Patent ID: 8781500

Claim:
A method comprising: determining, by a mobile device and according to a first reporting frequency, a first location of the mobile device; sending, by the mobile device, a query including the first location; after a determination that a first space is within a predetermined distance of the first location and that the first space does not include the first location, receiving, by the mobile device, policy information that defines at least the first space and associates the first space with at least a first notification policy regarding how the mobile device is permitted to provide notifications in response to incoming communications when operating within the first space; after a determination that the first space is within the predetermined distance of the first location: receiving a command to increase the first reporting frequency to a second reporting frequency, and according to the second reporting frequency: determining, by the mobile device, a second location of the mobile device and sending, by the mobile device, a query including the second location; and applying the first notification policy in response to a determination that the second location is within the first space.