Consumer configurable mobile communication solution
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1. A subscriber-configurable mobile communications system comprising:
- a media module;
a control module; and
a patrol module comprising a patrol database and a provisioning module, said patrol module adapted toreceive configuration information and a definition of at least one notice mechanism from a primary subscriber,store the configuration information in the patrol database,create configuration data based on the configuration information whenever updates to said configuration information are made, said configuration data defining rules readable by said control module, andforward said configuration data to said control module upon updates to said configuration information, said configuration information defining rules for restricting communications by one or more secondary subscribers over the mobile telecommunications system, whereinsaid provisioning moduleis coupled to a home location register of said mobile telecommunications system and to the media module, andis adapted to provide said configuration data to said home location register and to said media module;
said control module is adapted to receive and to store said configuration data forwarded by said patrol module, said control module comprising a service control point that applies said stored configuration data to manage network traffic to and from said one or more secondary subscribers according to said rules; and
said media module is adapted to provide a notice to said primary subscriber according to said at least one notice mechanism, said notice describing attempted network traffic of said one or more secondary subscribers that violates said rules, wherein said secondary subscribers are permitted to define and submit contacts to said primary subscriber for consideration in defining new rules, and wherein said contacts are associated with a project code by the submitting secondary subscribers.
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Abstract
Consumer configurable mobile communications solution enabling policy-enforcement services allowing authorized users to define, manage and enforce restrictions for voice, data, and mobile Web services of a secondary mobile device.
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1. A subscriber-configurable mobile communications system comprising:
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a media module; a control module; and a patrol module comprising a patrol database and a provisioning module, said patrol module adapted to receive configuration information and a definition of at least one notice mechanism from a primary subscriber, store the configuration information in the patrol database, create configuration data based on the configuration information whenever updates to said configuration information are made, said configuration data defining rules readable by said control module, and forward said configuration data to said control module upon updates to said configuration information, said configuration information defining rules for restricting communications by one or more secondary subscribers over the mobile telecommunications system, wherein said provisioning module is coupled to a home location register of said mobile telecommunications system and to the media module, and is adapted to provide said configuration data to said home location register and to said media module; said control module is adapted to receive and to store said configuration data forwarded by said patrol module, said control module comprising a service control point that applies said stored configuration data to manage network traffic to and from said one or more secondary subscribers according to said rules; and said media module is adapted to provide a notice to said primary subscriber according to said at least one notice mechanism, said notice describing attempted network traffic of said one or more secondary subscribers that violates said rules, wherein said secondary subscribers are permitted to define and submit contacts to said primary subscriber for consideration in defining new rules, and wherein said contacts are associated with a project code by the submitting secondary subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for configuring and controlling the use of a mobile communications device operable over a mobile telecommunications system, said system comprising a media module, a control module, and a patrol module, said method comprising:
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receiving, at the patrol module, configuration information and a definition of at least one notice mechanism from a primary subscriber, said patrol module comprising a patrol database and a provisioning module; storing the configuration information in the patrol database; creating configuration data based on the configuration information whenever updates to said configuration information are made, said configuration data defining rules readable by said control module said control module comprising a service control point; forwarding said configuration data to said control module upon updates to said configuration information, said configuration information defining rules for restricting communications by one or more secondary subscribers over the mobile telecommunications system, wherein said provisioning module is coupled to a home location register of said mobile telecommunications system and to the media module; providing said configuration data via said provisioning module to the home location register and to the media module; receiving and storing, at the control module, said configuration data forwarded from the patrol module, and applying, at said service control point, said stored configuration data to manage network traffic to and from said one or more secondary subscribers according to said rules; providing from the media module, notices to said primary subscriber according to said at least one notice mechanism, said notice describing attempted network traffic of said one or more secondary subscribers that violates said rules; receiving a permission request for a specified contact from a given secondary subscriber; checking for an unrestricted configuration; checking for the contact'"'"'s inclusion in a white list; checking for the contact'"'"'s inclusion in a black list; checking the time of the permission request to be within a valid time period; and checking that a minimum quota threshold is met. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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