SECOND PARTY CONTROL OVER MOBILE DEVICE USAGE
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, on a network, a communication from a sender mobile device intended for a recipient mobile device associated with a first party before transmitting the communication to the recipient mobile device;
consulting a rule established by a second party to determine that the communication is subject to approval by the second party;
responsive to determining that the communication is subject to approval, transmitting, to a second mobile device associated with the second party, a request to approve transmission of the communication to the recipient mobile device;
determining that a response to the request has not been received from the second mobile device within a predetermined amount of time; and
terminating the communication.
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Abstract
A mechanism is provided whereby a parent, or other second party, can monitor and/or control a child'"'"'s or other first party'"'"'s wireless device usage. An interface can allow the parent to set rules for the child'"'"'s usage, and can specify that the parent should receive messages when a call is made to or from the child'"'"'s wireless device. In addition to call information, the message may prompt the parent for approval of the call connection. Thus, a parent can decide whether a call that is incoming from or outgoing to a third party should be permitted.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, on a network, a communication from a sender mobile device intended for a recipient mobile device associated with a first party before transmitting the communication to the recipient mobile device; consulting a rule established by a second party to determine that the communication is subject to approval by the second party; responsive to determining that the communication is subject to approval, transmitting, to a second mobile device associated with the second party, a request to approve transmission of the communication to the recipient mobile device; determining that a response to the request has not been received from the second mobile device within a predetermined amount of time; and terminating the communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network device comprising:
a transceiver configured to; receive a communication from a sender mobile device intended for a recipient mobile device associated with a first party before the communication has been transmitted to the recipient mobile device, and transmit, to a second mobile device associated with a second party, a request to approve transmission of the communication to the recipient mobile device; and
a processor configured to;consult a rule established by the second party to determine that the communication is subject to approval by the second party, determine that a response to the request has not been received from the second mobile device within a predetermined amount of time, and terminate the communication. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a verification server configured to; detect a communication from a sender mobile device intended for a recipient mobile device associated with a first party before transmitting the communication to the recipient mobile device, consult a rule retrieved from a settings server to determine that the communication is subject to approval by the second party, responsive to determining that the communication is subject to approval, transmit, to a second mobile device associated with the second party, a request to approve transmission of the communication to the recipient mobile device, determine that a response to the request has not been received from the second mobile device within a predetermined amount of time, and terminate the communication; and the settings server configured to generate the rule based on input received from the second party. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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