Method and system for automatically configuring access control

Patent 7142848 Issued on November 28, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date:

February 26, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Research In Motion Limited

Application

No. 10786031 filed on 02/26/2004

US Classes:

455/418, Programming control455/419, Remote programming control455/420, Control of another apparatus455/425, Subscriber equipment709/223, COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING709/221, Reconfiguring709/229, Network resources access controlling709/231, Computer-to-computer data streaming455/550.1, Radiotelephone equipment detail370/400, Having a plurality of nodes performing distributed switching713/182, SYSTEM ACCESS CONTROL BASED ON USER IDENTIFICATION BY CRYPTOGRAPHY455/414.1Special service

Examiners

Primary: Feild, Joseph H.
Assistant: Afshar, Kamran

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Ridout & Maybee LLP

Foreign Patent References

WO 99/57866 WO 11/01/1999
WO 01/33889 WO 05/01/2001
WO 03/088699 WO 10/01/2003

International Class

H04M 3/00

Abstract

A method for automatically configuring an access control point based upon the network resource requirements of an application. The installation of a new application on a mobile device or other user device is accompanied, before, during, or after installation, with the distribution of access control information. An access control point blocks communications based upon access rules. An access update module modifies or sets the access rules based upon the access control information. The access control point and the access update module may be located within the mobile device, within an associated wireless connector system, or in other locations within the mobile communication system. The setting or resetting of the access rules based upon the access control information may be triggered during installation, modification, or removal of the application.