APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PROVIDING ENTERPRISE-CONTROLLED VOICE SERVICES TO WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. An enterprise managed server for facilitating enterprise management of wireless devices, said apparatus comprising:
- an enterprise provisioning selector configured to select when to provision a wireless device of a first group of wireless devices to operate pursuant to a voice-only service tier; and
a provisioning controller configured, responsive to selection by said enterprise provisioning selector, to cause provisioning of the wireless device with an enterprise policy that defines voice service capabilities.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated methodology, provides control over operation of a voice-only, cellular mobile phone by an enterprise. An enterprise server provides selection of the operating capabilities of the voice-only wireless device. Once selected, the wireless device is caused to be provisioned to operate in conformity with the selected policy. Rather than sole control of the operational capability of the wireless device by a network operator, i.e., carrier, control of some operational capabilities of the device is carried out directly by enterprise personnel.
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14 Claims
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1. An enterprise managed server for facilitating enterprise management of wireless devices, said apparatus comprising:
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an enterprise provisioning selector configured to select when to provision a wireless device of a first group of wireless devices to operate pursuant to a voice-only service tier; and a provisioning controller configured, responsive to selection by said enterprise provisioning selector, to cause provisioning of the wireless device with an enterprise policy that defines voice service capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing wireless devices using an enterprise managed server, said method comprising:
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associating wireless devices to one of a first service tier and a second service tier, wherein the first service tier is a voice-only service tier; causing provisioning of at least one wireless device associated with the first service tier to operate in conformity with an enterprise policy that defines voice service capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for a wireless device managed by an enterprise, said apparatus comprising:
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a provisioning message detector configured to detect an enterprise-originated provisioning message that identifies an enterprise policy defining voice-only service capabilities; and a provisioner configured to provision the wireless device to operate in conformity with the voice-only service capabilities.
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14. A method for facilitating operation of a wireless device managed by an enterprise, said method comprising:
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detecting an enterprise-originated provisioning message that identifies an enterprise policy defining a selected voice-only service capability; and provisioning the wireless device to operate in conformity with the enterprise policy identified in the provisioning message.
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