Patent ID: 8346266
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method allowing a wireless device to operate according to an operating state, the method being executed in the wireless device or in a communications node coupled to the wireless device, the method comprising: maintaining geographic-specific information useful for determining the operating state of the wireless device based on both a physical speed and a physical position of the wireless device; determining both the physical speed and the physical position of the wireless device; determining the operating state of a plurality of possible operating states based on both the physical speed and the physical position of the wireless device, in accordance with the geographic-specific information; and allowing the wireless device to operate according to the operating state; wherein for at least some of the possible operating states, a respective set of device features is disabled, the method further comprising: communicating status information indicative of whether the wireless device is able to process communications; wherein the status information is associated with permissions so as to allow a set of users to access the status information while disallowing all other users from accessing the status information.