Advising a network component for control of communication session connection through employment of one or more communication session restrictions

• US 20050114514A1
• Filed: 11/21/2003
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pfleging, Gerald W., Wilkin, George Paul, Bostrom, Kevin L.
• Application Number:
  US10/719,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20050114514A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

An application server component of an apparatus that serves to maintain one or more communication session restrictions set by one or more administrators for one or more mobile communication devices. The application server component employs one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions to advise one or more network components for control of one or more connections of one or more communication sessions for one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an application server component that serves to maintain one or more communication session restrictions set by one or more administrators for one or more mobile communication devices;

wherein the application server component employs one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions to advise one or more network components for control of one or more connections of one or more communication sessions for one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more administrators employ one or more websites to set the one or more communication session restrictions;

wherein the application server component maintains the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions set by the one or more administrators with the one or more websites.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more network components comprise a network component, wherein the one or more connections of the one or more communication sessions for the one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices comprises a connection of a communication session for a mobile communication device;

wherein upon receipt of an indication of the communication session that involves the mobile communication device, the application server component checks one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions;

wherein if the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions allows the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device, then the application server component advises the network component to allow the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the application server component advises the network component to send a warning of a communication session termination to the mobile communication device.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more administrators comprise an administrator, wherein the application server component receives a request to continue the communication session from the mobile communication device;

wherein the application server component notifies the administrator of the request to continue the communication session.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more network components comprise a network component, wherein the one or more connections of the one or more communication sessions for the one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices comprises a connection of a communication session for a mobile communication device;

wherein upon receipt of an indication of the communication session that involves the mobile communication device, the application server component checks the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions;

wherein if the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions does not allow the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device, then the application server component advises the network component to reject the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more administrators comprise an administrator, wherein the application server component receives a request to allow the communication session from the mobile communication device;

wherein the application server component notifies the administrator of the request to allow the communication session.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the request comprises an emergency request, wherein the application server component allows the communication session for the mobile communication device.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the communication session comprises an incoming call, wherein the application server component sends the incoming call to a messaging component of the mobile communication device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein an originator of the incoming call leaves a voice message for a user of the mobile communication device, wherein the application server component converts the voice message to a short message service message or an email;

wherein the application server component sends the short message service message or the email through the network component to the mobile communication device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the application server component sends one or more notifications of the one or more connections of the one or more communication sessions to the one or more administrators.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the application server component serves to maintain the one or more communication session restrictions for the one or more mobile communication devices, wherein the one or more communication sessions of the one or more mobile communication devices comprise one or more of an email, a phone call, website access, an instant message, and a short message service message.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions comprise one or more of a time limit, a session limit, a user limit, and a website limit;

wherein the application server component employs the one or more of the time limit, the session limit, the user limit, and the website limit to advise the one or more network components for control of the one or more connections of the one or more communication sessions for the one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices.

14. A method, comprising the steps of:

maintaining one or more communication session restrictions set by one or more administrators for one or more mobile communication devices; and

advising one or more network components for control of one or more connections of one or more communication sessions for one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices through employment of one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more network components comprise a network component, wherein the one or more connections of the one or more communication sessions for the one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices comprises a connection of a communication session for a mobile communication device;

wherein the step of advising the network component for control of the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device through employment of the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions comprises the steps of;

advising the network component to allow the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device; and

monitoring the communication session through employment of the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions to determine an allowance of continuation of the communication session.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of monitoring the communication session through employment of the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions to make the determination of the conclusion of the communication session comprises the steps of:

determining if one or more conditions of the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions are met during the one or more communication sessions; and

advising the network component to send a warning of a communication session termination to the mobile communication device if one or more of the one or more conditions are met.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more network components comprise a network component, wherein the one or more connections of the one or more communication sessions for the one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices comprises a connection of a communication session for a mobile communication device:

wherein the step of advising the network component for control of the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device through employment of the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions comprises the steps of;

advising the network component to reject the connection of the communication session for the mobile communication device; and

allowing for receipt of a request to continue the communication session from the mobile communication device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more administrators comprise an administrator, wherein the step of allowing for receipt of the request to continue the communication session from the mobile communication device comprises the steps of:

receiving the request from the mobile communication device;

asking the administrator for permission to allow the communication session to continue; and

allowing the one or more communication sessions to continue.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of maintaining the one or more communication session restrictions set by the one or more administrators for the one or more mobile communication devices comprises the steps of:

allowing access to one or more websites by the one or more administrators to set one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions; and

receiving the one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions from the one or more websites.

20. An article, comprising:

one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media;

means in the one or more media for maintaining one or more communication session restrictions set by one or more administrators for one or more mobile communication devices; and

means in the one or more media for advising one or more network components for control of one or more connections of one or more communication sessions for one or more of the one or more mobile communication devices through employment of one or more of the one or more communication session restrictions.