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The present invention includes methods and technologies for defining and administering device manners policy (“DMP”). … Such policy may be used to communicate to various mobile and other devices the “manners” with which compliance is expected or required. Similar to some of the social manners honored among people, such as with “no smoking” or “employees only” zones, “no swimming” or “no flash photography” areas, and scenarios for “please wash your hands” or “no talking out loud”, devices may recognize and comply with analogous “device manners” policy.”

– Excerpt from Microsoft’s patent on a system for Mobile Device Manners and Propagation and Compliance