Patent ID: 9324074
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a service provider for a mobile communications device; a network data monitor associated with the service provider and configured to generate monitoring information to provide to a data center, the monitoring information comprising an activity log of data usage by the mobile communication device, wherein the data usage is generated in part by a data service use performed by a user of the mobile communications device using the mobile communication device; and wherein the network data monitor comprises an alert monitor program configured to determine whether the data service use is allowed based at least in part on whether a third party in the activity log that is in communication with the mobile communications device and associated with the data service use is found in a database comprising permission rules for allowed activities using the mobile communication device, wherein the third party comprises a recipient associated with a financial transaction, wherein the permission rules are set by an administrator of the mobile device prior to the financial transaction, wherein the activity log comprises an identity of the third party as the recipient of the financial transaction, and wherein the alert monitor programs determines whether the data service use is allowed by determining whether the identity is found in the database comprising the permission rules.