CONSUMER CONFIGURABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATION WEB FILTERING SOLUTION
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1. A consumer configurable mobile web communications system comprising:
- a patrol module adapted to receive configuration information from a primary user, store the configuration information in a patrol database, and forward configuration data based on the configuration information received from the primary user upon updates to said configuration information, said configuration information and data defining rules for restricting web communications over a mobile telecommunications network by one or more mobile devices associated with one or more secondary users;
a subsystem of web filtering components associated with said mobile telecommunications network and interconnected with the patrol module, said web filtering components including a control module adapted to receive and to store said configuration data forwarded by said patrol module, a web filtering module connected to means for enabling wireless access to web content by said mobile communication devices, said control module communicating with said web filtering module to cause said web filtering module to apply said stored configuration data to manage web communications to and from said mobile devices of said secondary users according to appropriate ones of said rules, and a directory service and authentication module in electronic communication with said control module, said directory service and authentication module adapted to maintain a real-time database mapping permanent telephone numbers of said mobile devices to current internet protocol addresses assigned to said mobile devices;
wherein said web filtering components manage said web communications for a given secondary user by identifying mobile web communication requests made by said given secondary user by mapping an internet protocol address for a given mobile device associated with said given secondary user, using said internet protocol address to lookup a mobile telephone number for said given secondary user, and said control module using said telephone number to identify appropriate ones of said rules, and said web filtering module implementing instructions from said control module regarding whether to permit said identified mobile web communication requests.
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Abstract
Consumer configurable mobile communications solution enabling web filtering based on policy-enforcement services allowing authorized users to define, manage and enforce restrictions for mobile web data and services of a secondary mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A consumer configurable mobile web communications system comprising:
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a patrol module adapted to receive configuration information from a primary user, store the configuration information in a patrol database, and forward configuration data based on the configuration information received from the primary user upon updates to said configuration information, said configuration information and data defining rules for restricting web communications over a mobile telecommunications network by one or more mobile devices associated with one or more secondary users;
a subsystem of web filtering components associated with said mobile telecommunications network and interconnected with the patrol module, said web filtering components including a control module adapted to receive and to store said configuration data forwarded by said patrol module, a web filtering module connected to means for enabling wireless access to web content by said mobile communication devices, said control module communicating with said web filtering module to cause said web filtering module to apply said stored configuration data to manage web communications to and from said mobile devices of said secondary users according to appropriate ones of said rules, and a directory service and authentication module in electronic communication with said control module, said directory service and authentication module adapted to maintain a real-time database mapping permanent telephone numbers of said mobile devices to current internet protocol addresses assigned to said mobile devices;
wherein said web filtering components manage said web communications for a given secondary user by identifying mobile web communication requests made by said given secondary user by mapping an internet protocol address for a given mobile device associated with said given secondary user, using said internet protocol address to lookup a mobile telephone number for said given secondary user, and said control module using said telephone number to identify appropriate ones of said rules, and said web filtering module implementing instructions from said control module regarding whether to permit said identified mobile web communication requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for configuring and controlling the use of mobile web communications device operable over a mobile telecommunications network, said method comprising:
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presenting a patrol system having a patrol module, and a subsystem of web filtering components associated with said mobile telecommunications network and interconnected with the patrol module, said web filtering components including a control module adapted to receive and to store said configuration data forwarded by said patrol module, a web filtering module connected to means for enabling wireless access to web content by said mobile communication devices, and a directory service and authentication module in electronic communication with said control module;
receiving configuration information from a primary user via an interface of said patrol module;
storing the configuration information in a patrol database of said patrol module;
creating configuration data based on the configuration information whenever updates to said configuration information are made, said configuration data defining rules readable by said control module for restricting mobile web communications by one or more secondary users over the mobile telecommunications network;
communicating said configuration data to said control module;
storing said configuration data at said control module;
mapping an internet protocol address for a given mobile device associated with each said given secondary user with a mobile telephone number assigned to said given mobile device, intercepting mobile web communication requests made to said means for enabling by each secondary user; and
applying said stored configuration data with said web filtering module and said means for enabling to manage network web traffic to and from said secondary users according to said rules, said directory service and authentication module using said internet protocol address to lookup a mobile telephone number for said given secondary user and using said telephone number to identify appropriate ones of said rules in said patrol database.
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