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System and method for providing access to mobile devices based on positional data

US6778837B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2001
Grant dateAug 17, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes as one embodiment a method for automatically controlling access to a mobile computing device with pertinent data. The method includes predefining access parameters of the mobile computing device, determining an actual location of the mobile computing device and using the actual location of the mobile computing device to automatically control access to the mobile computing device based on the predefined access parameters. Also, the method includes storing the predefined access parameters in a private Internet networked location, accessing and updating the predefined access parameters and sending the updated access parameters to the mobile computing device.

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