Patent ID: 9167512
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a wireless device for wireless communications, the method comprising: receiving, at a processor of the wireless device via a wireless transceiver of the wireless device, communication policy data from a private network, the communication policy data comprising one or more allowable service provider identifiers corresponding to one or more allowable service providers; storing in memory of the wireless device the one or more allowable service provider identifiers; receiving, at the processor, via the wireless transceiver, data from a wireless network comprising a hotspot, the data comprising one or more reachable service provider identifiers corresponding to one or more reachable service providers which provide service via the wireless network; in response to determining, at the processor, that the wireless device is operating in a first mode: disallowing the connection via the wireless transceiver to the wireless network based on identifying that none of the allowable service provider identifiers match the reachable service provider identifiers; and in response to determining, at the processor, that the wireless device is operating in a second mode: