System and method for controlling communication device use

A computer implemented method of controlling device use, the method comprising:

• receiving from a first user an indication of a required state of a device corresponding to a second user;
• determining a current state of the device corresponding to the second user;
• and
• disabling at least one of an application and a functional component of the device responsive to the current state being inconsistent with the required state.

A computer implemented method of controlling device use, the method comprising:

• receiving from a first user an indication of a maximum allowed use of at least one device corresponding to a second user;
• determining amount of use of the at least one device corresponding to the second user;
• and
• disabling at least one of an application and a functional component of the at least one device responsive to the at least one of the determined amount of use being greater than the indicated maximum allowed use.

A computer implemented method of controlling device use, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication from a first user of a geographic area;
• receiving an indication from the first user of a schedule corresponding to at least one time at which a second user is required to be present at the geographic area;
• receiving location information of a device corresponding to the second user;
• determining whether the location information indicates that the second user is present at the geographic area at the at least one time;
• and
• disabling at least one of an application and a functional component of the device responsive to determining that the second user is not present at the geographic area at the at least one time.

A computer implemented method of controlling use of a device, the method comprising:

• establishing a value corresponding to a particular user of a device;
• receiving an indication of at least one triggering condition of the particular user of the device, the at least one triggering condition being at least one of enabled by the device and measurable by the device;
• determining the at least one triggering condition has been met by the user via the device;
• modifying the value responsive to determining the at least one triggering condition has been met;
• determining when the value crosses a particular threshold;
• and
• disabling at least one of an application and a functional component of the device responsive to the value crossing the particular threshold.

A computing system comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the system, cause the system to perform a process including:

• establishing a value corresponding to a particular user of a device;
• receiving an indication of at least one triggering condition of the particular user of the device, the at least one triggering condition being at least one of enabled by the device and measurable by the device;
• determining the at least one triggering condition has been met by the user via the device;
• modifying the value responsive to determining the at least one triggering condition has been met;
• determining when the value crosses a particular threshold;
• and
• disabling at least one of an application and a functional component of the device responsive to the value crossing the particular threshold.