Data Communications Management

• US 20140004832A1
• Filed: 09/06/2013
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AirWatch LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Skysocket LLC
• Inventors: Dabbiere, Alan, Stuntebeck, Erich
• Granted Patent: US 9,226,155 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/54 by adding security routines or objects to programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/145 trading network capacity or selecting route based on tariff
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0869 for achieving mutual authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/43 Billing software details
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/66 Policy and charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8055 Selecting cheaper transport technology for a given service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

Methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or computer-readable media for providing device management via application modification may be provided. In some embodiments, upon identifying an available wireless network, a determination may be made as to whether the available wireless network comprises an authorized wireless network. In response to determining that the available wireless network comprises the authorized wireless network, a connection may be established with the available wireless network and at least one data communication may be performed via the available wireless network instead of a second network.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying an available wireless network;

determining whether the available wireless network comprises an authorized wireless network; and

in response to determining that the available wireless network comprises the authorized wireless network;

causing a connection to be established with the available wireless network, and

causing at least one data communication to be performed via the available wireless network instead of a second network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the available wireless network comprises the authorized wireless network comprises determining whether an identifier associated with the available wireless network is included in a list of authorized wireless network identifiers.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the list of authorized wireless network identifiers is associated with a master license agreement.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein determining whether the available wireless network comprises the authorized wireless network comprises determining whether the available wireless network complies with at least one management rule.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second network comprises a telephony-based network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second network comprises a cellular data network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the available wireless network comprises an 802.11 wireless network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the at least one data communication to be performed via the available wireless network instead of the second available network comprises intercepting the at least one data communication from an application.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein causing the at least one data communication to be performed via the available wireless network instead of the second available network further comprises modifying the intercepted at least one data communication into a different format.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the at least one data communication to be performed via the available wireless network instead of the second available network comprises modifying an application to redirect the at least one data communication.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the at least one data communication to be performed via the available wireless network instead of the second available network comprises denying access to the second network.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processor coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processor is configured to;

identify at least one available wireless network;

determine whether the at least one available wireless network comprises an authorized wireless network; and

in response to determining that the at least one available wireless network comprises the authorized wireless network;

establish a connection with the at least one available wireless network, and

cause at least one data communication to be performed via the at least one available wireless network instead of a second network.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein being configured to identify the at least one available wireless network comprises being configured to detect a wireless network access point in communicative range of the apparatus comprising a minimally acceptable signal strength.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor being configured to cause at least one data communication to be performed via the at least one available wireless network instead of a second network comprises the processor being configured to modify at least one application executing on the apparatus to redirect data communications associated with the at least one application to the at least one available wireless network from the second network.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to display a notification associated with the modification of the at least one application.

16. A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions that when executed performs a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

identifying a plurality of available wireless networks;

determining whether at least one of the plurality of available wireless network comprises an authorized wireless network; and

in response to determining that the at least one of the plurality of available wireless network comprises the authorized wireless network;

causing a connection to be established with the at least one of the plurality of available wireless networks, and

causing at least one data communication to be performed via the at least one available wireless network instead of a second network.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, in response to determining that the at least one available wireless network does not comprise the authorized wireless network, preventing a connection from being established with the at least one available wireless network.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, in response to determining that the at least one available wireless network does not comprise the authorized wireless network, preventing at least one application from communicating via the second network.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, in response to determining that the at least one available wireless network does not comprise the authorized wireless network:

determining whether the at least one data communication comprises a high priority data communication; and

in response to determining that the at least one data communication comprises a high priority data communication, causing at least one data communication to be performed via the second network.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, further comprising:

modifying the at least one data communication prior to causing the at least one data communication to be performed via the second network.