Application management for a wireless communication device
View Patent ↗A wireless communication system comprises a wireless communication device and an application control system. The wireless communication device is configured to receive an application transmitted from an application server over a communication network, present application management tiers comprising individual settings for management items of access, bandwidth, and security for the application, receive a selection of one of the application management tiers for the application from the user, and transfer the selected application management tier for delivery to the application control system. The application control system is configured to process the selected application management tier with a predetermined management tier for the application to identify a discrepancy between a setting of one of the management items in the selected application management tier and a predetermined setting for a corresponding item in the predetermined management tier, and transfer feedback for delivery to the wireless communication device that identifies the discrepancy and suggests the predetermined management tier for the application.
1. A method of operating a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
in a wireless communication device, receiving an application transmitted from an application server over a communication network;
in the wireless communication device, presenting a plurality of application management tiers to a user, wherein the application management tiers comprise individual settings for management items comprising access, bandwidth, and security for the application;
in the wireless communication device, receiving a selection of one of the application management tiers for the application from the user, and transferring the selected application management tier for delivery to an application control system;
in the application control system, processing the selected application management tier with a predetermined management tier for the application to identify a discrepancy between a setting of one of the management items in the selected application management tier and a predetermined setting for a corresponding item in the predetermined management tier;
in the application control system, transferring feedback for delivery to the wireless communication device that identifies the discrepancy and suggests the predetermined management tier for the application; and
in the wireless communication device, presenting the feedback to the user.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined management tier for the application comprises a highest setting for the security management item when the application is unknown to the application control system.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined management tier comprises an application management tier selected by a majority of users of the application.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the feedback informs the user that the selected application management tier is overly restrictive on bandwidth for the application and suggests the predetermined management tier having a less restrictive bandwidth setting than the selected application management tier.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the feedback informs the user that the selected application management tier fails to provide sufficient security for the application and suggests the predetermined management tier having a higher security setting than the selected application management tier.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the management items comprise roaming and battery usage for the application.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein a highest setting of the roaming management item restricts the application from downloading updates when the wireless communication device is roaming.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein a highest setting of the access management item limits the application to a predetermined number of data access requests.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein a highest setting of the bandwidth management item configures the wireless communication device to prompt the user to authorize data transfers for the application based on a location of the wireless communication device.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein a highest setting of the security management item requires a virus scan for the application.
11. A wireless communication system comprising:
a wireless communication device configured to receive an application transmitted from an application server over a communication network;
the wireless communication device configured to present a plurality of application management tiers to a user, wherein the application management tiers comprise individual settings for management items comprising access, bandwidth, and security for the application;
the wireless communication device configured to receive a selection of one of the application management tiers for the application from the user, and transfer the selected application management tier for delivery to an application control system;
an application control system configured to process the selected application management tier with a predetermined management tier for the application to identify a discrepancy between a setting of one of the management items in the selected application management tier and a predetermined setting for a corresponding item in the predetermined management tier;
the application control system configured to transfer feedback for delivery to the wireless communication device that identifies the discrepancy and suggests the predetermined management tier for the application; and
the wireless communication device configured to present the feedback to the user.
12. The wireless communication system of claim 11 wherein the predetermined management tier for the application comprises a highest setting for the security management item when the application is unknown to the application control system.
13. The wireless communication system of claim 11 wherein the predetermined management tier comprises an application management tier selected by a majority of users of the application.
14. The wireless communication system of claim 11 wherein the feedback informs the user that the selected application management tier is overly restrictive on bandwidth for the application and suggests the predetermined management tier having a less restrictive bandwidth setting than the selected application management tier.
15. The wireless communication system of claim 11 wherein the feedback informs the user that the selected application management tier fails to provide sufficient security for the application and suggests the predetermined management tier having a higher security setting than the selected application management tier.
16. The wireless communication system of claim 11 wherein the management items comprise roaming and battery usage for the application.
17. The wireless communication system of claim 16 wherein a highest setting of the roaming management item restricts the application from downloading updates when the wireless communication device is roaming.
18. The wireless communication system of claim 11 wherein a highest setting of the access management item limits the application to a predetermined number of data access requests.
19. The wireless communication system of claim 11 wherein a highest setting of the bandwidth management item configures the wireless communication device to prompt the user to authorize data transfers for the application based on a location of the wireless communication device.
20. A method of operating a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
in a wireless communication device, receiving an application transmitted from an application server over a communication network;
in the wireless communication device, presenting a plurality of application management tiers to a user, wherein the application management tiers comprise individual settings for management items comprising access, bandwidth, security, roaming, and battery life for the application;
in the wireless communication device, receiving a selection of one of the application management tiers for the application from the user, and transferring the selected application management tier for delivery to an application control system;
in the application control system, processing the selected application management tier with a predetermined management tier for the application to identify a discrepancy between a setting of one of the management items in the selected application management tier and a predetermined setting for a corresponding item in the predetermined management tier;
in the application control system, transferring feedback for delivery to the wireless communication device that identifies the discrepancy and suggests the predetermined management tier for the application, wherein the predetermined management tier comprises an application management tier selected by a majority of users of the application; and
in the wireless communication device, presenting the feedback to the user.