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Controlling Mobile Device Communications On a Roaming Network Based on Device State

  • US 20140094159A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2013
  • Published: 04/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more machine-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless end-user device, cause the one or more processors to:

  • determine at least an aspect of one or more service policies based on a state of the wireless end-user device, the state of the wireless end-user device being based on a user interaction, or a lack of user interaction, with the wireless end-user device, the one or more service policies for applying a first control to a first service usage activity when a wireless network available to the wireless end-user device comprises a roaming network and for applying a second control to the first service usage activity when the wireless network available to the wireless end-user device comprises a home network, wherein the first control controls the first service usage activity differently than the second control controls the first service usage activity, the first service usage activity being caused by a first software component of a plurality of software components on the wireless end-user device, the first service usage activity comprising a first set of one or more prospective or successful communications over the wireless network available to the wireless end-user device, the at least an aspect of the one or more service policies for controlling the first service usage activity differently from a second service usage activity when the wireless network available to the wireless end-user device comprises the roaming network, the second service usage activity being associated with a second software component of the plurality of software components on the wireless end-user device, the second service usage activity comprising a second set of one or more prospective or successful communications over the wireless network available to the wireless end-user device; and

    apply the one or more service policies to the first service usage activity.

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