SYSTEM AND PROCESS TO LIMIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK BASED ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.

摘要

A method for controlling communications between a first communication unit (12) and at least a second communication unit (14, 15, 16) coupled in a communications network (18), comprising the steps of: receiving location information to through the network (18) with the first communication unit (12), the location information corresponding to the geographical location of a second communication unit (14, 15, 16); determining, from the location information, whether the geographic location of the second communications unit (14, 15, 16) is within a predefined geographical area; control the communication of additional information between the first (12) and second communication units (14, 15, 16), applying a set of rules such that if it is determined that the second unit (14, 15, 16) of communications is within of a first predefined geographical area, then the degree of access provided to the second communication unit (14, 15, 16) comprises partial access to selective information, and if it is determined that the second communication unit (14, 15, 16) is in a second predefined geographical area, the degree of access provided to the second communication unit (14, 15, 16) is a higher level of access than said partial access; wherein if it is determined that the second communication unit (14, 15, 16) is within one of said first and second geographic zones, selective information is provided to the second communication unit (14, 15, 16) only in the case that an additional requirement is met, and if it is determined that the second communication unit is within the other of the first and second geographic zones, selective information is provided to the second communication unit without requiring the requirement to occur. additional.