Patent ID: 7545767
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a wireless communication network, said wireless communication network comprising an unsolicited traffic controller (UTC) coupled to a packet data network and a plurality of wireless communication devices, a method of controlling traffic destined to a first wireless communication device of said plurality of wireless communication devices, the method comprising the steps of: storing a set of traffic control rules associated with said first wireless communication device; determining a first identity corresponding to a user of said first wireless communication device; in response to one of: an incoming packet flowing from said packet data network and destined for said first wireless communication device; and an outgoing packet flowing from said first wireless communication device and destined for said packet data network, selecting said stored traffic control rules associated with said determined first identity and updating automatically said selected traffic control rules; determining that a subsequent packet received from said packet data network is destined to said first wireless communication device; applying said selected traffic control rules to determine if said subsequent packet is unsolicited by said user; and preventing said subsequent packet from being sent to said first wireless communication device if said subsequent packet is determined to be unsolicited.