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Managing selective access of a user equipment to internet-based services based on transport type

  • US 10,003,652 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2012
  • Issued: 06/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a subordinate mobile communication device, comprising:

  • receiving a content access profile from a dispatcher, the content access profile including proxy server selection criteria to facilitate the subordinate mobile communication device to select between a plurality of proxy servers, each of the plurality of proxy servers being configured by the dispatcher to provide different degrees of support for Internet-based services to the subordinate mobile communication device, wherein the proxy server selection criteria maps a network address of each of the plurality of proxy servers to a different transport mechanism type of an access network;

    connecting to a first access network via a connection to an access point;

    determining to access a given Internet-based service while connected to the first access network;

    determining a current transport mechanism type of the connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and the first access network;

    selecting one of the plurality of proxy servers based upon the determined current transport mechanism type of the connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and the first access network matching the proxy server selection criteria for the selected proxy server, wherein the determined current transport mechanism type includes one of an unlimited WiFi or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connection, a pay-per-use WiFi or WLAN connection, a cellular or terrestrial data connection or a satellite data connection; and

    transmitting, to the selected proxy server at the respective network address via the connection to the access point, a request for access to the given Internet-based service.

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