Mobile phone with programmable | 1 |
dialable and receivable numbers |
Seller:
Royal Thoughts, LLC
Featured IP Asset:
US 6,912,399
Related IP:
US 11/071,991
Expected Value:
$400,000+
Lot Summary:
This Lot is directed to the authorized use of mobile phones. Specifically disclosed is the capability of restricting specified incoming and outgoing calls on a mobile phone.
Increasingly, mobile phones and other PDA devices incorporating mobile phone technology arethe most ubiquitous tools for mobile communications. As more people are carrying mobile phones, maintaining privacy and preventing unauthorized use has become a concern; if a user’s phone is lost or stolen, a finder with improper intent could use the phone to make gratuitous personal calls, potentially mounting an unwarranted bill for the owner, or otherwise obtain personal information which the owner would not want distributed.
An additional concern with the escalating use of mobile phones comes with the rising rate of use by increasingly younger children and vulnerable adults. There are benefits to allowing youth and vulnerable adults to have mobile phones, including providing the ability to communicate with family and close friends, and enabling contact with emergency services or telemedical
providers in the case of an emergency. However, vulnerable adults and children may be bothered by incoming calls from unknown parties, and may also make outgoing calls to people they should not contact. Further, parents may feel that interruptions from a mobile phone can be an unwelcome distraction in the academic lives of their children. Resolving these concerns may substantially expand the available market size for mobile phone users.
This Lot resolves the aforementioned issues by allowing a mobile phone user or a supervisory authority to specify authorized use of a phone. The disclosed technology provides a mobile phone having restricted incoming and outgoing telephone call capabilities. The user can authorize outgoing and incoming calls to be made and received only to and from specific phone numbers. These numbers can be programmed into the phone and only calls to and from those authorized numbers will be allowed, while incoming calls from unauthorized numbers will not ring. By restricting the incoming and outgoing calls from a mobile phone, parents and caregivers can ensure their children or dependents are
not making calls to improper contacts with their phones. The same concept applies in a commercial application, where companies that are hesitant to issue mobile phones to employees may do so knowing that the phone can be programmed for internal communication only.
Because of the Lot’s potential benefits to millions of current and future mobile phone users, the offered assets would be a valuable acquisition for telecommunications companies, mobile phone manufacturers, wireless network service providers and consumer electronics brands.
Royal Thoughts is also a seller in other categories. Please see related Lots numbered 61, 63, and 73
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