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`ELECTRONICALLY FILED
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`MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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`Robert A. Lotter & Timothy S. Allard
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`The present invention relates generally to communication
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`systems and, more particularly,
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`to mobile communication devices
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`and systems and methods for monitoring the communication
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`devices.
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`BACKGROUND
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`A 2006 report from the National Center for Missing and
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`Exploited Children showed that more parents and guardians were
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`using filtering, blocking, and monitoring software on the home
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`computers their children used most often, but even so youth
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`exposure to unwanted sexual material increased substantially
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`from the report conducted 5 years earlier.
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`In the study,
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`34% of
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`the youth communicated with people online that they didn’t know.
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`1 in 7 received unwanted sexual solicitations or approaches in
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`the past year.
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`56% of the youths who received an unwanted
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`solicitation did not report the incident to anyone. Close to
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`one third (31%) of the solicitations were aggressive meaning the
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`solicitors made or attempted to contact the youth offline. Of
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`the aggressive solicitations,
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`34% called the youth on the
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`telephone.
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`The report recommends broader efforts to reduce the risks
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`to youth yet it is still limited to Internet access from within
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`the home. Approximately 25% of all teens and pre—teens in the
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`U.S. carry a cell phone and this number is expected to grow
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`significantly over the next several years. All of the Internet
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`services, such as email,
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`instant messaging,
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`text messaging,
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`etc., mentioned in the NCMEC study are also available on the
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`child’s cell phone.
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`In addition,
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`the child is more likely to
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`assume his cell phone activities are private when away from the
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`monitoring software installed on the home computer. Currently,
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`there is no means for parents to monitor their child’s Internet
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`and cell phone activities outside of the home.
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`As a result there is a need for systems and methods that
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`allow parents, guardians, and employers to effectively monitor
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`these activities as well as for example provide additional
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`security,
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`location tracking and prosecution against unlawful
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`predator activities.
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`SUMMARY
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`Systems, methods, and program products are disclosed,
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`in
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`accordance with one or more embodiments of the present
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`invention, for monitoring the communications to and from a
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`wireless data device.
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`For example in accordance with an
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`embodiment, each of the data services on a wireless device such
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`as a cell phone, SmartPhone, or PDA can be monitored against the
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`permissions stored in a central repository. Data services may
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`include all forms of communications between the device and a
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`third party including cellular voice calls, SMS text messages,
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`email,
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`instant messaging sessions and the applications used by
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`the data services including the address book, calendar, and
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`tasks maintained on the wireless device.
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`In accordance with
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`some embodiments, monitoring may be performed for a multitude of
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`communication protocols for sending or receiving data including
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`cellular networks, PIN to PIN, Wi—Fi, Bluetooth, Personal Area
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`Networks, Local Area Networks, and Public Networks.
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`According to some embodiments of the present
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`invention, a
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`user may specify the permissions for each data service
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`associated with a wireless device.
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`The user may specify whether
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`use of the service is allowed or denied for any identity that is
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`not currently in the address book of the device.
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`In addition to
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`the forensic information collected and stored regarding the
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`communication transaction, an embodiment of the present
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`invention collects, stores and analyzes the contextual
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`information contained within the data including text, files,
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`pictures, audio and all manner of digital and analog content
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`transmitted between a mobile communications device and a third
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`party.
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`In accordance with some embodiments of the present
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`invention, systems, methods, and program products are disclosed
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`that alerts the user whenever an unauthorized activity is
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`detected.
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`For example,
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`the user may specify one or more methods
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`of notification including email,
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`SMS text message, voice call or
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`any other publicly accepted machine to machine communications
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`protocol to alert the user whenever an unauthorized activity is
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`detected.
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`In general
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`in accordance with some embodiments,
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`the
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`type of unauthorized activity being monitored may include any
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`form of information transmission and/or reception (e.g., of
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`audio, photo, video,
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`textual data, or multimedia information) or
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`any type of change to the wireless data device. Similarly in
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`accordance with some embodiments,
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`the user notification of
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`unauthorized activity may be provided in any form of
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`communication,
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`including for example audio, photo, video,
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`textual data, or multimedia information.
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`More specifically in accordance with one or more
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`embodiments of the present invention, a client application
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`installed on a mobile communications device, such as a cell
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`phone or Personal Digital Assistant
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`transmits detailed
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`device usage information using a wireless data connection from
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`the device to a central repository accessible from a network
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`(e 9., Internet).
