US 9,832,708 B2 | MOBILE DEVICE MODE ENABLEMENT RESPONSIVE TO A PROXIMITY CRITERION

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US 9,832,708 B2

MOBILE DEVICE MODE ENABLEMENT RESPONSIVE TO A PROXIMITY CRITERION

Tech Center:

2600 Communications

Examiner:

Michael T Vu

Art Unit:

2641 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details

Agent:

Myers Bigel, P.A.

Inventors:

Peter D. Karabinis; Rajendra SINGH

Assignee:

TELCOM VENTURES, LLC

Priority:

11/04/08

Filed:

08/30/16

Granted:

11/28/17

Expiration:

11/04/28

Abstract

A system (10) and method (30) comprises a detector that is configured to enable a mode of a first device (14) and/or to enable a mode of a second device (15) responsive to a detection that a proximity criterion is satisfied between the first device and an entity (Entity 1) and responsive to at least one of a position, velocity and a Time-of-Day and where the second device is not the entity and is not associated with the entity, and where the entity is not involved in providing a communications service to the first and/or second device.

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