System and method for security on a mobile device using multiple communication domains
First Claim
1. A mobile device configured to accommodate communications in two or more communication domains on a common network, the mobile device comprising:
- a processor for controlling operation of the mobile device, the processor having access to a memory comprising a set of stored domain definitions for the two or more communication domains, the domain definitions defining at least one criterion for categorizing a communication service request according to the two or more communication domains and defining restrictions on the use of services of the mobile device within at least one of the two or more communication domains;
a communication subsystem for sending and receiving wireless communications and receiving incoming communication requests;
a domain module resident in the memory for execution by the processor, the domain module being configured to determine a request domain of a communication service request according to the domain definitions, the request domain being one of the two or more communication domains of the mobile device, and the communication service request being one of an incoming communication request and a mobile device-initiated communication request; and
a communication restriction module resident in the memory for execution by the processor, the communication restriction module being configured to determine a set of applicable restrictions from the set of communication restrictions based on the request domain, according to the domain definitions, and apply the set of applicable restrictions to the communication service request,wherein when two or more criteria for categorizing a given communication service request conflict, the two or more criteria are evaluated according to respective priorities of the two or more criteria and the request domain is determined in order of priority of the two or more criteria.
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Abstract
A mobile device and a method for providing security to a mobile device having two or more communication domains is provided. The mobile device receives a communication service request. The communication domain of the communication service request is determined, the request domain being one of the two or more communication domains of the mobile device. A set of applicable restrictions is then determined from a list of communication restrictions comprising restrictions on use of services of the mobile device for each of the two or more communications domains. These applicable restrictions are then applied to the communication service request by the mobile device.
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26 Claims
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1. A mobile device configured to accommodate communications in two or more communication domains on a common network, the mobile device comprising:
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a processor for controlling operation of the mobile device, the processor having access to a memory comprising a set of stored domain definitions for the two or more communication domains, the domain definitions defining at least one criterion for categorizing a communication service request according to the two or more communication domains and defining restrictions on the use of services of the mobile device within at least one of the two or more communication domains; a communication subsystem for sending and receiving wireless communications and receiving incoming communication requests; a domain module resident in the memory for execution by the processor, the domain module being configured to determine a request domain of a communication service request according to the domain definitions, the request domain being one of the two or more communication domains of the mobile device, and the communication service request being one of an incoming communication request and a mobile device-initiated communication request; and a communication restriction module resident in the memory for execution by the processor, the communication restriction module being configured to determine a set of applicable restrictions from the set of communication restrictions based on the request domain, according to the domain definitions, and apply the set of applicable restrictions to the communication service request, wherein when two or more criteria for categorizing a given communication service request conflict, the two or more criteria are evaluated according to respective priorities of the two or more criteria and the request domain is determined in order of priority of the two or more criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of accommodating communications on a mobile device in two or more communication domains, the method executed by at least one processor on the mobile device, the mobile device comprising a communication subsystem for sending and receiving wireless communications and receiving incoming communication requests, the method comprising:
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causing execution of a domain module resident in a memory associated with the at least one processor to determine a request domain of a received communication service request, the request domain being determined according to a set of domain definitions defining at least one criterion for categorizing a communication service request according to the two or more communication domains, and the communication service request being one of an incoming communication request and a mobile device-initiated communication request; and causing execution of a communication restriction module resident in a memory associated with the at least one processor to determine a set of applicable restrictions according to the domain definitions defining restrictions on the use of services of the mobile device within at least one of the two or more communication domains, and apply the set of applicable restrictions to the communication service request, wherein when two or more criteria for categorizing a given communication service request conflict, the two or more criteria are evaluated according to respective priorities of the two or more criteria and the request domain is determined in order of priority of the two or more criteria. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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