Patent ID: 6947396
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A filtering method for filtering electronic information to be transferred to a terminal through a telecommunication connection, wherein the method comprises the steps wherein: a specific filtering parameter classifying a type of the electronic information is associated by a device transferring the electronic information to the electronic information for the purpose of filtering before the electronic information is transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection; and the steps of informing the terminal (MS) of said filtering parameter before the electronic information is transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection; checking in the terminal said informed filtering parameter, the terminal automatically, allowing or preventing the receiving of the electronic information on the basis of said filtering parameter, whereupon in response to said allowing of the receiving, the electronic information is transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection; in response to said preventing of the receiving, the electronic information is not transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection.