Remote Unlocking of Telecommunication Device Functionality
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorAhmad Arash Obaidi
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Abstract
Techniques are described herein for deciding whether to unlock functionality of a telecommunication device based on one or more policies. A policy engine remote from the telecommunication device may receive, via a user interface associated with the policy engine, a request to unlock the functionality. The policy engine may then decide whether to unlock the functionality and, in response to deciding to unlock the functionality, may cause transmission of instructions to the telecommunication device to unlock the functionality.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a request to unlock functionality of a telecommunication device;
- deciding, based at least in part on one or more policies, whether to unlock the functionality;
- and
- transmitting unlock instructions to the telecommunication device in response to deciding to unlock the functionality.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a user interface configured to be operated by the processor to enable a user to request unlocking of functionality of a telecommunication device;
- a policy engine configured to be operated by the processor to receive the request from the user interface and to decide, based at least in part on one or more policies, whether to unlock the functionality;
- and
- an unlock manager configured to be operated by the processor to, in response to the telecommunication device in response to deciding to unlock the functionality, receive notification from the policy engine of the decision to unlock the functionality and to transmit unlock instructions to the telecommunication device.
One or more computer storage devices having stored thereon a plurality of executable instructions configure to program a computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request to unlock functionality of a telecommunication device, the request including an indication of whether a permanent unlock or a temporary unlock is sought;
- deciding, based at least in part on one or more policies, whether to provide a permanent unlock or temporary unlock for the functionality;
- and
- transmitting unlock instructions in response to the telecommunication device in response to deciding to provide the permanent or temporary unlock for the functionality.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.