Method and Apparatus for Providing a Data Protocol Voice Enabled Subscription Lock for a Wireless Communication Device
First Claim
1. A method of limiting data network access in a data protocol voice enabled communication device having a service provider profile with one or more permitted data service provider identification codes stored therein, the method comprising the steps of:
- reading the one or more permitted data service provider identification codes; and
permitting data protocol voice enabled communication only with data communication channels having service provider identifiers corresponding to at least one of the one or more permitted data service provider identification codes.
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Abstract
A method and system for restricting at least partial usage of a wireless communication device (100), like a mobile telephone, includes attempting to establish a communication channel (105) across a data network, such as non-IMS VoIP communication channel over a wide area network (103) like the Internet. Where the device (100) has been subsidized by a voice over data protocol service provider (121), the method permits such communication only when data communication channels having service provider identifiers (123) corresponding to one or more permitted data access identification codes (201) are accessible. Where they are not, at least partial usage of the device (100) will be restricted.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of limiting data network access in a data protocol voice enabled communication device having a service provider profile with one or more permitted data service provider identification codes stored therein, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading the one or more permitted data service provider identification codes; and permitting data protocol voice enabled communication only with data communication channels having service provider identifiers corresponding to at least one of the one or more permitted data service provider identification codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A usage restriction module comprising:
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a storage device for storing one or more permitted data access identification codes, where the one or more permitted data access identification codes identify at least a service provider with which usage of a data protocol voice enabled wireless communication service is permitted; a comparator for comparing voice enabled data communication service provider information received from an incoming service provider message to the one or more permitted access identification codes; and a lockout module capable of restricting voice enabled data communication capabilities of a data protocol voice enabled wireless communication device where the comparator detects that the voice enabled data communication service provider information fails to correspond with at least one of the one or more permitted data access identification codes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of restricting usage of a data protocol voice enabled communication device, where the data protocol voice enabled communication device comprises a service provider profile having one or more permitted voice over data network service provider identification codes stored therein, the method comprising the steps of:
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attempting to access a data communication channel by a data transmission including at least one of the one or more permitted voice over data network service provider identification codes; and restricting at least partial usage of the data protocol voice enabled communication device where a voice over data network communication channel having a service provider identifier matching the one or more permitted access identification codes is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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