System and method for providing an adaptive disablement zone

A disablement zone manager, comprising:

• a communication interface for permitting the disablement zone manager to communicate with a communications network;
• and
• a processor coupled to the communication interface, wherein the processor is programmed to:
• establish at least one disablement zone;
• cause via the communications network through the communication interface the selective disablement of any number of wireless communications devices in the disablement zone;
• designate at least one exempt zone;
• and
• cause via the communications network through the communication interface the selective exemption of the selective disabling of the wireless communications devices that are within the exempt zone when at least a portion of the exempt zone is located within the disablement zone.

A system for providing an adaptive disablement zone, comprising:

• a disablement zone manager;
• and
• a communications network coupled to the disablement zone manager;
• wherein the communications network services wireless communications devices;
• wherein the disablement zone manager:
• establishes at least one disablement zone;
• signals the communications network to cause the selective disablement of any number of wireless communications devices in the disablement zone;
• designates at least one exempt zone;
• and
• when at least a portion of the exempt zone is located within the disablement zone, signals the communications network to cause the selective exemption of the selective disabling of the wireless communications devices that are within the exempt zone.

A wireless communications device, comprising:

• a transceiver, wherein the transceiver communicates with a communications network;
• a positional acquiring element, wherein the positional acquiring element acquires positional information relating to the wireless communications device;
• and
• a processor coupled to the transceiver and the positional acquiring element, wherein the processor is programmed to:
• determine when the wireless communications unit is in a disablement zone;
• in response, selectively disable at least one feature of the wireless communications device;
• determine when the wireless communications device is in an exempt zone;
• and
• in response, selectively exempt the selective disabling of the features of the wireless communications device.