Patent ID: 8412191
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing user terminal (UT) cellular telephone network services, the method comprising: registering a UT in a cellular telephone network; receiving, via a traffic channel, a proprietary data message from the cellular telephone network, wherein the proprietary data message contains UT-specific management instructions for cellular network services, wherein the UT-specific management instructions include instructions to control user account credits, instructions to control permitted call zones and call durations associated with the permitted call zones, instructions to control permitted target call numbers and originating call numbers, instructions to control UT's ring mode and ring, options, instructions to control UT's screen options, instructions to control permitted network addresses, instructions to control permitted originating and target email addresses, instructions to control permitted data services, and instructions to control permitted memory saves; and requesting cellular network services for the UT in response to the UT-specific management instructions.