Rerouting communications to provide cell phone parental control
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Abstract
A method for allowing remote control of the usage of a networked wireless device including incoming communications, outgoing communications, and application launching. Controlling entities, such as parent cellular telephones or web sites, are provided with the ability to select a list of approved anytime incoming communications, or approved incoming and outgoing communications based on time and day. Incoming communications include text messaging and telephone calls. Further, the controlling entity is provided with the ability to reroute to the controlling entity any usage of the wireless device such as incoming communications, outgoing communications, and application launching. Access to usage logs of the wireless device is provided to the controlling entity.
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73 Claims
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1-69. -69. (canceled)
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70. A method of supervisory control of a wireless communication device by a supervisory control device, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming communication request from an incoming communication source by the wireless communication device, wherein the communication request includes an incoming communication identifier;
comparing the incoming communication identifier with the communication entity identifier in the list of communication entity identifiers;
determining that the incoming communication identifier matches the communication entity identifier;
rejecting the incoming communication request from the incoming communication source in response the determining that the incoming communication identifier matches the communication entity identifier; and
routing the incoming communication request from the incoming communication source to the supervisory control device in response the determining that the incoming communication identifier matches the communication entity identifier. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73)
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