Patent ID: 8755768
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling a computing device, the system comprising a memory bearing instructions that, when executed on the system, cause the system to at least: allocate a subset of units of value to an allowance, the allowance being associated with the computing device, the allocation being based on input associated with an administrator of the computing device, the units of value being associated with a plan that manages one or more functions associated with a plurality of computing devices that include the computing device; generate a first rule based on input associated with a service provider of the plan and the input associated with the administrator, the first rule determining whether a use of a function of the computing device is permitted independently of the plan and whether the use of the function is permitted independently of the allowance when the use of the function is permitted dependently on the plan, the determination being based on whether the use of the function causes the computing device to interact with another computing device associated with a list of one or more trusted contacts; and generate a second rule based on the input associated with the administrator, the second rule being applicable when the use of the function is permitted dependently on the plan, and the second rule determining whether a cost associated with using the function is charged to the subset allocated to the allowance or to units of value associated with the plan and unallocated to the allowance.