Method system and device for monitoring data pushed to a wireless communication device
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1. A method for monitoring activity of a wireless communication device (WCD) of a client comprising:
- installing in or connecting a WCD to an activity-monitoring unit configured to intercept a message pushed over a wireless communication infrastructure of a wireless communication system to at least said WCD;
upon interception of a pushed message, said activity-monitoring unit utilizing at least one filtering rule concerning pushed messages for evaluating how to treat said message; and
if a result of said evaluating is to drop said message, said activity monitoring unit dropping said message.
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Abstract
A method, system and device are disclosed for monitoring and controlling data pushed to a client wireless communication device (WCD). A unit or device installed in or connected to the WCD utilizes filtering rules relating to pushed data for evaluating whether to drop the pushed data.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring activity of a wireless communication device (WCD) of a client comprising:
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installing in or connecting a WCD to an activity-monitoring unit configured to intercept a message pushed over a wireless communication infrastructure of a wireless communication system to at least said WCD;
upon interception of a pushed message, said activity-monitoring unit utilizing at least one filtering rule concerning pushed messages for evaluating how to treat said message; and
if a result of said evaluating is to drop said message, said activity monitoring unit dropping said message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for installing in or connecting to a client wireless communication device (WCD), the device comprising a unit that is configured to intercept a message pushed to at least said WCD, to utilize at least one filtering rule concerning pushed messages to evaluate how to treat said intercepted message, and to drop said message if a result of said evaluating is to drop said message.22. A client wireless communication device (WCD), permitting a client to communicate over a wireless communication infrastructure, said WCD having or being connected to an activity monitoring unit which is configured to intercept a message pushed to at least said WCD, to utilize at least one filtering rule concerning pushed messages to evaluate how to treat said intercepted message, and to drop said message if a result of said evaluating is to drop said message.
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23. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a wireless communication infrastructure and client wireless communication devices (WCDs) communicating through said infrastructure;
activity monitoring units being included within or being connected to at least some of said WCDs, each unit configured to intercept a message pushed to at least said WCD, to utilize at least one filtering rule concerning pushed messages to evaluate how to treat said intercepted message, and to drop said message if a result of said evaluating is to drop said message; and
an activity monitoring server utility configured to communicate at least one filtering rule concerning pushed messages to each said activity monitoring unit in accordance with a corresponding client profile at said server utility.
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24. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for monitoring activity of a wireless communication device (WCD) of a client comprising:
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intercepting a message pushed over a wireless communication infrastructure of a wireless communication system to at least the WCD of the client;
evaluating how to treat said message utilizing at least one filtering rule relating to pushed messages; and
if a result of said evaluating is to drop said message, dropping said message.
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25. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for monitoring activity of a wireless communication device (WCD) of a client, the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing the computer to intercept a message pushed over a wireless communication infrastructure of a wireless communication system to at least the WCD of the client;
computer readable program code for causing the computer to evaluate whether how to treat said message utilizing at least one filtering rule relating to pushed messages; and
computer readable program code for causing the computer if a result of said evaluating is to drop said message, to drop said message.
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