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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Subil M. Abraham, Plano, TX (US);
Vivek K. Palvia, Irving, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Based on wireless communication between a mobile device and at least one beacon, a present physical location of a mobile device can be identified. Responsive to determining that the mobile device is located at a particular physical location, at least a first message can be communicated to the mobile device. The first message can specify at least one application to be disabled while the mobile device is present at the physical location. Responsive to receiving from the mobile device a response to the first message indicating that the at least one application is disabled, the mobile device can be authorized to establish presence on a network maintained for the physical location.