Managing mobile device applications on a mobile device
AssigneesBlackBerry Limited, Certicom Corp.
InventorsMark Pecen, Niels Peter Skov Andersen, Shalini Suresh Periyalwar, Matthew Campagna
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer programs for managing mobile device applications are described. In some aspects, a mobile device application is prevented from accessing resources of a wireless network. For example, a wireless network operator system can determine that one or more mobile device applications are disapproved for use in the wireless network. In some implementations, the wireless network operator denies the disapproved mobile device applications access to the wireless network resources. In some implementations, mobile devices disable access to the wireless network by the disapproved mobile device applications.
Claims31
A method for managing mobile device applications on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, information identifying a mobile device application, the information indicating that the mobile device application is disapproved for communication in a wireless network, the information received from a wireless network operator system associated with the wireless network;
- and
- denying wireless network resource allocation to the mobile device application at the mobile device.
A mobile device comprising:
- a wireless communication module operable to receive, from a wireless network operator system, information identifying a mobile device application, the information indicating that the mobile device application is disapproved for communication in a wireless network;
- and
- data processing apparatus operable to deny wireless network resource allocation to the mobile device application at the mobile device.
A computer-readable medium of a mobile device storing instructions that are operable when executed to perform operations for managing mobile device applications, the operations comprising:
- receiving information identifying a mobile device application, the information indicating that the mobile device application is disapproved for communication in a wireless network, the information received from a wireless network operator system;
- and
- denying wireless network resource allocation to the mobile device application at the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.