Patent ID: 8121638
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile device configured to accommodate communications in two or more communication domains, the mobile device comprising: a processor for controlling operation of the mobile device, the processor having access to memory comprising a set of stored communication restrictions comprising restrictions on the use of services of the mobile device within at least one of the two or more communication domains; a communication subsystem for sending and receiving wireless communications and receiving incoming communication requests; a domain module resident in the memory for execution by the processor, the domain module being configured to determine a request domain of a communication service request, the request domain being one of the two or more communication domains of the mobile device, and the communication service request being a mobile device-initiated communication request; a communication restriction module resident in the memory for execution by the processor, the communication restriction module being configured to determine a set of applicable restrictions from the set of communication restrictions based on the request domain and apply the set of applicable restrictions to the communication service request; a display for displaying a subset of the two or more communication domains; and one or more input devices for receiving a selection of one of the two or more communication domains in the subset; wherein determining the request domain comprises receiving a domain selection from a user of the mobile device.