Patent ID: 8644165
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following: context information associated with a device, a user of the device, or a combination thereof; a processing and/or a facilitating of processing of the context information to cause, at least in part, activation of one or more operational modes of the device; a disabling or enabling of one or more functions of one or more applications associated with the device based, at least in part, on the activated one or more operational modes, wherein the disabling or enabling of the one or more functions includes blocking a communication attempt by another party; and a generating of broadcast information associated with the device, the user of the device, or the combination thereof based, at least in part, on the activated one or more operational modes, the context information, or a combination thereof, wherein the broadcast information contains a threshold amount of time as to when the user is expected to return the blocked communication attempt to the other party, and wherein, upon an elapsed time from the broadcast information to the other party exceeding the threshold amount of time, the user is notified of the blocked communication attempt by the other party and an amount of time exceeding the threshold amount of time.