System and method of modifying policy settings in an electronic device
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
- an interface configured to communicate between the mobile device and a plurality of access stations via a link defined in one or more IEEE 802.11 specifications in each of a plurality of geographic regions, each of the plurality of access stations having a wireless carrier identifier that identifies a wireless carrier operating the access station, and an access station identifier that uniquely identifies the access station; and
,a microcomputer connected to the interface and configured to;
maintain a first policy comprising a list of wireless carrier identifiers;
receive the wireless carrier identifier and the access station identifier associated with an access station; and
restrict the interface from communicating with the access station in accordance with the first policy in response to determining that the communication with the access station is over an insecure link.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of modifying policy settings in an electronic device. An embodiment includes a plurality of access stations, each capable of wirelessly transmitting across a geographic region. A mobile electronic device, capable of roaming between regions is operable to establish a wireless link with the access stations. The device is owned by an office which sets communication policies determining through which access stations mobile device can place voice calls. This policy is stored on an office server as a database and periodically transmitted to the device as the device makes contact with the office server over the internet. Hence, the device maintains a copy of this policy database. When placing a voice call, the device first determines which access station is serving the region it is located in and then determines whether it is allowed to place a call through that access station using its policy database.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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an interface configured to communicate between the mobile device and a plurality of access stations via a link defined in one or more IEEE 802.11 specifications in each of a plurality of geographic regions, each of the plurality of access stations having a wireless carrier identifier that identifies a wireless carrier operating the access station, and an access station identifier that uniquely identifies the access station; and
,a microcomputer connected to the interface and configured to; maintain a first policy comprising a list of wireless carrier identifiers; receive the wireless carrier identifier and the access station identifier associated with an access station; and restrict the interface from communicating with the access station in accordance with the first policy in response to determining that the communication with the access station is over an insecure link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
at a mobile device comprising;
an interface configured to communicate between the mobile device and a plurality of access stations via a link defined in one or more IEEE 802.11 specifications in each of a plurality of geographic regions, each of the plurality of access station having a wireless carrier identifier that identifies a wireless carrier operating the access station, and an access station identifier that uniquely identifies the access station; and
a microcomputer connected to the interface,maintaining, using the microcomputer, a first policy comprising a list of wireless carrier identifiers; receiving the wireless carrier identifier and the access station identifier associated with an access station; and restricting, using the microcomputer, the interface from communicating with the access station in accordance with the first policy in response to determining that the communication with the access station is over an insecure link. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, wherein execution of the computer program is for:
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at a mobile device comprising;
an interface configured to communicate between the mobile device and a plurality of access stations via a link defined in one or more IEEE 802.11 specifications in each of a plurality of geographic regions, each of the plurality of access station having a wireless carrier identifier that identifies a wireless carrier operating the access station, and an access station identifier that uniquely identifies the access station; and
a microcomputer connected to the interface,maintaining, using the microcomputer, a first policy comprising a list of wireless carrier identifiers; receiving the wireless carrier identifier and the access station identifier associated with an access station; and restricting, using the microcomputer, the interface from communicating with the access station in accordance with the first policy in response to determining that the communication with the access station is over an insecure link.
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