Patents Assigned to BLACKOUT TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LTD.
  • Patent number: 11259235
    Abstract: A method of blocking apps and/or features on a smart device is provided. The smart device may include a GPS receiver and one or more wireless receiver devices. The method may include: detecting, by a control app running on the smart device, movement of the smart device into or out of a predetermined region based on data received by the GPS receiver and/or one or more of the wireless receiver devices; and blocking one or more apps and/or features on the smart device when the smart device is within the predetermined region. The method may include determining a current time; and wherein the one or more apps and/or features is blocked when both the smart device is within the predetermined region and the current time is within a predetermined time period. Also provided is a smart device, a server, and a system including a smart device and a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BLACKOUT TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LTD.
    Inventors: Charles Watson, Mark Hadley, Michael David Astle