Firewall protection for wireless users

A system for protecting a mobile wireless user via a firewall comprising:

• a subscriber access unit in communication with the mobile wireless user, the access unit operable to transmit and receive wireless transmissions;
• a wireless transceiver in wireless communication with the access unit, the wireless transceiver operable for communication via a public access network;
• a firewall application in the wireless transceiver, the firewall application operable to establish a firewall configuration to selectively forward wireless transmissions according to a mobile user profile corresponding to the mobile wireless user;
• and
• a handoff manager operable to establish communications with a second wireless transceiver when the mobile wireless user is in an area corresponding to the second wireless transceiver, wherein the communications with the second wireless transceiver corresponds to the mobile user profile.

A method of protecting mobile wireless users via a firewall application in a base station comprising:

• defining a first mobile user profile indicative of a desired firewall configuration corresponding to the first mobile user;
• establishing the firewall configuration at a firewall application in the base station;
• defining a second mobile user profile indicative of a desired firewall configuration corresponding to a second mobile user;
• establishing the firewall configuration at a firewall application in the base station;
• receiving message packets at the base station;
• when the message packets are directed to the first mobile user, determining, according to the first mobile user profile, whether to forward the message packets to the first mobile user;
• and
• when the message packets are directed to the second mobile user, determining, according to the second mobile user profile, whether to forward message packets directed to the second mobile user.

A computer program product having computer program code for protecting a mobile wireless user via a firewall application in a wireless transceiver comprising:

• computer program code for defining a mobile user profile indicative of a desired firewall configuration corresponding to the mobile user;
• computer program code for establishing the firewall configuration at a firewall application in the wireless transceiver corresponding to the current location of the mobile user, the wireless transceiver operable for wireless communication with the mobile user via a wireless access unit;
• and
• computer program code for establishing the same firewall configuration at another wireless transceiver when the user is located in the area corresponding to the another wireless transceiver.

A computer data signal for protecting a mobile wireless user via a firewall application in a wireless transceiver comprising:

• program code for defining a mobile user profile indicative of a desired firewall configuration corresponding to the mobile user;
• program code for establishing the firewall configuration at a firewall application in the wireless transceiver corresponding to the current location of the mobile user, the wireless transceiver operable for wireless communication with the mobile user via a wireless access unit;
• and
• program code for establishing the same firewall configuration at another wireless transceiver when the user is located in the area corresponding to the another wireless transceiver.

A system for protecting a mobile wireless user via a firewall comprising:

• means for defining a mobile user profile indicative of a desired firewall configuration corresponding to the mobile user;
• means for establishing the firewall configuration at a firewall application in the wireless transceiver corresponding to the current location of the mobile user, the wireless transceiver operable for wireless communication with the mobile user via a wireless access unit;
• and
• means for establishing the same firewall configuration at another wireless transceiver when the user is located in the area corresponding to the another wireless transceiver.

A system for protecting a mobile wireless user via a firewall comprising:

• an access unit in communication with the mobile wireless user, the access unit operable to transmit and receive wireless transmissions via a wireless network;
• a wireless network access gateway connected to a public access network and operable to provide a access between the wireless network and a public access unit;
• a plurality of wireless transceivers, the wireless transceivers in selective wireless communication with the access unit;
• a firewall application in the wireless network access gateway, the firewall application operable to establish a firewall configuration to selectively forward wireless transmissions according to a mobile user profile corresponding to the mobile wireless user;
• and
• a handoff manager operable to establish the selective communications with a second wireless transceiver when the mobile wireless user is in an area corresponding to the second wireless transceiver, wherein the communications with the second wireless transceiver corresponds to the mobile user profile.