Selectively providing content to users located within a virtual perimeter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9332385-B1
Application number	US-201514621636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 13, 2015
Priority date	Feb 13, 2015
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
based on wireless communication between a mobile device and at least one beacon, identifying a present physical location of a mobile device;
responsive to determining that the mobile device is located at a particular physical location, communicating to the mobile device at least a first message, the first message specifying at least one application to be disabled while the mobile device is present at the physical location; and
responsive to receiving from the mobile device a response to the first message indicating that the at least one application is disabled, authorizing, using a processor, the mobile device to establish presence on a network maintained for the physical location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message specifying at least one application to be disabled while the mobile device is present at the physical location specifies a subset of applications installed on the mobile device that are to be disabled while the mobile device is present at the physical location.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message further specifies at least one application that may only be executed while the mobile device is located at the particular physical location.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the mobile device has left the particular physical location, causing the at least one application to be enabled.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the mobile device is located at the particular physical location:
retrieving location rules associated with the particular physical location and user profile data associated with a user of the mobile device;
identifying, based at least on the location rules and the user profile data, content assigned to the particular physical location and selecting from, the identified content, content that the mobile device is authorized to access via a network maintained for the physical location while the mobile device still is located at the particular physical location; and
communicating to the mobile device at least a second message, the second message specifying an authorization for the mobile device to access the selected content using at least one mobile application installed on the mobile device, the message configured to be processed by the mobile device to activate the at least one particular mobile application installed on the mobile device to access the selected content based on the authorization, wherein the access to the selected content is only available to be initiated by the mobile device while the mobile device still is located at the particular physical location.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the mobile device has left the particular physical location, causing the authorization for the mobile device to access the selected content to be rescinded.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the content that the mobile device is authorized to access via the network while the mobile device is located at the particular physical location comprises content to which an organization associated with the particular physical location subscribes and is accessed by the mobile device via an Internet connection provided by the network maintained for the physical location.

8. A system, comprising:
a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
based on wireless communication between a mobile device and at least one beacon, identifying a present physical location of a mobile device;
responsive to determining that the mobile device is located at a particular physical location, communicating to the mobile device at least a first message, the first message specifying at least one application to be disabled while the mobile device is present at the physical location; and
responsive to receiving from the mobile device a response to the first message indicating that the at least one application is disabled, authorizing the mobile device to establish presence on a network maintained for the physical location.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first message specifying at least one application to be disabled while the mobile device is present at the physical location specifies a subset of applications installed on the mobile device that are to be disabled while the mobile device is present at the physical location.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first message further specifies at least one application that may only be executed while the mobile device is located at the particular physical location.

11. The system of claim 8 , the executable operations further comprising:
responsive to determining that the mobile device has left the particular physical location, causing the at least one application to be enabled.

12. The system of claim 8 , the executable operations further comprising:
responsive to determining that the mobile device is located at the particular physical location:
retrieving location rules associated with the particular physical location and user profile data associated with a user of the mobile device;
identifying, based at least on the location rules and the user profile data, content assigned to the particular physical location and selecting from, the identified content, content that the mobile device is authorized to access via a network maintained for the physical location while the mobile device still is located at the particular physical location; and
communicating to the mobile device at least a second message, the second message specifying an authorization for the mobile device to access the selected content using at least one mobile application installed on the mobile device, the message configured to be processed by the mobile device to activate the at least one particular mobile application installed on the mobile device to access the selected content based on the authorization, wherein the access to the selected content is only available to be initiated by the mobile device while the mobile device still is located at the particular physical location.

13. The system of claim 12 , the executable operations further comprising:
responsive to determining that the mobile device has left the particular physical location, causing the authorization for the mobile device to access the selected content to be rescinded.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the content that the mobile device is authorized to access via the network while the mobile device is located at the particular physical location comprises content to which an organization associated with the particular physical location subscribes and is accessed by the mobile device via an Internet connection provided by the network maintained for the physical location.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Abraham Subil M
• Palvia Vivek K

Classifications

• H04M1/72463

  to restrict the functionality of the device · CPC title

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• G06F16/9535

  Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04L63/10

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title