US20050113130A1 - Controlling the use of a wireless mobile communication device - Google Patents
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- the invention relates generally to wireless mobile communication devices and, more particularly to controlling the use of a wireless mobile communication device.
- Wireless communication devices such as mobile telephones are particularly useful and practical as a means of maintaining contact with children for purposes of safety, security and general peace of mind.
- wireless telephones such as cell phones provide many obvious advantages for children, there are also several areas of concern. These areas of concern include the possibility of excessively large monthly telephone bills, unwanted callers, and general irresponsibility associated with children and young adults. This irresponsibility can manifest itself, for example, in excessive game playing on the wireless device, excessive time spent on telephone chats (whether or not they result in an increased bill), and poor management of the audible ringer function (for example, the phone rings in the middle of a child's math class).
- a wireless mobile communication device such as a mobile telephone
- the present invention permits a controlling party to set limitations on a controlled party's access to applications operating on the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device.
- the controlling party can effectuate these limitations via various different mechanisms.
- the controlling party uses another wireless communication device to effectuate the limitations.
- the limitations are effectuated by the controlling party operating a data processing apparatus connected by a wired data communication bus to the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device.
- the controlling party effectuates the limitations by accessing a website supported by a web server.
- FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates exemplary embodiments of communication systems according to of the invention.
- FIG. 2 diagrammatically illustrates a portion of FIG. 1 in more detail.
- FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary communication applications and filter parameters according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary filter provisioning operations according to the invention.
- FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates a portion of FIG. 1 in more detail.
- FIG. 6 diagrammatically illustrates a portion of FIG. 1 in more detail.
- FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates a portion of FIG. 1 in more detail.
- FIG. 8 diagrammatically illustrates a portion of FIGS. 1 and 2 in more detail.
- FIG. 9 illustrates exemplary filter configuration operations according to the invention.
- FIG. 10 illustrates further exemplary filter configuration operations according to the invention.
- FIG. 11 illustrates exemplary filtering operations according to the invention.
- FIG. 12 illustrates exemplary dynamic IP update operations according to the invention.
- FIG. 13 illustrates further exemplary dynamic IP update operations according to the invention.
- FIGS. 1 through 13 discussed below, and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present invention in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present invention may be implemented in any suitably arranged device. The numerous innovative teachings of the present application will be described with particular reference to the presently preferred embodiment.
- Exemplary embodiments of the invention permit a controlling party, for example a parent, to set limitations on a controlled party's, for example a child's, access to and use of communication and other applications operating on the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device.
- the controlling party can effectuate these limitations via several different mechanisms, for example by using another wireless communication device, by operating a data processing apparatus connected by a wired data communication bus to the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device, or by accessing a website supported by a web server which can communicate with the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device.
- FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates exemplary embodiments of communication systems according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a child's wireless mobile communication station MS 1 (e.g., a phone, a PDA, a laptop computer, etc.) which supports various communication applications.
- a parent can limit the child's access to (or use of) these communication applications via three different control mechanisms according to the examples of FIG. 1 .
- the parent can use another wireless communication station, for example the mobile wireless communication station MS 2 to communicate the desired limitations to the child's communication device MS 1 .
- the actual wireless communication of the limitation information from MS 2 to MS 1 can be performed using conventional wireless communication techniques, for example the techniques described in the well known GSM/GPRS standards. Some embodiments use suitably customized text messaging to communicate the limitation information from MS 2 to MS 1 .
- the parent can communicate the desired limitation information to MS 1 via a data processing apparatus connected to MS 1 via a wired data communication bus 110 , for example a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or an RS-232 bus.
- the data processing apparatus of FIG. 1 designated PC 1 , can be any data processing apparatus capable of data communication via the wired data communication bus 110 . Examples of the data processing apparatus PC 1 include a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, etc.
- the parent can communicate the desired limitation information to MS 1 by using a suitable data processing apparatus PC 2 to access, via a data network 124 (such as the internet), a web server 120 that supports a website (password protected in some embodiments) designed to process, store and transmit (to MS 1 ) the limitation information.
- the server 120 includes a database 121 for storing the limitation information.
- the server 120 utilizes conventional cellular infrastructure (shown by broken line at 122 ) to gain access to a conventional cellular base station 123 .
- the base station 123 communicates with MS 1 using any suitable conventional wireless communication techniques, for example the techniques defined in the GSM/GPRS standards.
- the limitation information provided by the parent to the server 120 can thus be communicated from the server 120 to the child's communication device MS 1 via the cellular infrastructure 122 and the cellular base station 123 .
- the data processing apparatus PC 2 that the parent utilizes to access the web server 120 via the data network 124 can be any suitable data processing apparatus capable of data communication over a data network such as the internet. Examples of PC 2 include a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, etc.
- FIG. 2 illustrates in more detail an exemplary embodiment of the child's communication device MS 1 of FIG. 1 .
