Consumer configurable mobile communication solution

Abstract

Consumer configurable mobile communications solution enabling policy-enforcement services allowing authorized users to define, manage and enforce restrictions for voice, data, and mobile Web services of a secondary mobile device.

1 . A consumer configurable mobile communications system comprising: 
 a patrol module for receiving configuration information from a primary user, storing the configuration information, and for forwarding configuration data based on the configuration information received from the primary user; and    a control module interconnected with the patrol module for receiving the configuration.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the patrol module further comprises: 
 a web server for presenting an interface for the primary user and for receiving the configuration information;    an applications server interconnected with the web server for managing the configuration information; and    a database for storing the configuration information.    
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the patrol module further comprises a service management module for generating configuration data based on the configuration information and for interconnecting with the control module and forwarding the configuration data to the control module.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the control module further comprises a service control point configured to manage network traffic according to the configuration data.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the patrol module further comprises a provisioning module.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the provisioning module interconnects with a home location register and provides data based on the configuration information to the home location register.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 5 , further comprising a media module for providing notices and alerts to a mobile device user, wherein the provisioning module interconnects with the media module forwards notice and alert information based on the status of the mobile device user's configuration information.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the patrol module further comprises a customer service application module for interconnecting with a customer service device.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the customer service application module provides an administrative console.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the web server provides a customer console.  
   
   
       11 . A method for configuring a consumer configurable mobile communications device, comprising the steps of: 
 presenting a user interface;    receiving configuration information;    saving the configuration information    creating configuration data; and    updating a network control point with the configuration data.    
   
   
       12 . A method for processing restriction precedence of a mobile communications request, comprising the steps of: 
 receiving a permission request for a specified contact;    checking for an unrestricted configuration;    checking for the contact's inclusion in a white list;    checking for the contact's inclusion in a black list;    checking the time of the permission request to be within a valid time period; and    checking that a minimum quota threshold is met.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein if the step for checking for an unrestricted configuration is true accept the request.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein if the step for checking for the contact's inclusion in a white list is true accept the request.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein if the step for checking for the contact's inclusion in a black list is true reject the request.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein if the step of checking the time of the permission request to be within a valid time period is not true reject the request.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein if the step of checking that a minimum quota threshold is met accept the request, otherwise reject the request.