Methods, devices, and computer program products for controlling wireless connection access

• US 8,032,928 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Issued: 10/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hardy, Michael, Voyentzie, Richard, Aslaken, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Flynn; Nathan
• Assistant Examiner(s): KOSOWSKI, CAROLYN M
• Application Number:
  US11/829,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20080086761A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,530 Days
• Field of Search: 705/52, 726/27, 726/30, 726 3- 4
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference

Abstract

Methods, devices, and computer program products for controlling wireless network connection access are described. The device includes a processor for executing instructions, and multiple network adapters for operatively connecting to multiple networks. The device includes a wireless network connection monitoring application for controlling access to the multiple networks via the processor, and the monitoring application is configured to monitor the multiple network adapters. The device also includes a monitor file that has permissions for services to communicate on the multiple networks, and the monitoring application allows or denies access to the multiple networks via the plurality of network adapters based on the permissions for the services in the monitor file.

Claims

1. A user device for controlling wireless network connection access, comprising:

a processor for executing instructions; and

a network adapters for operatively connecting to a network;

the processor operative for;

establishing a connection with the network via the network adapter;

generating a first traffic of a first application for communicating over the network adapter in which the first traffic is user initiated, the first application on the device;

blocking a second traffic of a preconfigured computer service from communicating over the network adapter in response to the first traffic communicating over the network adapter, the second traffic of the preconfigured computer service is not user initiated and the preconfigured computer service is a second application on the device;

wherein blocking the second traffic of the preconfigured computer service from communicating over the network adapter comprises disabling the preconfigured computer service by a third application in response to establishing the connection with the network via the network adapter; and

enabling the preconfigured computer service in response to disabling the connection with the network via the network adapter.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein if the third application detects that the network adapter is initiated, the third application determines which of services are enabled or disabled based on a monitor file.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein, in accordance with permissions for services, the third application allows or denies access to corresponding networks.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein a monitor file receives selections from a user, the selections being to a list of services and to a plurality of networks for which a plurality of network adapters may operatively connect, and

wherein the selections enable the services to communicate on selected networks of the plurality of networks.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the monitor file is configured to identify the services and corresponding networks of the plurality of networks that each of the services is permitted to access.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the monitor file comprises the names of the plurality of adapters.

7. The device of claim 4, wherein the monitor file comprises the names of the services.

8. The device of claim 4, wherein the third application allows services to communicate over the plurality of networks based on whether wireless network charges apply.

9. A method for controlling wireless network connection access of a device comprising:

establishing a connection with a network via a network adapter;

generating a first traffic of a first application for communicating over the network adapter in which the first traffic is user initiated, the first application on the device;

blocking a second traffic of a preconfigured computer service from communicating over the network adapter in response to the first traffic communicating over the network adapter, the second traffic of the preconfigured computer service is not user initiated and the preconfigured computer service is a second application on the device;

wherein blocking the second traffic of the preconfigured computer service from communicating over the network adapter comprises disabling the preconfigured computer service by a third application in response to establishing the connection with the network via the network adapter; and

enabling the preconfigured computer service in response to disabling the connection with the network via the network adapter.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein if the third application detects that any of a plurality of network adapters are activated, the third application determines which services are enabled or disabled based on a monitor file.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving selections, from a user, to a list of services and to a plurality of networks for which a plurality of network adapters may operatively connect, wherein the selections enable the services to communicate on selected networks of the plurality of networks.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a monitor file is configured to identify the services and corresponding networks of the plurality of networks that each of the services is permitted to access.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the monitor file comprises the names of the plurality of network adapters.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the monitor file comprises the names of the services.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the third application allows the services to communicate over the plurality of networks based on whether wireless network charges apply.

16. A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, for controlling wireless network connection access, the computer program product including instructions for causing a processor of a computer to execute a method, comprising:

establishing a connection with a network via a network adapter;

generating a first traffic of a first application for communicating over the network adapter in which the first traffic is user initiated, the first application on the computer;

blocking a second traffic of a preconfigured computer service from communicating over the network adapter in response to the first traffic communicating over the network adapter, the second traffic of the preconfigured computer service is not user initiated and the preconfigured computer service is a second application on the computer;

wherein blocking the second traffic of the preconfigured computer service from communicating over the network adapter comprises disabling the preconfigured computer service by a third application in response to establishing the connection with the network via the network adapter; and

enabling the preconfigured computer service in response to disabling the connection with the network via the network adapter.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein if the third application detects that any of a plurality of network adapters are activated, the third application determines which of the services are enabled or disabled based on a monitor file.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising instructions for causing the computer to execute receiving selections, from a user, to a list of services and to a plurality of networks for which a plurality of network adapters may operatively connect, wherein the selections enable the services to communicate on selected networks of the plurality of networks.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the monitor file is configured to identify the services and corresponding networks of the plurality of networks that each of the services is permitted to access, and

wherein the monitor files comprises at least one of the names of the plurality of adapters and the names of the services.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the third application allows services to communicate over the plurality of networks based on whether wireless network charges apply.