CONTROLLING, FILTERING, AND MONITORING OF MOBILE DEVICE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, DATA, VOICE, AND APPLICATIONS

• US 20120244832A1
• Filed: 06/08/2012
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Original Assignee: Carrie Carlander
• Inventors: CARLANDER, Carrie
• Granted Patent: US 8,601,084 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/405
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/12 Application layer protocols, e.g. WAP [Wireless Application Protocol]

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling, filtering, and monitoring mobile device access to the internet are disclosed. According to an embodiment a server is responsible for controlling, filtering and monitoring internet activity. For every request, the server interacts with back-end databases that categorize requests, and based on user/carrier/corporate settings, allow or disallow access to particular content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing internet activity of a mobile device associated with a user profile, the method comprising:

receiving a request for content download from an application on the mobile device;

determining that a predetermined download limit for content has been exceeded by checking the user profile associated with the mobile device; and

responsive to the determination, denying the request for content download.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the download limit comprises a monetary download limit based on usage.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises at least one of a text message and an instant message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the application requesting content comprises at least one of a browser application, a text messenger application, and an instant messenger application.

5. A computer-implemented method for managing internet activity of a mobile device associated with a user profile, the method comprising:

receiving a request for content download from an application on the mobile device;

determining that a predetermined time limit for content has been exceeded by checking the user profile associated with the mobile device; and

responsive to the determination, denying the request for content download.