bcgi gets usage control patents
bcgi, a provider of solutions to mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent number 7,197,321 titled, “Method and System for Providing Supervisory Control over Wireless Phone Usage.” The invention covered in this patent allows operators and MVNOs to create differentiated services aimed at parents or businesses looking to control mobile phone usage for their children or employees.
The invention covered in this patent is provided by bcgi as part of the Mobile Services Platform and allows operators and MVNOs to define a range of parameters to be controlled in real-time by the supervisor or parent. These parameters include the locations in which the phone may be used, the time of day or day of week the phone may be used, and also a usage balance within a particular time period that may not be exceeded. In addition, the invention allows the definition by the supervisor or parent of always-accessible and never-accessible numbers that may be defined.
“As mobile operators and MVNOs look to target new markets such as parents/children and small businesses, new real-time control capabilities are required,” said Tom Erskine, vice president of product management at bcgi. “This patent is evidence of our continued innovation and the development of new technical capabilities to help drive subscriber growth and penetration of remaining untapped wireless segments.”
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