Mobile computing intervening system

Abstract

A mobile computing intervening system is described. The system may include a primary user computing device running a user application and at least one group user computing device running a user application and coupled to the primary user computing device. The system may operate to establish a geofence and automatically generate a signal to deactivate user computing devices, such as smartphones, within the geofence. This may be done for a certain period of time or until the primary user computing device ends the operation of the system. Families at dinner, students in class, employees in a workplace, and/or other social gatherings/environments may use this application to promote distraction free family time, class time, employment time, etc. by being unplugged from mobile computing devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile computing intervening system comprising:
 a computer server for running an application;   a primary user computing device running a user application and coupled to the computer server; and   a plurality of group user computing devices, each running a user application and coupled to the computer server, wherein the computer server is programmed to:
 receive a signal from the primary user computing device including a location of the primary user computing device to establish that the primary user computing device has accessed the system; 
 automatically determine a size and location of a geofence in response to processing the location of the primary user computing device and send instructions to the primary user computing device for automatic execution to establish the geofence; 
 receive a signal from the primary user computing device to deactivate the plurality of group user computing devices in the geofence; and 
 automatically process the signal received from the primary user computing device and send a signal to the plurality of group user computing devices for automatic execution programmed instructions to deactivate the plurality of group user computing devices. 
   
     
     
         2 . The mobile computing intervening system of  claim 1 , wherein the server is further programmed to automatically send data regarding utilization of the system by each of plurality of the group user computing devices at determined times by each of the plurality of user computing devices to outside of the geofence, wherein the data comprises number of sessions within the geofence and/or time of each of the sessions within the geofence. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile computing intervening system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer server is further programmed to receive a signal from the primary user computing device to activate one or more of the plurality of group user computing devices in the geofence. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile computing intervening system of  claim 1 , wherein the application sends at least one message to each of the plurality of group user computing devices, in response entering the geofence. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile computing intervening system of  claim 1 , wherein the primary user mobile computing device is a smartphone. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile computing intervening system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one group user computing device is a smartphone. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile computing intervening system of  claim 1 , wherein the deactivation of the plurality of group user computing devices is for a defined period of time.