Patent ID: 6975602
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of receiving digital data at a wireless terminal, the method comprising: designating at the wireless terminal acceptable sources from which received digital data will be processed; receiving a packet of digital data at the wireless terminal; determining if the packet of digital data is from an acceptable source designated at the wireless terminal; if the packet of digital data is from an acceptable source, processing the packet of digital data; if the packet of digital data is not from an acceptable source, blocking the packet of digital data from processing; accepting user input of blocking mode enable and blocking mode disable commands; in response to a blocking mode enable command, processing the packet of digital data only if information in the packet of digital data is required to maintain a communications link, and blocking processing of the packet of digital data if information in the packet of digital data is not required to maintain a communications link even when the packet of digital data is from an acceptable source; and in response to a blocking mode disable command, processing the packet of digital data if the received packet of digital data is from an acceptable source.