- the communication device MS 1 includes a GSM/GPRS module 201 that is provided with a data processing apparatus 202 , for example a microprocessor, a microcontroller, or a digital signal processor.
- Various user interface components are coupled to the module 201 .
- these user interface components include a handsfree speaker 203 , a visual display 204 , a keypad and/or push button component 205 , a microphone 206 , an alert vibrator/motor 207 and an interface jack 208 .
- the interface jack 208 can give the various illustrated external devices access to the module 201 .
- the data processing apparatus PC 1 of FIG. 1 can access the module 201 via the data communication bus 110 (see also FIG. 1 ) and the interface jack 208 of FIG. 2 , thus permitting the data processor 202 to receive the controlling party's limitation information.
- the communication device MS 1 also includes an antenna apparatus 209 coupled to the module 201 for supporting wireless communication according to the GSM/GPRS standards.
- the antenna apparatus 209 and the GSM/GPRS module 201 permit the data processor 202 to receive the controlling party's limitation information via the air interface.
- the data processor 202 of communication device MS 1 implements the controlling party's limitations in the form of corresponding filtering functions. For example, if the controlling party places a limitation on the controlled party's use of a given application running on the data processor 202 , then the data processor 202 implements that limitation in the form of a filter which filters input and/or output information associated with that application.
- FIG. 3 illustrates examples of various applications and corresponding limitation information, or filter parameters, which filter parameters can be defined by the controlling party and transmitted to the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- FIG. 3 specifies filter parameters for a mobile telephony application by specifying at 310 telephone numbers (and corresponding parties) with which the controlled party is allowed to establish a telephone call. Separate lists of approved parties can be provided for incoming calls and outgoing calls.
- the filter parameters at 320 specify the call duration permitted for the various allowed parties specified at 310 .
- the call duration parameter can be defined in any manner desired, for example, no restrictions, or restricted to a specified total amount of time per month, etc.
- the filter parameters at 330 specify a time of day filter corresponding to each of the permitted parties at 310 .
- the controlled party can carry on telephone conversations with the various parties permitted at 310 only during the permitted times specified at 330 .
- the controlled party can receive incoming calls from John (e.g., John's telephone number), but only during the hours of 7 to 9 p.m., and for no more than a total of 60 minutes in a month.
- general phone settings are designated at 340 .
- the controlling party can specify at 340 the time period(s) during the day or night when MS 1 will be on or off, the time period(s) during the day or night when MS 1 will ring to announce an incoming call, the type of ring that will occur during specific time periods during the day or night, etc.
- One parameter at 340 can specify that the telephone would not ring during the hours that a child would have the device in school. This parameter may also specify that the vibration announcement is to be utilized instead of the audible ring during the time period that the child will be in school.
- Various exemplary applications normally available to the controlled party are designated generally at 350 .
- Limitations can be programmed to permit or prevent (e.g., at all times or during selected time periods) the controlled party from accessing one or more of the applications at 350 , namely the current date and time, the calendar of events, the to-do list, countdown timers, incoming and outgoing messaging, and games.
- the applications at 350 can have associated therewith filter parameters of the same general type shown at 330 in FIG. 3 .
- Preventing access to the date and time application can, for example, prevent the controlled party from modifying the date and time in order to avoid the restrictions at 320 and/or 330 .
- the countdown timer application could provide information such as, for example, “24 days and 6 hours until Dad's birthday”.
- the rest of the exemplary applications illustrated at 350 are self-explanatory.
- FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary filter provisioning operations which can be performed at the direction of the controlling party to impose limitations or filters on the available applications (also referred to as user applications) of the controlled party's communication device MS 1 .
- the operations of FIG. 4 can be performed by the controlling party via any of the above-described mechanisms associated with MS 2 , PC 1 and PC 2 of FIG. 1 .
- the desired filter parameter(s) can be associated to the selected user application at 420 , thereby producing completed filter information for the currently selected user application.
- the operations at 410 and 420 can be repeated for as many user applications as desired before proceeding to 440 .
- the completed filter information produced at 420 can be stored without transmitting it to MS 1 at that time (for example, if MS 1 is known to be turned off at that time), or it can be transmitted to MS 1 without storing it, or it can be both stored and transmitted to MS 1 .
- the operations at 440 can be performed with respect to as many or as few user applications as desired. After the desired operation is performed at 440 , the operations at 410 , 420 and 440 can be performed with respect to another user application, as indicated generally at 450 .
- the operations at 430 and 450 are thus provided to illustrate that the operation selected at 440 can, in various embodiments, be performed with respect to one user application at a time (for example when 430 is answered “no” and 450 is answered “yes”), or can be performed with respect to as many user applications as desired (for example when 430 is answered “yes”).
- FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of the data processing apparatus PC 1 of FIG. 1 .
- a user interface 510 e.g., tactile, visual, etc.
- the filter provisioning application 520 receives from the user interface 510 controlling party input information indicative of selected user applications and corresponding filter parameters.
