Location-based feature enablement for mobile terminals
US8583924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/1013
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device to enable a feature thereof according to a current location and a control method thereof, the computing device including: a location unit to determine the current location of the computing device; and a licensing unit to determine whether the current location corresponds to a predetermined authorized location, and to enable the feature if the current location corresponds to the authorized location. Accordingly, a permission to use a software feature or a hardware feature of the computing device can be controlled according to the current location of the computing device.
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