Controlling, filtering, and monitoring of mobile device access to the internet, data, voice, and applications
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1. A system for managing internet activity of a mobile device associated with a user profile, wherein the mobile device is operable to transmit, receive, and access voice and data information, the system comprising:
- a transmission system operable to transmit and receive voice and data information between the mobile device and a wireless application protocol proxy, wherein the wireless application protocol proxy is operable to mediate communication between the mobile device and a network;
a carrier server operable to check user accounts, log user activity, and allow or disallow the mobile device access to the network; and
a mobile device server, including a software stack comprising a plurality of software modules and hardware, operable to control user access to content, wherein the carrier server looks for information related to user accounts and user activity stored in a customer database when allowing or disallowing the mobile device to the internet and the carrier server passes a request for content from the mobile device to the mobile device server.
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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.
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1. A system for managing internet activity of a mobile device associated with a user profile, wherein the mobile device is operable to transmit, receive, and access voice and data information, the system comprising:
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a transmission system operable to transmit and receive voice and data information between the mobile device and a wireless application protocol proxy, wherein the wireless application protocol proxy is operable to mediate communication between the mobile device and a network; a carrier server operable to check user accounts, log user activity, and allow or disallow the mobile device access to the network; and a mobile device server, including a software stack comprising a plurality of software modules and hardware, operable to control user access to content, wherein the carrier server looks for information related to user accounts and user activity stored in a customer database when allowing or disallowing the mobile device to the internet and the carrier server passes a request for content from the mobile device to the mobile device server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method for managing internet activity of a mobile device associated with a user profile, the method comprising:
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transmitting and receiving, by a computing device, voice and data information between the mobile device and a wireless application protocol proxy, including mediating communication between the mobile device and a network; checking user accounts, log user activity, and allow or disallow the mobile device access to the network, including looking for information related to user accounts and user activity stored in a customer database when allowing or disallowing the mobile device to the Internet; controlling user access to content with a mobile device server comprising a software stack including a plurality of software modules and hardware; and passing a request for content from the mobile device to the mobile device server.
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