- the filter provisioning application 520 associates the user applications to the filter parameters to produce completed filter information (see also 420 of FIG. 4 ).
- the filter provisioning application 520 can then transmit the completed filter information to the controlled party's device MS 1 via the wired data communication bus 110 (see also FIG. 1 ) and the interface jack 208 of MS 1 (see also FIG. 2 ).
- the filter provisioning application 520 can also store the completed filter information in a database 530 . In other embodiments, the filter provisioning application 520 can store the completed filter information in the database 530 without transmitting the completed filter information to MS 1 at that time.
- FIG. 6 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of a wireless communication device operated by the controlling party (such as MS 2 in FIG. 1 ).
- a user interface 610 e.g., tactile, visual, etc.
- the filter provisioning application 620 provides the controlling party with access to a filter provisioning application 620 running on a data processor.
- the filter provisioning application 620 associates the selected applications to the corresponding filter parameters to thereby produce completed filter information (see also 420 in FIG. 4 ).
- the filter provisioning application 620 then provides the completed filter information to a wireless communication interface for conventional wireless transmission of the completed filter information to the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- the filter provisioning application 620 implements a conventional text messaging application to construct text messages that each include the aforementioned completed filter information.
- FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of the web server 120 of FIG. 1 .
- the server 120 implements a web application 710 which provides a HTML based user interface.
- the controlling party accesses the web application 710 via the data processing apparatus PC 2 and the data network 124 (see also FIG. 1 ), and is thereby able to provide to a provisioning application 720 controlling party input information indicative of selected communication applications and corresponding filter parameters.
- the provisioning application 720 associates the communication applications to the corresponding filter parameters in order to produce completed filter information (see also 420 in FIG. 4 ).
- the provisioning application 720 can then provide the completed filter information to a synchronous application 740 which provides a communication interface (via the cellular infrastructure) toward the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- the provisioning application 720 provides the completed filter information to the synchronization application 740 for transmission to MS 1 .
- the provisioning application provides the completed filter information to the database 121 (see also FIG. 1 ) for storage, without providing the completed information to the synchronization application 740 for transmission to MS 1 .
- the provisioning application 720 provides the completed filter information to the database 121 for storage therein, and also to the synchronization application 740 for transmission to MS 1 .
- the applications at 710 , 720 and 740 are JAVA (J2EE) based applications.
- the database 121 is provided as an SQL-based database.
- FIG. 8 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device MS 1 of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- a filter provisioning interface application 810 running on the data processor 202 , can receive input information from the controlling party via either the interface jack 208 of FIG. 2 or via a wireless communication interface (including antenna apparatus 209 of FIG. 2 ).
- the controlling party's input information includes the completed filter information for the communication (user) applications 820 .
- the filter provisioning interface 810 provides the completed filter information at 840 to configure a filter logic application 830 running on the data processor 202 . This filter logic implements the filters with respect to the user applications 820 .
- the filter logic 830 is interposed in the data path between the user applications 820 and the user interface 850 (which can include for example, some, all or any combination of the user interface components described above relative to FIG. 2 ), and can thereby filter information provided by or intended for the user applications 820 , thereby implementing the limitations embodied in the completed filter information 840 .
- some of the user applications 820 are coupled for communication with the wireless communication interface and others of the user applications 820 are coupled for communication with the interface jack 208 .
- FIG. 9 illustrates exemplary filter configuration operations which can be performed by the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device according to exemplary embodiments of the invention. The operations of FIG. 9 can be performed by the exemplary embodiments of FIG. 8 .
- completed filter information is awaited at 920 .
- the filter logic is configured at 930 to reflect the currently received completed filter information.
- the next completed filter information is awaited at 920 .
- FIG. 10 illustrates further exemplary filter configuration operations which can be performed by the controlled party's wireless mobile communication station according to exemplary embodiments of the invention.
- the exemplary operations of FIG. 10 can be performed by the exemplary embodiments of FIG. 8 .
- the communication device accesses the website on the web server (see also FIG. 1 ) to obtain the completed filter information as stored in the web server database. This is illustrated generally at 1020 .
- the filter logic is configured at 1030 to implement the newly obtained completed filter information.
- the website can be accessed periodically to obtain therefrom any new completed filter information.
- the filter provisioning interface 810 of FIG. 8 uses conventional techniques to access the website of FIG. 7 (see also FIG. 1 ).
- FIG. 11 illustrates exemplary communication application filtering operations which can be performed according to the invention.
- the exemplary operations of FIG. 11 can be performed by the exemplary embodiments of FIG. 8 . If an attempted communication between the user interface and a user application is detected at 1110 , the corresponding filter is applied at 1120 with respect to communications between the user interface and that user application. Thereafter, the next attempted communication is awaited at 1110 .
- the GSM/GPRS operation utilizes a dynamic IP environment.
- the controlling party utilizes the web server 120 to access the controlled party's communication device MS 1
- the device MS 1 utilizes a scheme to transmit the dynamic IP to the web server 120 , so the web server 120 can maintain contact with the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- the filter provisioning interface 810 of FIG. 8 includes a dynamic IP input which receives information indicative of the dynamic IP.
- the filter provisioning interface 810 forwards this information to the web server 120 (see also FIG. 1 ) via the air interface and cellular infrastructure.
- the synchronization application 740 receives the updated dynamic IP information, and stores it in the database 121 . In this manner, the web server can remain abreast of the changing IP environment of the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate exemplary operations in support of the above-described dynamic IP update scheme.
- FIG. 12 illustrates exemplary operations which can be performed by the controlled party's device. It is first determined at 1210 whether or not it is time to transmit the dynamic IP information. For example, this can be done periodically, or whenever a change in the dynamic IP environment occurs. When it is determined at 1210 that it is time to transmit the dynamic IP information, this information is transmitted to the web server at 1220 . Thereafter, operations return to 1210 to await the occurrence of the next occasion of transmitting dynamic IP.
- FIG. 13 illustrates exemplary operations which can be performed by the synchronization application 740 of the web server of FIG. 7 .
- the synchronization application awaits the dynamic IP information update.
- the synchronization application stores the dynamic IP information update at 1320 .
- the synchronization application awaits the next dynamic IP update at 1310 .
- the synchronization application 740 utilizes an acknowledgement verification protocol in order to confirm delivery of the completed filter information to the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- the filter provisioning interface 810 of FIG. 8 transmits an acknowledgement to the synchronization application 740 upon receipt of the completed filter information.
- the filter provisioning interface 810 provides acknowledgements to any of the sources (e.g., 120 , PC 1 and MS 2 in FIG. 1 ) from which it receives completed filter information.
- the synchronization application 740 and the filter provisioning interface 810 utilize checksum verifications in conjunction with transmission of the completed filter information.
- checksum verification is used in conjunction with transmission of the completed filter information from any of the sources of FIG. 1 to the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- the aforementioned acknowledgement and checksum verification techniques are combined with respect to the transmission of the completed filter information to the controlled party's device.
- the synchronization application 740 can implement a retry algorithm wherein the server attempts a predetermined number of retries in the absence of an acknowledgement, for example 3 retries, the first retry at 30 seconds after the initial transmission, the second retry at one minute after the initial transmission, and the third retry at 5 minutes after the initial transmission.
- the controlling party defines the filter operation such that the filter examines information associated with the user application and provides to the web server an update regarding the status of the examined information.
- the filter operation can detect whether the controlled party is, via the user interface, removing a task from a “to-do” list, and the filter provisioning interface 810 can forward to the web server 120 a message indicating that this task of the “to-do” list has been completed. The controlling party can thus monitor the completion of activities by simply visiting the website on the server 120 .
- the filter operation can be defined to perform an addition of an item to a given “to-do” list. For example, if the controlled party already has a list of things to do when she arrives home from school, the controlling party can add an item to that “to-do” list, for example “take out the dog when you get home”.
- the identifier of the conventional, non-removable modem hardware in the module 201 of FIG. 2 is used instead of the removable SIM as the identification information for the controlled party's device MS 1 .
- This identification information is used to verify communication between the controlled party's device MS 1 and the source from which the controlling party's completed filter information is received.
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- This application claims the priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of co-pending U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/510,705, filed on Oct. 10, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
- The invention relates generally to wireless mobile communication devices and, more particularly to controlling the use of a wireless mobile communication device.
- The usefulness and practicality of providing children with access to wireless mobile telecommunications technology is evident. Wireless communication devices such as mobile telephones are particularly useful and practical as a means of maintaining contact with children for purposes of safety, security and general peace of mind. However, although wireless telephones such as cell phones provide many obvious advantages for children, there are also several areas of concern. These areas of concern include the possibility of excessively large monthly telephone bills, unwanted callers, and general irresponsibility associated with children and young adults. This irresponsibility can manifest itself, for example, in excessive game playing on the wireless device, excessive time spent on telephone chats (whether or not they result in an increased bill), and poor management of the audible ringer function (for example, the phone rings in the middle of a child's math class).
- It is therefore desirable to provide for parental control of the use of a wireless mobile communication device, such as a mobile telephone, that is made available by a parent to a child.
- The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art and provides additional benefits. A brief summary of some embodiments and aspects of the invention are first presented. Some simplifications and omissions may be made in the following summary. The summary is intended to highlight and introduce some aspects of the disclosed embodiments, but not to limit the scope of the invention. The summary does not provide an exhaustive list of embodiments of the invention.
- The present invention permits a controlling party to set limitations on a controlled party's access to applications operating on the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device. The controlling party can effectuate these limitations via various different mechanisms. For example, in some embodiments, the controlling party uses another wireless communication device to effectuate the limitations. In other embodiments, the limitations are effectuated by the controlling party operating a data processing apparatus connected by a wired data communication bus to the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device. In still further embodiments, the controlling party effectuates the limitations by accessing a website supported by a web server.
