Patent ID: 8229463

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a request for a function of a mobile device; obtaining data regarding a context of the mobile device, the data including data regarding a physical location of the mobile device; determining a current context for the mobile device based on the obtained data, wherein the determination of the current context of the mobile device includes circumstances of operation of the mobile device and a class of operation of the mobile device, and wherein the circumstances of the operation of the mobile device are based at least in part on the physical location of the mobile device; determining whether the function of the mobile device should be limited based at least in part on the current context of the mobile device, wherein determining whether the function should be limited includes accessing data in a memory regarding functional limitations for the mobile device based at least in part on the current context of the mobile device; and responding to the request for the function based on the determination regarding the limitation of the function, wherein responding to the request for the function includes one of allowing the function, disabling the function, and allowing the function with one or more restrictions in operation.