Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and apparatus for selectively limiting user control of an electronic device
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Application No.: US14692530Application Date: 2015-04-21
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Publication No.: US09819788B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- Inventor: Graham Dugoni
- Applicant: Graham Dugoni
- Agency: Omni Legal Group
- Agent Omid E. Khalifeh
- Main IPC: H04M3/00
- IPC: H04M3/00 ; H04M1/00 ; H04M1/725 ; H04W12/08 ; G06K19/00 ; G06K19/07 ; H04M1/667 ; H04M1/18

Abstract:
A system and apparatus for selectively limiting user control of a mobile electronic device are provided. In an embodiment, the apparatus may be a case sized to receive a mobile electronic device, the case having a locking means to at least partially secure an opening thereof. When engaged, the locking means may be physically impenetrable by the user of the mobile electronic device and may further be configured to engage and disengage in the presence of one or more pre-determined conditions. For example, the lock may engage when the case is detected within a certain geographical region or even during a specified time. It is contemplated that providing disclosed systems and apparatuses may reduce undesirable behavior at communal events by eliminating distractions posed by mobile electronic devices and preventing unauthorized recordings, which together may enhance overall engagement at and enjoyment of such events.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160316053A1 System and Apparatus for Selectively Limiting User Control of an Electronic Device Public/Granted day:2016-10-27
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