Enhanced curfew and protection associated with a device group
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first wireless end-user device, the method comprising:
- designating the first wireless end-user device as subject to controls under a device group authorization from an authorized master wireless end-user device,receiving, via a wireless modem on the first wireless end-user device, one or more protection management profiles from the master wireless end-user device,evaluating a current status of a plurality of device states for the first wireless end-user device, including a device location change state and a device user input/output method state, against corresponding settings in a given one of the protection management profiles, to determine a value for a match status to the plurality of devices states,for at least one determined value of the match status, performing one or more corresponding network activity management actions specified in the given one of the protection management profiles, the network activity management actions limiting at least a specified one of a plurality of device service activities conducted by the first wireless end-user device with a network, via the wireless modem, andfor at least one other determined value of the match status, refraining from performing the one or more activity management actions.
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Abstract
A method comprising obtaining, from a master user, a device usage allocation applicable to two or more devices, the two or more devices being associated with another user, the another user being different from the master user, obtaining an aggregate measure of device usage associated with the two or more devices, if the aggregate measure of device usage associated with the two or more devices satisfies a condition relative to the device usage allocation, managing an activity of the two or more devices, and sending a notification to at least one of the two or more devices, the notification for presentation to the another user through a user interface of the at least one of the two or more devices.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first wireless end-user device, the method comprising:
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designating the first wireless end-user device as subject to controls under a device group authorization from an authorized master wireless end-user device, receiving, via a wireless modem on the first wireless end-user device, one or more protection management profiles from the master wireless end-user device, evaluating a current status of a plurality of device states for the first wireless end-user device, including a device location change state and a device user input/output method state, against corresponding settings in a given one of the protection management profiles, to determine a value for a match status to the plurality of devices states, for at least one determined value of the match status, performing one or more corresponding network activity management actions specified in the given one of the protection management profiles, the network activity management actions limiting at least a specified one of a plurality of device service activities conducted by the first wireless end-user device with a network, via the wireless modem, and for at least one other determined value of the match status, refraining from performing the one or more activity management actions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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