- The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention so that those skilled in the art may better understand the detailed description of the invention that follows. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter that form the subject of the claims of the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that they may readily use the conception and the specific embodiment disclosed as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will also realize that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest form.
- Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION below, it may be advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words or phrases used throughout this patent document: the terms “include” and “comprise,” as well as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation; the term “or” is inclusive, meaning and/or; the phrases “associated with” and “associated therewith,” as well as derivatives thereof, may mean to include, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be contained within, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with, cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to or with, have, have a property of, or the like; and the term “controller” means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one operation, whether such a device is implemented in hardware, firmware, software or some combination of at least two of the same. It should be noted that the functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely. Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document, and those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that such definitions apply in many, if not most, instances to prior as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases.
- For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers designate like objects, and in which:
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FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates exemplary embodiments of communication systems according to of the invention. -
FIG. 2 diagrammatically illustrates a portion ofFIG. 1 in more detail. -
FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary communication applications and filter parameters according to the invention. -
FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary filter provisioning operations according to the invention. -
FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates a portion ofFIG. 1 in more detail. -
FIG. 6 diagrammatically illustrates a portion ofFIG. 1 in more detail. -
FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates a portion ofFIG. 1 in more detail. -
FIG. 8 diagrammatically illustrates a portion ofFIGS. 1 and 2 in more detail. -
FIG. 9 illustrates exemplary filter configuration operations according to the invention. -
FIG. 10 illustrates further exemplary filter configuration operations according to the invention. -
FIG. 11 illustrates exemplary filtering operations according to the invention. -
FIG. 12 illustrates exemplary dynamic IP update operations according to the invention. -
FIG. 13 illustrates further exemplary dynamic IP update operations according to the invention. -
FIGS. 1 through 13 , discussed below, and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present invention in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present invention may be implemented in any suitably arranged device. The numerous innovative teachings of the present application will be described with particular reference to the presently preferred embodiment. - The invention will now be described with respect to various embodiments. The following description provides specific details for a thorough understanding of, and enabling description for, these embodiments of the invention. However, one skilled in the art will understand that the invention may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well known structures and functions have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments of the invention.
- Exemplary embodiments of the invention permit a controlling party, for example a parent, to set limitations on a controlled party's, for example a child's, access to and use of communication and other applications operating on the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device. The controlling party can effectuate these limitations via several different mechanisms, for example by using another wireless communication device, by operating a data processing apparatus connected by a wired data communication bus to the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device, or by accessing a website supported by a web server which can communicate with the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device.
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FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates exemplary embodiments of communication systems according to the invention.FIG. 1 illustrates a child's wireless mobile communication station MS1 (e.g., a phone, a PDA, a laptop computer, etc.) which supports various communication applications. A parent can limit the child's access to (or use of) these communication applications via three different control mechanisms according to the examples ofFIG. 1 . In one example, the parent can use another wireless communication station, for example the mobile wireless communication station MS2 to communicate the desired limitations to the child's communication device MS1. The actual wireless communication of the limitation information from MS2 to MS1 can be performed using conventional wireless communication techniques, for example the techniques described in the well known GSM/GPRS standards. Some embodiments use suitably customized text messaging to communicate the limitation information from MS2 to MS1. - In another example, the parent can communicate the desired limitation information to MS1 via a data processing apparatus connected to MS1 via a wired
data communication bus 110, for example a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or an RS-232 bus. The data processing apparatus ofFIG. 1 , designated PC1, can be any data processing apparatus capable of data communication via the wireddata communication bus 110. Examples of the data processing apparatus PC1 include a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, etc. - In another example, the parent can communicate the desired limitation information to MS1 by using a suitable data processing apparatus PC2 to access, via a data network 124 (such as the internet), a
