US 11,770,472 B2Granted

Method and apparatus for opt-in compliance with regulations

AssigneeWest Texas Technology Partners, LLC

InventorsSleiman Itani, Sina Fateh

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Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems and paradigms for opt-in compliance with regulations. A region in physical space is defined. A condition for the region is defined, the condition being a capability of a communicator such as video recording, still image recording, audio recording, audio output, text messaging, audio communication, or remote connection. The presence and location of a communicator with the capability is detected in the region, and a message is sent to the communicator with a request for a response accepting or rejecting remote deactivation of the capability of the communicator. If an acceptance response is received, the communicator capability is deactivated. If an acceptance response is not received, a notification is generated that includes the lack of acceptance response and the location of the communicator.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

detecting, by a first electronic device, a first presence of the first electronic device in a first geographic region;
determining a capability of the first electronic device to perform a regulated activity that is regulated in a second geographic region that is adjacent to the first geographic region;
receiving, from a second electronic device, a notification indicating that the regulated activity is restricted within the second geographic region, wherein the notification comprises a request for a user input indicating whether the first electronic device will deactivate the capability of the first electronic device while the first electronic device is in the second geographic region;
in response to the user input indicating a user of the first electronic device agrees to deactivate the capability of the first electronic device while in the second geographic region, executing, by a processing device of the first electronic device, a first action associated with the notification to set the first device to deactivate the capability of the first electronic device when the first electronic device detects that the first electronic device is in the second geographic region;
and
in response to the user input indicating the user of the first electronic device does not agree to deactivate the capability of the first electronic device when the first electronic device detects that the first electronic device is in the second geographic region, executing, by the processing device, a second action associated with the notification to send a non-compliance notification to the second electronic device indicating an affirmative rejection of the request.

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A method, comprising:

detecting, by a first electronic device, a presence of the first electronic device within a first geographic region separate from a second geographic region;
determining a first capability of the first electronic device to perform a first regulated activity that is regulated for the first geographic region;
determining a second capability of the first electronic device to perform a second regulated activity that is regulated for the second geographic region;
receiving, at the first electronic device:
a first notification indicating that the first regulated activity is restricted within the first geographic region, wherein the first notification comprises a first request for a first user input indicating whether the first electronic device will deactivate the first capability of the first electronic device while in the first geographic region;
and
a second notification indicating that the second regulated activity is restricted within the second geographic region, wherein the second notification comprises a second request for a second user input indicating whether the first electronic device will deactivate the second capability of the first electronic device while in the second geographic region;
in response to the first user input indicating a user of the first electronic device agrees to deactivate the first capability of the first electronic device while in the first geographic region, setting the first electronic device to deactivate-the first capability of the first electronic device while the first electronic device is in the first geographic region;
and
in response to the first user input indicating the user does not agree to deactivate the first capability of the first electronic device while in the first geographic region, sending a first non-compliance notification to a second electronic device indicating an affirmative rejection of the first request, and maintaining the first capability of the first electronic device while the first electronic device is in the first geographic region;
in response to the second user input accepting deactivation of the second capability of the first electronic device while in the second geographic region, setting the first electronic device to deactivate the second capability of the first electronic device when the first electronic device is in the second geographic region;
and
in response to the second user input rejecting deactivation of the second capability of the first electronic device when the first electronic device is in the second geographic region, sending a second non-compliance notification to the second electronic device indicating an affirmative rejection of the second request, and maintaining the second capability of the first electronic while the first electronic device is in the second geographic region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/135,350Filed 28 Dec 2020 · continuation
Priority: 28 May 2013
Published: US 2021/0120119 A122 Apr 2021
Granted: 26 Sep 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04M 1/72463
With means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions: to restrict the functionality of the device
H04W 4/02
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services making use of location information
H04W 52/0245
Using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal: according to signal strength
Y02D 30/70
Reducing energy consumption in communication networks: in wireless communication networks

Family

Application13/903,934Parent of this continuation · filed 28 May 2013
Application16/825,915Parent of this continuation · filed 20 Mar 2020
US 10,637,984 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Apr 2020
US 2021/0120119 A1Pre-grant publication · published 22 Apr 2021
US 10,911,591 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2014/0357246 A1Published application
US 2020/0220968 A1Published application
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