Method for personalizing parental control in a PCC architecture

A Policy Control Enforcement Function device with Deep Packet Inspection capabilities “PCEF-DPI device” of a Policy and Charging Control “PCC” architecture with a Parental Control Manager “PCM” server for use with an Internet, the Policy Control Enforcement Function device with Deep Packet Inspection capabilities “PCEF-DPI device”, and a Policy Control Rules Function “PCRF” server, the PCEF-DPI device comprising:

• a non-transitory memory containing instructions executable by a processor;
• a processor arranged to establish or modify an IP Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session with a user, and to establish or modify a control session for the IP-CAN session with a PCRF server;
• a network interface arranged to receive initial control rules for the IP-CAN session from the PCRF server through the Internet;
• the processor arranged to install the initial control rules;
• a DPI machine arranged to inspect and classify Internet traffic for the user in accordance with the initial control rules, and to detect an Internet traffic type to be monitored for the user in accordance with monitoring criteria;
• the network interface being arranged to notify a PCM server about the Internet traffic type to be monitored for the user;
• the network interface arranged to receive new control rules for the IP-CAN session from the PCRF server, the new control rules generated by the PCRF server and based on further monitoring criteria and corresponding actions selected by the user through the PCM server per Internet traffic type basis;
• the processor being arranged to install the new control rules;
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• the DPI machine being arranged to inspect and classifying Internet traffic for the user by taking corresponding actions in accordance with the new control rules.

A Parental Control Manager “PCM” server of a Policy and Charging Control “PCC” architecture with the Parental Control Manager “PCM” server, a Policy Control Enforcement Function device with Deep Packet Inspection capabilities “PCEF-DPI device” used in an Internet, and a Policy Control Rules Function “PCRF” server, the PCM server comprising:

• non-transitory memory;
• a network interface arranged to receive a notification from a PCEF-DPI device through the Internet about an Internet traffic type to be monitored for the user and store the notification in the non-transitory memory;
• a user interface arranged to present a logon web page for the user logging-on in the PCM server;
• the user interface being arranged to receive a logon from a user, and to receive from the user further monitoring criteria on Internet traffic types to be monitored for the user, and corresponding actions to be carried out when any further monitoring criteria fit a given Internet traffic type;
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• the network interface being arranged to submit the further monitoring criteria and corresponding actions received from the user to a PCRF server through the Internet.

A Policy Control Rules Function “PCRF” server of a Policy and Charging Control “PCC” architecture with a Parental Control Manager “PCM” server, a Policy Control Enforcement Function device with Deep Packet Inspection capabilities “PCEF-DPI device” for use with an Internet, and the Policy Control Rules Function “PCRF” server, the PCRF server comprising:

• a non-transitory memory containing instructions executable by a processor;
• the processor being arranged to establish or modify a control session with a PCEF-DPI device for an IP Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session of a user, and to generate initial control rules for the IP-CAN session based on monitoring criteria to monitor Internet traffic types for the user;
• a network interface arranged to submit the initial control rules for the IP-CAN session to the PCEF-DPI device through the Internet;
• the network interface being arranged to receive from a PCM server through the Internet further monitoring criteria selected by the user on Internet traffic types to be monitored for the user, and corresponding actions selected by the user and to be carried out when any further monitoring criteria fit a given Internet traffic type;
• the processor being arranged to generate new control rules for the IP-CAN session based on the further monitoring criteria and corresponding actions received from the PCM server;
• and
• the network interface being arranged to submit the new control rules for the IP-CAN session to the PCEF-DPI device.