System, method, and apparatus for setting a regulatory operating mode of a device

Abstract

The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically directed to providing or acquiring an exemplary country code identifier or regulatory domain for a non-limiting device operating in a reduced functionality radio frequency (regulatory) mode based on exemplary location factors and exemplary confidence rankings. One embodiment includes an exemplary regulatory domain selection component configured to weigh location factors associated with a device, based on reliability associated with the location factors, and configured to determine an overall confidence of a country code identifier or a regulatory domain for the device. Another embodiment includes a device configured to operate in a reduced functionality radio frequency (regulatory) or world-wide compliant mode until a regulatory domain can be determined through a trusted cloud service which can be configured to weigh one or more location factors or data sources to facilitate providing or acquiring an exemplary country code identifier or regulatory domain for the device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a regulatory domain selection component configured to implement a regulatory domain selection algorithm using a plurality of data sources, comprising at least two of a logistics database, shipping manifest information, a unique device identifier, an Internet protocol (IP) address lookup service, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) positioning lookup service, a WiFi network scan, a location record, or information associated with a global positioning system (GPS); and   a device, comprising a processor, configured to communicate securely with the regulatory domain selection component to facilitate providing or acquiring at least one of a country code identifier or a regulatory domain for the device based at least in part on the plurality of data sources.