Parent and child mobile communication devices with feature control and call-back
First Claim
1. A method of operating a child mobile station, the method comprising:
- receiving from a parent mobile station a command message, said command message specifying functions of said child mobile station to be locked;
locking, by said child mobile station, said functions in response to receiving said command message;
monitoring, by said child mobile station, a user interface of said child mobile station in response to receiving said command message;
detecting, by said child mobile station, an action of said user interface; and
dialing, by said child mobile station, a call to a telephone number of said parent mobile station, while said functions are locked, in response to detecting said action.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A parent mobile station (100) may establish a communication link (106) via a wireless network (104) using any appropriate technology. The parent mobile station (100) may send a control message over the communication link (106) which causes the child mobile station (101) to take various actions including being forced to call back the parent mobile station (100) upon any detected user action on a user interface of the child mobile station (101). For example, the child mobile station (101) may be locked such that no calls may be placed. Other actions of the child mobile station (101) may also be blocked such as, but not limited to, text messaging and Internet access. The command message may be a Short Message Service (SMS) message, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message or any other appropriate message.
-
Citations
14 Claims
-
1. A method of operating a child mobile station, the method comprising:
-
receiving from a parent mobile station a command message, said command message specifying functions of said child mobile station to be locked; locking, by said child mobile station, said functions in response to receiving said command message; monitoring, by said child mobile station, a user interface of said child mobile station in response to receiving said command message; detecting, by said child mobile station, an action of said user interface; and dialing, by said child mobile station, a call to a telephone number of said parent mobile station, while said functions are locked, in response to detecting said action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A child mobile station, comprising:
-
a processor configured to receive from a parent mobile station a command message, said command message specifying functions of said child mobile station to be locked; wherein said processor locks said functions in response to receiving said command message;
said processor monitors a user interface of said child mobile station;
said processor detects an action of said user interface; and
said processor dials a call to a telephone number of said parent mobile station, while said functions are locked, in response to detecting said action of said user interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
Specification