authentication information.

8. A method, comprising:

generating, using a processor including hardware, a disabling message to cause disabling of at least a portion of a wireless transceiver of a communication device that is within a threshold proximity to the electronic device, the disabling message configured to cause said disabling for a predetermined time period; and

transmitting, using radio and one or more antenna, the disabling message based on the predetermined time period.

9. The method of claim 8, said transmitting comprising transmitting the disabling message on a periodic basis that corresponds to the predetermined time period to cause the at least portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device to be disabled for longer than the predetermined time period.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the disabling message is to cause disabling of a transmitter portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the disabling message is to cause the disabling of the transmitter portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device without disabling of wireless reception at the communication device.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

generating an enabling message to cause enabling of the at least portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device; and

transmitting the enabling message.

13. A machine-readable tangible and non-transitory medium having information recorded thereon, wherein the information, when read by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations, the operations comprising:

generating a disabling message to cause disabling of at least a portion of a wireless transceiver of a communication device that is within a threshold proximity to the electronic device, the disabling message configured to cause said disabling for a predetermined time period; and

transmitting the disabling message based on the predetermined time period.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, said transmitting operation comprising transmitting the disabling message on a periodic basis that corresponds to the predetermined time period to cause the at least portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device to be disabled for longer than the predetermined time period.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the disabling message is to cause disabling of a transmitter portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the disabling message is to cause the disabling of the transmitter portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device without disabling of wireless reception at the communication device.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, the operations further comprising:

generating an enabling message to cause enabling of the at least portion of the wireless transceiver of the communication device; and

transmitting the enabling message.

18. A communication device, comprising:

a memory unit;

a wireless transceiver to exchange wireless signals; and

logic including hardware configured to disable at least a portion of the wireless transceiver based on a disabling signal when the communication device is within a threshold proximity to a device that transmitted the disabling signal, the disabling message configured to disable for a predetermined time period, and the disabling message to be wirelessly received based on the predetermined time period.

19. The communication device of claim 18, further comprising radio and one or more antenna to receive the disabling message.

20. The communication device of claim 18, wherein the disabling message is wirelessly received on a periodic basis that corresponds to the predetermined time period to cause the at least portion of the wireless transceiver to be disabled for longer than the predetermined time period.