US 8,667,559 B1
Feature management of a communication deviceGeneral
US 8,667,559 B1
Feature management of a communication device
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Matthew Smithers
Art Unit:
2437 Cryptography and Security
Agent:
Inventors:
Matthew Donald Baker; Douglas Owen Kesser; Steven Ira Geller; Daniel John Neal; Carol Ann Politi; Ben Julian Weintraub
Assignee:
WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Priority:
06/28/07
Filed:
03/06/13
Granted:
03/04/14
Expiration:
06/28/27
Abstract
A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the establishment and enforcement of policies or rules associated with the feature or functions that may be performed with the device, such as making and receiving calls, exchanging data, playing games and music, sending and receiving email, accessing web sites, and paying for goods and services. If a child or employee is using the device, there may be a need to regulate how that device can be used and to determine who will pay for what goods or services. In addition to providing all of the features associated with a device, service providers need to be able to establish and enforce rules (policies) regulating how and when that device can be used and who will pay for a good or service requested by the user of the device.