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`For example, monitoring of device usage may
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`include such things as inbound or outbound phone calls,
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`inbound
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`or outbound SMS Text Messages,
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`inbound or outbound Instant
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`Messages, Web Browser Access, Adds, Modifications or Deletions
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`to the Address Book, Adds, Modifications or Deletions to
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`Calendar Appointments, Adds, Modifications or Deletions to
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`Tasks, and Adds, Modifications or Deletions of the installed
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`applications on the device.
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`In addition to the client application in accordance with
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`one or more embodiments of the present
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`invention, a web-based
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`monitoring application, which is controlled by an administrative
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`user such as a parent or manager, monitors the contents of the
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`central repository.
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`For example, based on rules selected by the
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`administrative user,
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`the device usage is allowed, denied, or an
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`alert is sent
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`to the administrative user notifying them of an
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`unauthorized event.
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`In accordance with some embodiments of the
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`present
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`invention, existing location services (e.g., GPS, cell—
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`based, or network—based location applications) may be employed
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`to include the monitoring and alerting of the physical location
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`of the device.
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`A more complete understanding of embodiments of the present
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`invention will be afforded to those skilled in the art, as well
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`as a realization of additional advantages thereof, by a
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`consideration of the following detailed description of one or
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`more embodiments. Reference will be made to the appended sheets
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`Fig.
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`l is a block diagram of a system including a Data
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`Monitor tool to monitor the activities on a wireless device, a
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`Data Gateway for collecting the activity on a wireless device,
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`and an Alert Monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the
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`present invention.
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`Fig.
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`2 is a block diagram of a system including a
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`monitoring tool associated with a mobile communications device
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`in accordance with an embodiment of the present
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`invention.
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`Figs.
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`3A—3O illustrate exemplary flowcharts of the
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`monitoring and collecting (logging) of event activity in Fig.
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`for each of the data services of Fig.
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`or more embodiments of the present
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`invention.
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`4 is an exemplary table representation of the Activity
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`Log database of Fig.
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`l in accordance with an embodiment of the
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`present invention.
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`Fig.
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`5 is an exemplary table representation of the
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`Permissions database of Fig.
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`of the present invention.
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`Figs.
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`6A—6B illustrate exemplary flowcharts where the data
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`service on a wireless device is processed or blocked based on
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`the contextual information being passed through the data service
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`in accordance with an embodiment of the present
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`invention.
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`7A—7B illustrate exemplary flowcharts of the Alert
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`Monitor tool of Fig.
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`l in accordance with an embodiment of the
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`present invention.
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`Embodiments of the present
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`invention and their advantages
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`are best understood by referring to the detailed description
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`that follows.
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`It should be appreciated that like reference
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`numerals are used to identify like elements illustrated in one
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`or more of the figures.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`Fig.
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`1 illustrates a Data Gateway program tool 30 and
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`wireless devices 10, 12, and 14 representing users whose
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`activities are monitored according to an embodiment of the
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`present
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`invention.
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`Each of the devices 10, 12 and 14 may
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`include a respective Data Monitoring program tool 11, 13, and 15
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`which communicates with the Data Gateway 30. Data services used
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`on the wireless devices 10, 12 and 14 are monitored for activity
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`by their respective Data Monitoring program tool 11, 13, and 15
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`which communicates to the Data Gateway 30 via a wireless data
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`connection such as a cellular service provider 16.
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`Alternatively,
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`the devices 10, 12, and 14 may send their
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`activity information through any available communications
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`network including PIN to PIN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Personal Area
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`Networks, Local Area Networks, and Public Networks such as
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`cellular networks, satellite networks and the Internet.
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`As described in more detail below,
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`the Data Gateway 3O
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`maintains an Activity Log 40 database in Data Center 17.
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`The
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`Activity Log 40 contains an entry for each use of_a data service
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`on wireless devices 10, 12, and 14. Also described in more
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`detail below,
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`the Data Center 17 also contains a Permissions 50
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`database which includes the wireless devices to be monitored and
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`the rules to allow, deny or alert of data service activity
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`occurring on the wireless devices being monitored.
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`The Alert Monitor 70 program waits for new entries to be
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`made into the Activity Log 40.
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`Each new entry is checked
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`against the Permissions 50 database. Whenever unauthorized
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`activity is detected,
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`the Alert Monitor 70 sends an alert to one
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`or more users via the Data Gateway 30, such as for example to a
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`cell phone 18 using SMS Text Messaging or an Email 19 account.
