Information inquiry 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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78 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 a first Short Message Service (SMS) message by the wireless communication device from the supervisory control device, wherein the first SMS message includes an instruction from the supervisory control device for the wireless communication device;
examining the instruction in the first SMS message from the supervisory control device by the wireless communication device to determine a task instructed by the supervisory control device;
determining the task to be providing information from the wireless communication device to the supervisory control device;
accessing the information stored in the wireless communication device by the wireless communication device in response to the instruction in the first SMS message from the supervisory control device;
retrieving the information stored in the wireless communication device by the wireless communication device in response to the instruction in the first SMS message from the supervisory control device;
generating a second SMS message by the wireless communication device, wherein the second SMS message includes the information; and
transmitting the second SMS message including the information by the wireless communication device to the supervisory control device. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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