Dead zone for wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a wireless device capable of performing a function;
a network configured to communicate with the wireless device to provide a network service;
a first register, maintained on a dead zone service connected to the network, the first register comprising a first database of physical locations in which the function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the first database by an entry that defines an area;
the dead zone service configured to query whether the wireless device is within a one of the physical locations defined in the first register and to disable the function of the wireless device when the wireless device is in the one of the physical locations defined in the first register; and
a second register, maintained on the wireless device, the second register comprising a second database of physical locations in which the function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the second database by an entry that defines an area;
the wireless device configured to query whether it is within a one of the physical locations defined in the second register and to disable the function of the wireless device when it is in the one of the physical locations defined in the second register.
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Abstract
A communication system illustratively comprising: a wireless communication device; a network for controlling wireless communication over said network, said network tracking a location of said wireless communication device based on location data pertaining to said wireless communication device, said network comprising a no communication zone register including a database of predetermined zones in which predetermined communication by, to, or by and to said wireless communication device is to be disabled; wherein when said wireless communication device is in one of said predetermined zones in which communication by, to, or by and to wireless communication device is not permitted, said network disables said predetermined communication by, to, or by and to said wireless communication device. The “dead zones” where the wireless device may be disabled illustratively may include a speeding zone, a hospital zone, a movie theater zone and a church zone.
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21 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a wireless device capable of performing a function; a network configured to communicate with the wireless device to provide a network service; a first register, maintained on a dead zone service connected to the network, the first register comprising a first database of physical locations in which the function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the first database by an entry that defines an area; the dead zone service configured to query whether the wireless device is within a one of the physical locations defined in the first register and to disable the function of the wireless device when the wireless device is in the one of the physical locations defined in the first register; and a second register, maintained on the wireless device, the second register comprising a second database of physical locations in which the function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the second database by an entry that defines an area; the wireless device configured to query whether it is within a one of the physical locations defined in the second register and to disable the function of the wireless device when it is in the one of the physical locations defined in the second register. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication method comprising:
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determining a physical location in which a function of a wireless device may be disabled when the wireless device is within a predetermined zone, the physical location defined in a first database by an entry that defines an area, the first database maintained on a dead zone service connected to a network for providing a network service to the wireless device; querying by the dead zone service whether the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the first database; disabling by the dead zone service the function of the wireless device when the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the first database; determining a physical location in which the function of the wireless device may be disabled when the wireless device is within the predetermined zone, the physical location defined in a second database by an entry that defines an area, the second database maintained on the wireless device; determining on the wireless device whether the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the second database; and disabling by the wireless device of the function of the wireless device when the wireless device is within the physical location defined in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A wireless device comprising:
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a wireless device capable of performing a function; the wireless device configured to communicate with a network to receive a network service; the network configured with a first register, maintained on a dead zone service connected to the network, the first register comprising a first database of physical locations in which the function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the first database by an entry that defines an area; the dead zone service configured to query whether the wireless device is within a one of the physical locations defined in the first register and to disable the function of the wireless device when the wireless device is in the one of the physical locations defined in the first register; and a second register, maintained on the wireless device, the second register comprising a second database of physical locations in which the function of the wireless device is to be disabled, the physical locations defined in the second database by an entry that defines an area; the wireless device configured to query whether it is within a one of the physical locations defined in the second register and to disable the function of the wireless device when it is in the one of the physical locations defined in the second register.
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