Patent ID: 7197321

Claim:
A method of controlling communications from a first wireless communication device, comprising the steps of: storing within a database at least one parameter corresponding to at least one restriction on use of said first wireless communication device for outgoing communications, said at least one restriction comprising at least one of a time of day restriction defining at least one time period during which an outgoing communication from said first wireless communication device is not permitted, an accessibility restriction comprising at least one identifier associated with a second communication device that cannot be reached from said first wireless communication device, and a location restriction defining at least one location at which an outgoing communication from said first wireless communication device is not permitted; forwarding said at least one parameter from said database to said first wireless communication device and storing said at least one parameter in a memory within said first wireless communication device; in response to an attempt to initiate a communication from said first wireless communication device to said second communication device, retrieving said at least one parameter from said memory and determining via use of a processor within said first wireless communication device, whether a connection of said communication from said first wireless communication device to said second communication device is contrary to said at least one restriction; in the event the connection of said communication from said first wireless communication device to said second communication device is not contrary to said at least one restriction, allowing the communication between said first wireless communication device and said second communication device; and in the event the connection of said communication from said first wireless communication device to said second communication device is contrary to said at least one restriction, preventing the communication from said first wireless communication device to said second communication device.