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Patent No.:

US 9191880 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Marshall Feature Recognition Llc, Marshall, TX (US);

Inventors:

Spencer Rathus, Surfside, FL (US);

John W. Olivo, Jr., La Jolla, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04B 1/08 (2006.01); H04W 48/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04B 1/082 (2013.01); H04W 12/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/02 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system that limits the use of a communication device present in an area controlled by an intelligent controller. The intelligent controller detects any present communication devices in the area and conducts an inventory providing information about each detected device. The intelligent controller compares that information to a standard of use data, which specifies the conditions need to be present for allowing the usage of a communication device. If such conditions are not met, the intelligent controller sends commands to the communication device to restrict its functionality. Else if, the intelligent controller is incapable of restricting the communication device, it can notify authorities of unauthorized usage of a communication device in the restricted area.


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