Patent ID: 8639216
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computing device configured to communicate over a communication network managed by a service provider, the computing device comprising a memory bearing instructions that, when executed on the computing device, cause the computing device to at least: send, to a server at the service provider, a request to communicate with a remote computing device over the communication network; receive, from the server, a response indicative of an enforcement by the server of a decision of the server to grant or deny the request, the decision being based on one or more policies that are stored at the server and that are configured by an administrator of the computing device; and communicate with the remote computing device over the communication network when the response grants the request, the communication being performed without downloading the policy or the decision to the computing device, wherein the one or more policies comprises a limit on units of value that can be used to communicate with the remote computing device and one or more contacts associated with one or more computing devices, wherein the decision grants the request when communicating with the remote computing device is associated with a charge of units of value that is within the limit, wherein the decision grants the request when communicating with the remote computing device is associated with a charge of units of value that exceeds the limit and when the remote computing device is associated with a contact from the one or more contacts, and wherein the decision denies the request when communicating with the remote computing device is associated with a charge of units of value that exceeds the limit and when the remote computing device is not associated with a contact from the one or more contacts.