Patent ID: 8699996
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for enforcing a communication rule on behalf of a corporate entity at a mobile device given to an employee of the corporate entity, the method comprising: receiving, at the mobile device, the communication rule, wherein the communication rule forbids communications matching a criteria in the communication rule; storing the communication rule in a communication-rule data store located on the mobile device; receiving at the mobile device, a request for the mobile device to initiate a communication over a wireless interface on the mobile device; identifying that the mobile device is within a corporate entity's vehicle by receiving a communication containing the corporate entity's vehicle's identification information; determining, at the mobile device, that the communication violates the communication rule by comparing a present context of the mobile device to a context characteristic specified in the criteria, wherein the present context of the mobile device includes being located within the corporate entity's vehicle; and preventing the communication from occurring.