Patent ID: 8295885
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a wireless communication device for use in providing restrictions on communications of the wireless communication device via a cellular network, the method comprising: communicating with a server of a private network which is external to the cellular network for performing data synchronization, over a wireless link of the cellular network, for data items of a personal information manager application of the wireless device and corresponding data items stored in association with the server; receiving communication restriction information from the server in the private network, the communication restriction information being associated with an IT policy of a group of the private network, the communication restriction information being indicative of one or more codes, wherein the one or more codes comprise one or more country codes; storing the communication restriction information received from the server; determining whether a communication of the wireless device is restricted by comparing a user selected code of a communication attempt from the wireless device with the one or more codes of the communication restriction information; if the communication is determined to be restricted based on the comparing, then disallowing the communication via the cellular network; and if the communication is determined to not be restricted based on the comparing, then allowing the communication via the cellular network.