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System and method for responding to aggressive behavior associated with wireless devices

US8942181B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2014
Grant dateJan 27, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W48/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention describes a wireless device comprising a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) further comprising a memory for storing program code for performing a plurality of operations, and a processor for processing the program code to execute the plurality of operations, the operations including receiving over-the-air instructions via a wireless network from a control center to create a rules set in the SIM, wherein the rules set defines an acceptable behavior of the wireless device, monitoring requests from a wireless modem of the wireless device for access files stored in the SIM, detecting an aggressive behavior of the wireless device based on the rules set, and blocking the wireless modem from generating traffic in the wireless network.

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