Patent ID: 7949329
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing network support for a subscriber selected automatic anti-virus protection level to operate between an MSC and a handhold mobile terminal by a telecommunication network for mobile terminals, the method comprising the steps of: storing in the telecommunication network subscriber information for an anti-virus protection feature comprising at least one subscriber selected anti-virus protection level selected from a plurality of virus protection levels for at least one respective handheld mobile terminal of a plurality of handheld mobile terminals based on subscriber preference defined in an anti-virus feature; initiating, by the telecommunication network, a call setup for a call associated with the respective handheld mobile terminal, the call having a data stream; wherein at least one anti-virus parameter is defined by the respective handheld mobile terminal, wherein the anti-virus parameter is communicated from the respective handheld mobile terminal to the communication network, wherein the anti-virus parameter is forwarded to the mobile switching center, wherein when the anti-virus parameter is received by the mobile switching center, an indicator is set in the subscriber database that shows that the handheld mobile terminal is a subscriber to the anti-virus protection feature; retrieving the subscriber selected anti-virus protection level from the mobile subscriber database for the respective handheld mobile terminal if the mobile terminal is a subscriber of the anti-virus protection feature; using, by the communication network, the subscriber selected anti-virus protection level to recognize a virus in the data stream intended for the respective handheld mobile terminal based on the subscriber preference defined in the anti-virus feature; and filtering, via an anti-virus protection module operably connected to a call controller of an MSC of the network, the recognized virus from the data stream before the data stream arrives at the respective handheld mobile terminal; wherein a respective anti-virus protection level includes virus protections and resulting actions; and wherein the steps of storing, initiating, retrieving, using, and filtering are performed only in a mobile switching center in the telecommunication network.