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`The preferred method of notification is maintained in the
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`Permissions 50 database which can support many forms of data
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`communications including voice messages,
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`SMS Text Messages,
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`email or any other publicly accepted machine to machine
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`communications protocol.
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`Fig.
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`2 illustrates in more detail a Data Monitor 21 program
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`tool which captures the data service activity on a Mobile
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`Communications Device 20 in accordance with an embodiment of the
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`present
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`invention.
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`For example, data monitor 21 program tool
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`may be an exemplary representation of data monitor 11, 13,
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`and/or 15 and similarly mobile communications device 20 may be
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`an exemplary representation of device 10, 12, and/or 14. Each
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`Mobile Communications Device 20 contains one or more
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`applications that use a well known communication protocol to
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`send or receive digital data packets (communications) or provide
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`supporting applications to facilitate the communications process
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`such as an Address Book which contains an email address used to
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`send an email communication.
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`In accordance with an embodiment
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`of the present invention,
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`these communication applications and
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`their supporting applications are defined as a data service.
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`These data services may include one or more of a Phone
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`Application 22 for sending or receiving voice communications, an
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`Email Application 23 for sending or receiving email
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`communications, a SMS Text Application 24 for sending or
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`receiving SMS text messages, an Instant Messaging Application 25
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`for sending or receiving instant messages, a Web Browser
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`Application 26 for sending or receiving HTTP requests and
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`responses, an Address Book 27 for storing contact
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`information, a
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`Calendar/Task Application 28 for storing appointment
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`information, an Installation Application 29 for storing
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`information regarding the installed applications on the device,
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`and a Photo/Video/Multimedia Application 31 for sending or
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`receiving multimedia files. As described in more detail below,
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`the Data Monitor 21 program tool monitors the inbound and
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`outbound activity for each of these data services and sends a
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`Cellular Service Provider 16. Alternatively,
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`the Data Monitor
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`communications network, such as the Internet, a company network,
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`As would be understood by one skilled in the art,
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`embodiments of the present invention provide certain advantages
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`over conventional approaches.
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`For example, a conventional
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`approach may simply provide parental controls which monitor and
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`block Internet and email access from a desktop and which
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`primarily prevent access to unwanted content or block the
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`transmission of personally identifiable information. Blocking
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`access the blocked content.
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`For example, most gaming consoles
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`today are enabled with Internet access and do not inherently
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`include parental controls. Parental control applications
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`generally do not log the blocked content and none pro—actively
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`notify the parent or administrative user of the event.
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`Additionally, none are capable of.monitoring a cell phone or
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`other mobile communications device which today have comparable
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`communication capabilities as a desktop computer.
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`As another example of a conventional approach, child and
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`employee monitoring of geographic location may be provided from
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`a cell phone, but this approach typically requires an active
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`search by the parent or manager to locate the device.
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`Perimeter
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`boundaries or virtual fencing could be deployed using existing
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`location technology, but again all of these location approaches
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`are after—the—fact of direct contact with a predator or after a
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`potentially life threatening event is in progress.
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`in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present
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`invention, systems and methods are disclosed for example to
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`detect the potentially life threatening event before physical
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`contact is made with the user of a monitored wireless device.
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`For example, Fig. 3A illustrates a data flowchart for the
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`capturing of an inbound voice call using the Phone Application
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`22 on a Mobile Communications Device 20 in accordance with an
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`embodiment of the present
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`invention.
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`Initially,
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`in step 110, a
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`phone call is received on the Mobile Communications Device 20.
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`In step 120,
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`the Data Monitor 21 recognizes that the Phone
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`Application 22 data service has been initiated and begins to
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`capture information regarding the use of the data service
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`including the unique Device ID of the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20,
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`the start and end date/time stamp of the call, and
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`the originating phone number. Once the call has been terminated
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`(Step 130),
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`the Data Monitor 21 formats a data packet which
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`includes the collected information (Activity Record) and sends
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`one or more data packets to the central repository located in
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`Data Center 17.
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`In step 140,
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`the Data Gateway 30 located in
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`the Data Center 17 receives the data packet(s) and then writes
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`the data packet(s)
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`in step 150 to the Activity Log 40, a central
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`repository for all data collected from the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20.
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`3B illustrates a data flowchart for the capturing of
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`an outbound voice call using the Phone Application 22 on a
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`Mobile Communications Device 20 in accordance with an embodiment
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`of the present invention.
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`Initially,
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`in step 111, a phone call
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`is placed from the Mobile Communications Device 20.
