Method and system for selective control of mms service in well defined premises

• US 20070043848A1
• Filed: 04/22/2004
• Published: 02/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nanyang Polytechnic
• Original Assignee: Nanyang Polytechnic
• Inventors: Sim, Yong, Lim, Siew, Sing, Sock, Tan, Keng, Lim, Kwai
• Application Number:
  US10/555,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20070043848A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

A method for restricting usage of a mobile communicator in a well defined area, the method comprising: monitoring protocol signals between the mobile communicator and a mobile communicator network, the mobile communicator in communication with the mobile communication network for MMS services; determining MMS capability of the mobile communicator, and contacting the mobile communicator network to disable access of the mobile communicator to an MMS server in communication with the mobile communicator network.

Claims

1. A method for restricting usage of a mobile communicator in a well defined premise, said method comprising:

a. monitoring protocol signals between said mobile communicator and a mobile communicator network, said mobile communicator in communication with said mobile communication network;

b. determining MMS capability of said mobile communicator; and

c. contacting said mobile communicator network to disable access of said mobile communicator to MMS service.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step b. further comprises:

i. retrieving IMEI number of said mobile communicator;

ii. identifying said model of said mobile communicator from said IMEI number by comparing with a look up table of models of mobile communicators; and

iii. comparing said model of said mobile communicator with a database of MMS capable mobile communicators to check MMS capability of said mobile communicator.

3. The method in accordance with claim 2, wherein said step ii. Further comprises:

1. retrieving particular sequence of said IMEI number for identifying model of said mobile communicator; and

2. comparing with a look up table to ascertain model of said mobile communicator.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step c. further comprises:

instructing an MMS server for providing MMS service to ignore requests for MMS service from said mobile communicator, said MMS server is in communication with said mobile communicator network

5. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step c. further comprises:

preventing said mobile communicator from accessing an MMS server for providing MMS service and in communication with said mobile communicator network.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step a is performed by a protocol monitoring device.

7. The method in accordance with claim 6, wherein said step b. and step c. are performed by a security server coupled to said protocol monitoring device.

8. A system for restricting usage of a mobile communicator in a well defined premise, said system comprising:

a protocol monitoring device for monitoring protocol signals between a mobile communicator and a mobile communicator network;

a security server coupled to said protocol monitoring device, said security server adapted for processing data from said protocol monitoring device and having communication means for communicating with said mobile communicator network;

wherein said security server upon determining said mobile communicator possessing MMS capabilities, communicates with said mobile communicator network via said communicating means, instructing said mobile communication network to disable MMS service to said mobile communicator.

9. The system in accordance with claim 8, wherein said data comprises an IMEI number of said mobile communicator.

10. The system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said protocol monitoring device is adapted for retrieving said IMEI number of said mobile communicator from said protocol signals.

11. The system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said security server is adapted to identify model of said mobile communicator by comparing a sequence of said IMEI number to a look up table comprising models of mobile communicators.

12. The system in accordance with claim 11, wherein said security server is further adapted to determine MMS capabilities of said mobile communicator by referencing said model of said mobile communicator and comparing with a database of models of MMS capable mobile communicators.

13. The system in accordance with claim 8, wherein said mobile communicator network is in communication with an MMS server for providing MMS service to said mobile communicator.

14. The system in accordance with claim 13, wherein said mobile communicator network disables MMS service to said mobile communicator by instructing said MMS server to ignore requests for MMS service from said mobile communicator.

15. The system in accordance with claim 13, wherein said mobile communicator network disable MMS service to said mobile communicator by preventing said mobile communicator from accessing said MMS server.