Apparatus, and associated method, for providing enterprise-controlled voice services to wireless devices
First Claim
1. An enterprise managed server for voice services for facilitating enterprise management of wireless devices obtaining wireless service by way of a cellular telecommunications system network operator, said enterprise managed server comprising:
- an enterprise provisioning selector configured to select when to provision a wireless device of a group of wireless devices to operate pursuant to a voice-only service tier permitting voice-only services in conformity with an enterprise policy; and
a provisioning controller configured, responsive to selection by said enterprise provisioning selector, to cause transmission of an enterprise-originated provisioning message to the wireless device that identifies the enterprise policy that permits the voice-only services, thereby provisioning the wireless device with the enterprise policy for restricting the wireless device to the voice-only services.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated methodology, provides control over operation of a voice-only, cellular mobile phone by an enterprise. An enterprise server provides selection of the operating capabilities of the voice-only wireless device. Once selected, the wireless device is caused to be provisioned to operate in conformity with the selected policy. Rather than sole control of the operational capability of the wireless device by a network operator, i.e., carrier, control of some operational capabilities of the device is carried out directly by enterprise personnel.
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1. An enterprise managed server for voice services for facilitating enterprise management of wireless devices obtaining wireless service by way of a cellular telecommunications system network operator, said enterprise managed server comprising:
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an enterprise provisioning selector configured to select when to provision a wireless device of a group of wireless devices to operate pursuant to a voice-only service tier permitting voice-only services in conformity with an enterprise policy; and a provisioning controller configured, responsive to selection by said enterprise provisioning selector, to cause transmission of an enterprise-originated provisioning message to the wireless device that identifies the enterprise policy that permits the voice-only services, thereby provisioning the wireless device with the enterprise policy for restricting the wireless device to the voice-only services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing wireless devices, which obtain wireless service by way of a cellular telecommunications system network operator, using an enterprise managed server for voice services, said method comprising:
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associating wireless devices to a service tier, wherein the service tier is a voice-only service tier that permits voice-only services in conformity with an enterprise policy; causing transmission of an enterprise-originated provisioning message to the wireless device that identifies an enterprise policy that permits the voice-only services, thereby provisioning the wireless devices associated with the service tier to operate in conformity with the enterprise policy for restricting the wireless devices to said voice-only services. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless device managed by an enterprise and obtaining wireless service by way of a cellular telecommunications system network operator, said wireless device comprising:
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a provisioning message detector configured to detect an enterprise-originated provisioning message sent by the enterprise that identifies an enterprise policy that permits voice-only services in conformity with the enterprise policy; and a provisioner configured to provision the wireless device to operate in conformity with the voice-only services.
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15. A method for facilitating operation of a wireless device managed by an enterprise and obtaining wireless service by way of a cellular telecommunications system network operator, said method comprising:
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detecting an enterprise-originated provisioning message sent by the enterprise to the wireless device that identifies an enterprise policy that permits voice-only services in conformity with the enterprise policy; and provisioning the wireless device to operate in conformity with the enterprise policy that permits the voice-only services identified in the provisioning message.
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