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`In step
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`121,
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`the Data Monitor 21 recognizes that the Phone Application
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`22 data service has been initiated and begins to capture
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`information regarding the use of the data service including the
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`unique Device ID of the Mobile Communications Device 20,
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`the
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`start and end date/time stamp of the call, and the destination
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`phone number. Once the call has been terminated (Step 130),
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`the
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`Data Monitor 21 formats a data packet which includes the
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`collected information (Activity Record) and sends one or more
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`data packets to the central repository located in Data Center
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`17.
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`In step 140,
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`the Data Gateway 30 located in the Data
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`Center 17 receives the data packet(s) and then writes the data
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`packet(s)
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`in step 150 to the Activity Log 40, a central
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`repository for all data collected from the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20.
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`Fig. 3C illustrates a data flowchart for the capturing of
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`an inbound email message using the Email Application 23 on a
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`Mobile Communications Device 20 in accordance with an embodiment
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`of the present invention.
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`Initially,
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`in step 112, an email
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`message is received on the Mobile Communications Device 20.
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`In
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`step 122,
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`the Data Monitor 21 recognizes that the Email
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`Application 23 data service has been initiated and begins to
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`capture information regarding the use of the data service
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`including the unique Device ID of the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20,
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`the date/time stamp of the message, and the
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`originating email address. Once the message has been received
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`(Step 130),
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`the Data Monitor 21 formats a data packet which
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`includes the collected information (Activity Record) and sends
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`one or more data packets to the central repository located in
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`Data Center 17.
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`In step 140,
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`the Data Gateway 30 located in
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`the Data Center 17 receives the data packet(s) and then writes
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`the data packet(s)
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`in step 150 to the Activity Log 40, a central
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`repository for all data collected from the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20.
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`Fig.
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`3D illustrates a data flowchart for the capturing of
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`an outbound email message using the Email Application 23 on a
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`Mobile Communications Device 20 in accordance with an embodiment
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`of the present invention.
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`Initially,
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`in step 113, an email
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`message is sent from the Mobile Communications Device 20.
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`In
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`step 123,
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`the Data Monitor 21 recognizes that the Email
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`Application 23 data service has been initiated and begins to
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`capture information regarding the use of the data service
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`including the unique Device ID of the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20,
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`the date/time stamp of the message, and the
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`destination email address. Once the message has been sent
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`(Step
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`130),
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`the Data Monitor 21 formats a data packet which includes
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`the collected information (Activity Record) and sends one or
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`more data packets to the central repository located in Data
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`Center 17.
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`In step 140,
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`the Data Gateway 30 located in the
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`Data Center 17 receives the data packet(s) and then writes the
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`data packet(s)
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`in step 150 to the Activity Log 40, a central
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`repository for all data collected from the Mobile Communications
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`Fig. 3E illustrates a data flowchart for the capturing of
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`an inbound text message using the SMS Text Application 24 on a
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`Mobile Communications Device 20 in accordance with an embodiment
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`of the present invention.
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`Initially,
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`in step 114, a text
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`message is received on the Mobile Communications Device 20.
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`In
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`step 124,
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`the Data Monitor 21 recognizes that the SMS Text
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`Application 24 data service has been initiated and begins to
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`capture information regarding the use of the data service
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`including the unique Device ID of the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20,
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`the date/time stamp of the message, and the
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`originating phone number. Once the message has been received
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`(Step 130),
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`the Data Monitor 21 formats a data packet which
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`includes the collected information (Activity Record) and sends
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`Data Center 17.
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`In step 140,
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`the Data Gateway 30 located in
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`the Data Center 17 receives the data packet(s) and then writes
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`the data packet(s)
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`in step 150 to the Activity Log 40, a central
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`repository for all data collected from the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20.
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`an outbound text message using the SMS Text Application 24 on a
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`Mobile Communications Device 20 in accordance with an embodiment
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`of the present invention.
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`Initially,
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`in step 115, a text
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`message is sent
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`from the Mobile Communications Device 20.
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`In
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`step 125,
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`the Data Monitor 21 recognizes that the SMS Text
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`Application 24 data service has been initiated and begins to
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`capture information regarding the use of the data service
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`including the unique Device ID of the Mobile Communications
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`Device 20,
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`the date/time stamp of the message, and the
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`destination phone number. Once the message has been sent
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`(Step
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`130),
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`the Data Monitor 21 formats a data packet which includes
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`the collected