web server 120 that supports a website (password protected in some embodiments) designed to process, store and transmit (to MS1) the limitation information. Theserver 120 includes adatabase 121 for storing the limitation information. In the example ofFIG. 1 , theserver 120 utilizes conventional cellular infrastructure (shown by broken line at 122) to gain access to a conventionalcellular base station 123. Thebase station 123 communicates with MS1 using any suitable conventional wireless communication techniques, for example the techniques defined in the GSM/GPRS standards. The limitation information provided by the parent to theserver 120 can thus be communicated from theserver 120 to the child's communication device MS1 via thecellular infrastructure 122 and thecellular base station 123. The data processing apparatus PC2 that the parent utilizes to access theweb server 120 via thedata network 124 can be any suitable data processing apparatus capable of data communication over a data network such as the internet. Examples of PC2 include a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, etc. -
FIG. 2 illustrates in more detail an exemplary embodiment of the child's communication device MS1 ofFIG. 1 . In the example ofFIG. 2 , the communication device MS1 includes a GSM/GPRS module 201 that is provided with adata processing apparatus 202, for example a microprocessor, a microcontroller, or a digital signal processor. Various user interface components are coupled to themodule 201. In the example ofFIG. 2 , these user interface components include ahandsfree speaker 203, avisual display 204, a keypad and/orpush button component 205, amicrophone 206, an alert vibrator/motor 207 and aninterface jack 208. Theinterface jack 208 can give the various illustrated external devices access to themodule 201. In particular, the data processing apparatus PC1 ofFIG. 1 can access themodule 201 via the data communication bus 110 (see alsoFIG. 1 ) and theinterface jack 208 ofFIG. 2 , thus permitting thedata processor 202 to receive the controlling party's limitation information. The communication device MS1 also includes anantenna apparatus 209 coupled to themodule 201 for supporting wireless communication according to the GSM/GPRS standards. Thus, theantenna apparatus 209 and the GSM/GPRS module 201 permit thedata processor 202 to receive the controlling party's limitation information via the air interface. - In some embodiments, the
data processor 202 of communication device MS1 implements the controlling party's limitations in the form of corresponding filtering functions. For example, if the controlling party places a limitation on the controlled party's use of a given application running on thedata processor 202, then thedata processor 202 implements that limitation in the form of a filter which filters input and/or output information associated with that application. -
FIG. 3 illustrates examples of various applications and corresponding limitation information, or filter parameters, which filter parameters can be defined by the controlling party and transmitted to the controlled party's device MS1.FIG. 3 specifies filter parameters for a mobile telephony application by specifying at 310 telephone numbers (and corresponding parties) with which the controlled party is allowed to establish a telephone call. Separate lists of approved parties can be provided for incoming calls and outgoing calls. The filter parameters at 320 specify the call duration permitted for the various allowed parties specified at 310. The call duration parameter can be defined in any manner desired, for example, no restrictions, or restricted to a specified total amount of time per month, etc. The filter parameters at 330 specify a time of day filter corresponding to each of the permitted parties at 310. Thus, the controlled party can carry on telephone conversations with the various parties permitted at 310 only during the permitted times specified at 330. Considering one example of a filter defined by the filter parameters at 310, 320 and 330, and assuming, for example, that these filter parameters pertain to incoming calls, the controlled party can receive incoming calls from John (e.g., John's telephone number), but only during the hours of 7 to 9 p.m., and for no more than a total of 60 minutes in a month. - Referring still to the examples of
FIG. 3 , general phone settings are designated at 340. For example, the controlling party can specify at 340 the time period(s) during the day or night when MS1 will be on or off, the time period(s) during the day or night when MS1 will ring to announce an incoming call, the type of ring that will occur during specific time periods during the day or night, etc. One parameter at 340 can specify that the telephone would not ring during the hours that a child would have the device in school. This parameter may also specify that the vibration announcement is to be utilized instead of the audible ring during the time period that the child will be in school. Various exemplary applications normally available to the controlled party (user of MS1) are designated generally at 350. Limitations (filter parameters) can be programmed to permit or prevent (e.g., at all times or during selected time periods) the controlled party from accessing one or more of the applications at 350, namely the current date and time, the calendar of events, the to-do list, countdown timers, incoming and outgoing messaging, and games. Thus, the applications at 350 can have associated therewith filter parameters of the same general type shown at 330 inFIG. 3 . Preventing access to the date and time application can, for example, prevent the controlled party from modifying the date and time in order to avoid the restrictions at 320 and/or 330. The countdown timer application could provide information such as, for example, “24 days and 6 hours until Dad's birthday”. The rest of the exemplary applications illustrated at 350 are self-explanatory. -
FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary filter provisioning operations which can be performed at the direction of the controlling party to impose limitations or filters on the available applications (also referred to as user applications) of the controlled party's communication device MS1. In some exemplary embodiments, the operations ofFIG. 4 can be performed by the controlling party via any of the above-described mechanisms associated with MS2, PC1 and PC2 ofFIG. 1 . After selecting a given user application at 410, the desired filter parameter(s) can be associated to the selected user application at 420, thereby producing completed filter information for the currently selected user application. As indicated at 430, the operations at 410 and 420 can be repeated for as many user applications as desired before proceeding to 440. As illustrated at 440, and depending upon the particular embodiment, the completed filter information produced at 420 can be stored without transmitting it to MS1 at that time (for example, if MS1 is known to be turned off at that time), or it can be transmitted to MS1 without storing it, or it can be both stored and transmitted to MS1. Referring again to the operation at 430 above, it can be seen that the operations at 440 can be performed with respect to as many or as few user applications as desired. After the desired operation is performed at 440, the operations at 410, 420 and 440 can be performed with respect to another user application, as indicated generally at 450. The operations at 430 and 450 are thus provided to illustrate that the operation selected at 440 can, in various embodiments, be performed with respect to one user application at a time (for example when 430 is answered “no” and 450 is answered “yes”), or can be performed with respect to as many user applications as desired (for example when 430 is answered “yes”). -
FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of the data processing apparatus PC1 ofFIG. 1 . A user interface 510 (e.g., tactile, visual, etc.) provides a user with access to afilter provisioning application 520 running on a data processor. Thefilter provisioning application 520 receives from theuser interface 510 controlling party input information indicative of selected user applications and corresponding filter parameters. Thefilter provisioning application 520 associates the user applications to the filter parameters to produce completed filter information (see also 420 ofFIG. 4 ). Thefilter provisioning application 520 can then transmit the completed filter information to the controlled party's device MS1 via the wired data communication bus 110 (see alsoFIG. 1 ) and theinterface jack 208 of MS1 (see alsoFIG. 2 ). In some embodiments, indicated by broken line inFIG. 5 , thefilter provisioning application 520 can also store the completed filter information in adatabase 530. In other embodiments, thefilter provisioning application 520 can store the completed filter information in thedatabase 530 without transmitting the completed filter information to MS1 at that time. -
FIG. 6 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of a wireless communication device operated by the controlling party (such as MS2 inFIG. 1 ). A user interface 610 (e.g., tactile, visual, etc.) provides the controlling party with access to afilter provisioning application 620 running on a data processor. In response to controlling party input information indicative of selected applications and corresponding filter parameters, thefilter provisioning application 620 associates the selected applications to the corresponding filter parameters to thereby produce completed filter information (see also 420 inFIG. 4 ). Thefilter provisioning application 620 then provides the completed filter information to a wireless communication interface for conventional wireless transmission of the completed filter information to the controlled party's device MS1. In some embodiments, thefilter provisioning application 620 implements a conventional text messaging application to construct text messages that each include the aforementioned completed filter information. -
FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of theweb server 120 ofFIG. 1 . As shown inFIG. 7 , theserver 120 implements aweb application 710 which provides a HTML based user interface. The controlling party accesses theweb application 710 via the data processing apparatus PC2 and the data network 124 (see alsoFIG. 1 ), and is thereby able to provide to aprovisioning application 720 controlling party input information indicative of selected communication applications and corresponding filter parameters. Theprovisioning application 720 associates the communication applications to the corresponding filter parameters in order to produce completed filter information (see also 420 inFIG. 4 ). Theprovisioning application 720 can then provide the completed filter information to asynchronous application 740 which provides a communication interface (via the cellular infrastructure) toward the controlled party's device MS1. In some exemplary embodiments, theprovisioning application 720 provides the completed filter information to thesynchronization application 740 for transmission to MS1. In other exemplary embodiments, the provisioning application provides the completed filter information to the database 121 (see alsoFIG. 1 ) for storage, without providing the completed information to thesynchronization application 740 for transmission to MS1. In further embodiments, theprovisioning application 720 provides the completed filter information to thedatabase 121 for storage therein, and also to thesynchronization application 740 for transmission to MS1. In some exemplary embodiments, the applications at 710, 720 and 740 are JAVA (J2EE) based applications. In some exemplary embodiments, thedatabase 121 is provided as an SQL-based database. -
FIG. 8 diagrammatically illustrates pertinent portions of exemplary embodiments of the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device MS1 ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . A filterprovisioning interface application 810, running on thedata processor 202, can receive input information from the controlling party via either theinterface jack 208 ofFIG. 2 or via a wireless communication interface (includingantenna apparatus 209 ofFIG. 2 ). The controlling party's input information includes the completed filter information for the communication (user)applications 820. Thefilter provisioning interface 810 provides the completed filter information at 840 to configure afilter logic application 830 running on thedata processor 202. This filter logic implements the filters with respect to theuser applications 820. Thefilter logic 830 is interposed in the data path between theuser applications 820 and the user interface 850 (which can include for example, some, all or any combination of the user interface components described above relative toFIG. 2 ), and can thereby filter information provided by or intended for theuser applications 820, thereby implementing the limitations embodied in the completedfilter information 840. In the example ofFIG. 8 , some of theuser applications 820 are coupled for communication with the wireless communication interface and others of theuser applications 820 are coupled for communication with theinterface jack 208. -
FIG. 9 illustrates exemplary filter configuration operations which can be performed by the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device according to exemplary embodiments of the invention. The operations ofFIG. 9 can be performed by the exemplary embodiments ofFIG. 8 . After power-up at 910, completed filter information is awaited at 920. After the completed filter information has been received from the controlling party at 920, the filter logic is configured at 930 to reflect the currently received completed filter information. After configuring the filter logic with the currently received completed filter information, the next completed filter information is awaited at 920. -
