# US 2014/0155044 A1 · Femtocell Base Station for Controlling Communication According to Specified Criteria > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155044 A1 - Document ID: US20140155044A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/175,508 - Filed: 2014-02-07 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-05-27 - Assignees: Broadcom Corporation - Applicants: Broadcom Corporation - Inventors: Rafael CARMON; Alon Shechter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155044A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/04: based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed - H04M 3/38: Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections (queuing arrangements H04Q3/64) - H04M 3/42348: {Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target} - H04M 3/436: Arrangements for screening incoming calls {, i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it (based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54)} - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - H04W 68/005: {Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication} - H04M 2203/2072: Schedules, e.g. personal calendars - H04M 2207/18: wireless networks - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04W 8/18: Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data - H04W 8/22: Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities - H04W 84/045: {using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A method and apparatus is disclosed to restrict access services to a communication device. The services may be restricted based upon hardware characteristics, geographic characteristics, user specifications of the communication device and/or specified rules. The method and apparatus may restrict its service to only specific applications suitable for the environment and the time. Upon a request for a service that is now restricted, the method and apparatus may notify an end user that the service was requested. Further, the method and apparatus may notify an originator of the request that the service is not available and may ask for a short message to be delivered to the end user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A femtocell base station, comprising: a geographic module configured to determine a distance between the femtocell base station and a communication device; and a managing module configured to: designate a predefined range from the femtocell base station as a protected area, and initiate a generation of a message to be sent to the communication device if the communication device is within the predefined range. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, wherein the message includes information notifying the communication device about a blocked incoming call. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, further comprising: a device module configured to classify the communication device based on a hardware characteristic of the communication device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, wherein the geographic module is further configured to: classify the communication device based on the distance from the femtocell base station to the communication device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, further comprising: a user priority module configured to classify the communication device based on a user specification. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, wherein the managing module is further configured to: restrict access of the communication device to a service if the communication device is within the predefined range. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, wherein the managing module is further configured to: restrict access of the communication device to a subset of services available to the communication device if the communication device is within the predefined range, wherein the subset of services do not initiate noise emissions from the communication device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, wherein the managing module is further configured to: block a call of the communication device if the communication device is within the predefined range during a time window. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The femtocell base station of claim 1, wherein the managing module is further configured to: prevent a noise emitting alert from reaching the communication device if the communication device is within the predefined range during a time window. ### Claim 10 A femtocell base station, comprising: a geographic module configured to determine a distance between the femtocell base station and a communication device; and a managing module configured to: designate a predefined range from the femtocell base station as a protected area, and restrict access of the communication device to a service if the communication device is within the protected area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The femtocell base station of claim 10, wherein the service does not initiate a noise emission from the communication device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The femtocell base station of claim 10, wherein the managing module is further configured to: block a call of the communication device if the communication device is within the protected area during a time window. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The femtocell base station of claim 10, wherein the managing module is further configured to: prevent a noise emitting alert from reaching the communication device if the communication device is within the protected area during a time window. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The femtocell base station of claim 10, wherein the managing module is configured to designate the predefined range from the femtocell base station as the protected area based on a power of the femtocell base station. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The femtocell base station of claim 10, wherein the managing module is configured to designate the protected area based on a transmission delay between the communication device and the femtocell base station. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The femtocell base station of claim 10, wherein the managing module is farther configured to: determine, based on an identity of a user of the communication device, whether to restrict access of the communication device to the service if the communication device is within the protected area. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The femtocell base station of claim 10, wherein the geographic module is further configured to determine a distance from the femtocell base station to a second communication device, and wherein the managing module is further configured to: enable, based on an identity of a user of the second communication device, access of the second communication device to the service if the communication device is within the protected area. ### Claim 18 A method, comprising: determining a distance from a femtocell base station to a communication device; designating a predefined range from the femtocell base station as a protected area; and restricting access of the communication device to a service if the communication device is within the protected area. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising: initiating a generation of a message to be sent to the communication device if the communication device is within the protected area. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising: blocking a call of the communication device when the communication device is within the protected area during a time window.