Interactive control of access to services and capabilities of a mobile device
First Claim
1. A smart phone comprising:
- a transceiver;
a processor connected to said transceiver;
memory connected to said processor;
a feature control daemon operable to store feature control authorization information to access features of a package of services in said memory,wherein the feature control authorization information is used by the feature control daemon to approve or deny access to one or more features of the package of services upon receiving a request to access the one or more features.
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Abstract
A system device and method are provided which determine authorization for access to one or more services grouped together as a package of services without direct intervention of a wireless network provider or wired network access provider. This offers business proprietors, contractors for telecommunication services, service resellers, OEMs and service providers the ability to authorize users, particularly users of mobile communication terminals, hereafter referred to as the “Owner,” access to package services. In this way a large package of features and applications can be available to a mobile device, but access to those features and applications can be controlled by the Owner thus providing the Owner with control over expenses related to accessing those features and applications. It also provides the Owner the ability to secure and prevent unauthorized access to features and applications which could allow an unauthorized user access to sensitive data and equipment.
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38 Claims
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1. A smart phone comprising:
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a transceiver; a processor connected to said transceiver; memory connected to said processor; a feature control daemon operable to store feature control authorization information to access features of a package of services in said memory, wherein the feature control authorization information is used by the feature control daemon to approve or deny access to one or more features of the package of services upon receiving a request to access the one or more features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of control access to services for a mobile station comprising:
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receiving a service request to access features of a package of services; spawning an application to evaluate said service request by determining whether the features are supported by the mobile station as indicated by stored feature control authorization information in a database within said mobile station, wherein the feature control authorization information is used by the application to approve or deny access to the features; directing a mobile operating system to access or deny access to said features in connection with the feature control authorization information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A Mobile station including:
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a transceiver; processor connected to said transceiver; memory connected to said processor; and a downloadable software application, said software application being operable to provide access to features of a package of services by a user of said mobile station, wherein the software application is operable to approve or deny access to one or more features of the package of services upon receiving a request to access the one or more features. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A mobile communications terminal comprising:
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a processor; a memory including software operable to implement a package of features; a feature control daemon; a transceiver coupled to said processor, said transceiver being operable to send and receive data through a wireless communications network coupled to a network, said processor being operable to access package features, for a mobile communications terminal user, provided through said wireless communications network and said network in connection with said feature control daemon providing feature control authorization information to access or deny access to said package features upon receiving a request to access one or more features of the package features. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A mobile device comprising:
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a transceiver; a processor connected to said transceiver; memory connected to said processor; a feature control daemon operable to store feature control authorization information to access features of a package of services in said memory, wherein the feature control authorization information is used by the feature control daemon to approve or deny access to one or more features of the package of services upon receiving a request to access the one or more features. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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