FIG. 10 illustrates further exemplary filter configuration operations which can be performed by the controlled party's wireless mobile communication station according to exemplary embodiments of the invention. The exemplary operations ofFIG. 10 can be performed by the exemplary embodiments ofFIG. 8 . After power-up at 1010, the communication device accesses the website on the web server (see alsoFIG. 1 ) to obtain the completed filter information as stored in the web server database. This is illustrated generally at 1020. After the completed filter information has been obtained at 1020, the filter logic is configured at 1030 to implement the newly obtained completed filter information. As illustrated generally at 1040, the website can be accessed periodically to obtain therefrom any new completed filter information. In some embodiments, thefilter provisioning interface 810 ofFIG. 8 uses conventional techniques to access the website ofFIG. 7 (see alsoFIG. 1 ). -
FIG. 11 illustrates exemplary communication application filtering operations which can be performed according to the invention. The exemplary operations ofFIG. 11 can be performed by the exemplary embodiments ofFIG. 8 . If an attempted communication between the user interface and a user application is detected at 1110, the corresponding filter is applied at 1120 with respect to communications between the user interface and that user application. Thereafter, the next attempted communication is awaited at 1110. - Referring again to
FIGS. 1, 7 and 8, in GSM/GPRS embodiments, the GSM/GPRS operation utilizes a dynamic IP environment. Accordingly, in embodiments where the controlling party utilizes theweb server 120 to access the controlled party's communication device MS1, the device MS1 utilizes a scheme to transmit the dynamic IP to theweb server 120, so theweb server 120 can maintain contact with the controlled party's device MS1. Thefilter provisioning interface 810 ofFIG. 8 includes a dynamic IP input which receives information indicative of the dynamic IP. Thefilter provisioning interface 810 forwards this information to the web server 120 (see alsoFIG. 1 ) via the air interface and cellular infrastructure. Thesynchronization application 740 receives the updated dynamic IP information, and stores it in thedatabase 121. In this manner, the web server can remain abreast of the changing IP environment of the controlled party's device MS1. -
FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate exemplary operations in support of the above-described dynamic IP update scheme.FIG. 12 illustrates exemplary operations which can be performed by the controlled party's device. It is first determined at 1210 whether or not it is time to transmit the dynamic IP information. For example, this can be done periodically, or whenever a change in the dynamic IP environment occurs. When it is determined at 1210 that it is time to transmit the dynamic IP information, this information is transmitted to the web server at 1220. Thereafter, operations return to 1210 to await the occurrence of the next occasion of transmitting dynamic IP. -
FIG. 13 illustrates exemplary operations which can be performed by thesynchronization application 740 of the web server ofFIG. 7 . At 1310, the synchronization application awaits the dynamic IP information update. When the dynamic IP information update has been received at 1310, the synchronization application then stores the dynamic IP information update at 1320. Thereafter, the synchronization application awaits the next dynamic IP update at 1310. - In some embodiments, the
synchronization application 740 utilizes an acknowledgement verification protocol in order to confirm delivery of the completed filter information to the controlled party's device MS1. In such embodiments, thefilter provisioning interface 810 ofFIG. 8 transmits an acknowledgement to thesynchronization application 740 upon receipt of the completed filter information. In various embodiments, thefilter provisioning interface 810 provides acknowledgements to any of the sources (e.g., 120, PC1 and MS2 inFIG. 1 ) from which it receives completed filter information. - In some exemplary embodiments, the
synchronization application 740 and thefilter provisioning interface 810 utilize checksum verifications in conjunction with transmission of the completed filter information. In other exemplary embodiments, checksum verification is used in conjunction with transmission of the completed filter information from any of the sources ofFIG. 1 to the controlled party's device MS1. In some embodiments, the aforementioned acknowledgement and checksum verification techniques are combined with respect to the transmission of the completed filter information to the controlled party's device. - In some embodiments which utilize the aforementioned acknowledgement protocol, the
synchronization application 740 can implement a retry algorithm wherein the server attempts a predetermined number of retries in the absence of an acknowledgement, for example 3 retries, the first retry at 30 seconds after the initial transmission, the second retry at one minute after the initial transmission, and the third retry at 5 minutes after the initial transmission. - In some embodiments, the controlling party defines the filter operation such that the filter examines information associated with the user application and provides to the web server an update regarding the status of the examined information. For example, the filter operation can detect whether the controlled party is, via the user interface, removing a task from a “to-do” list, and the
filter provisioning interface 810 can forward to the web server 120 a message indicating that this task of the “to-do” list has been completed. The controlling party can thus monitor the completion of activities by simply visiting the website on theserver 120. - In some exemplary embodiments, the filter operation can be defined to perform an addition of an item to a given “to-do” list. For example, if the controlled party already has a list of things to do when she arrives home from school, the controlling party can add an item to that “to-do” list, for example “take out the dog when you get home”.
- In some exemplary embodiments, the identifier of the conventional, non-removable modem hardware in the
module 201 ofFIG. 2 is used instead of the removable SIM as the identification information for the controlled party's device MS1. This identification information is used to verify communication between the controlled party's device MS1 and the source from which the controlling party's completed filter information is received. - Although exemplary embodiments of the invention have been described above in detail, this does not limit the scope of the invention, which can be practiced in a variety of embodiments.
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