Managing mobile device applications in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for managing a wireless network that is operated by a wireless network operator system and provides network access to one or more mobile devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a mobile device and at the wireless network operator system, an application identifier over a random access channel (RACH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein the application identifier is included in a request for an assignment of wireless network resources of the wireless network, the request is initiated by a mobile device application on the mobile device, and the application identifier identifies the mobile device application;
determining, at the wireless network operator system and based on the request, that the mobile device application is disapproved for use on the wireless network operated by the wireless network operator system;
denying, at the wireless network operation system and in response to the determining, the mobile device application access to the wireless network by operation of the wireless network operator system; and
in response to the denying, sending, from the wireless network operator system to the mobile device, a message indicating that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources, the message indicating a reason that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer programs for managing mobile device applications are described. In some aspects, a mobile device application is prevented from accessing resources of a wireless network. For example, a wireless network operator system can determine that one or more mobile device applications are disapproved for use in the wireless network. In some implementations, the wireless network operator denies the disapproved mobile device applications access to the wireless network resources. In some implementations, mobile devices disable access to the wireless network by the disapproved mobile device applications.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for managing a wireless network that is operated by a wireless network operator system and provides network access to one or more mobile devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile device and at the wireless network operator system, an application identifier over a random access channel (RACH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein the application identifier is included in a request for an assignment of wireless network resources of the wireless network, the request is initiated by a mobile device application on the mobile device, and the application identifier identifies the mobile device application; determining, at the wireless network operator system and based on the request, that the mobile device application is disapproved for use on the wireless network operated by the wireless network operator system; denying, at the wireless network operation system and in response to the determining, the mobile device application access to the wireless network by operation of the wireless network operator system; and in response to the denying, sending, from the wireless network operator system to the mobile device, a message indicating that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources, the message indicating a reason that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless network operator system configured to operate a wireless network that provides network access to one or more mobile devices, the wireless network operator system comprising:
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a computing system operable to receive from a mobile device an application identifier over a random access channel (RACH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein the application identifier is included in a request for an assignment of wireless network resources of the wireless network, the request is initiated by a mobile device application on the mobile device, and the application identifier identifies the mobile device application; a network application manager module operable to determine, based on the request, that the mobile device application is disapproved for use on the wireless network; the computing system operable to deny, in response to the determining, the mobile device application access to the wireless network; and the computing system operable to send, in response to the denying, from the wireless network operator system to the mobile device, a message indicating that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources, the message indicating a reason that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a wireless network operator storing instructions that are operable when executed to perform operations for managing mobile device applications, the operations comprising:
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receiving from a mobile device an application identifier over a random access channel (RACH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein the application identifier is included in a request for an assignment of wireless network resources of the wireless network, the request is initiated by a mobile device application on the mobile device, and the application identifier identifies the mobile device application; determining, based on the request, that the mobile device application is disapproved for use on a wireless network that provides network access to one or more mobile devices; denying, in response to the determining, the mobile device application access to the wireless network; and in response to the denying, sending, from the wireless network operator system to the mobile device, a message indicating that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources, the message indicating a reason that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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