Patent ID: 8611932

Claim:
A system for automatic powering on and turning off of a communications device for communications through a telecommunication network, the system comprising: a base station transceiver having a range and comprising: a zone definer for defining a critical zone to be one of within or outside said range; a base station transmitter for transmitting a message to the communications device; a base station receiver for receiving a message from said communications device; the communications device; and an add-on transceiver operatively connected to the communication device and including: a device transmitter for transmitting a message to said base station receiver; a device receiver for receiving a message from said base station transmitter; a location determiner for defining a location of said communications device to be within said range if a message is received by said device receiver from said base station transmitter; and a state modifier for triggering said communications device to one of powering on and turning off using said critical zone and said location of said communications device, said device transmitter and said device receiver of said add-on transceiver communicating with said base station transceiver when said communications device is powered on and turned off and said communications device being prevented from communications through the telecommunication network when turned off.