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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Kurt Schmidt, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
L. Scott Bloebaum, Cary, NC (US);
Kurt Schmidt, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
L. Scott Bloebaum, Cary, NC (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A mobile device including a location module configured to determine a location of the mobile device, and a caller identification (ID) and/or caller ID blocking module configured to provide caller ID and/or caller ID blocking features by sending and/or receiving a signal with caller ID and/or caller ID blocking information. The caller identification and/or caller ID blocking module is configured to enable and disable the caller ID and/or caller ID blocking features based upon the location of the mobile device determined by the location module.