Confirmation based mobile messaging platform
The present invention relates to a system and method for delivering a message to and receiving an acknowledgement from a mobile device, and more specifically, the system and method allows network operators, or any central administration group(s) to issue messages and warnings to a mobile device, which requires an acknowledgement in order for the mobile device to continue functioning without restriction.
1. A system for receiving confirmation of a received message from a mobile device comprising:
a server coupled to equipment in communication with a mobile device, said server having a storage;
a monitoring module having a threshold and monitoring voice and data usage of the mobile device, wherein when the threshold is reached for the monitored usage, said monitoring module generates a notification that is presented on the mobile device;
said notification requires an acknowledgement thereto such that the functionality of the mobile device associated with the threshold that has been reached is blocked until the acknowledgement is sent, and the acknowledgement is always saved on said storage to generate an audit trail of the acknowledgement.
2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the notification allows for at least two different responses thereto.
3. The system according to claim 2 wherein the at least two different responses allow or restrict at least one function of the mobile device.
4. The system according to claim 3 wherein the at least one function is selected from the group consisting of: data usage, voice usage, SMS usage and combinations thereof.
5. The system according to claim 4 wherein the threshold is set based at least in part upon a service plan for the mobile device, which defines at least one limit of the at least one function for a billing cycle.
6. The system according to claim 5 wherein at a beginning of a new billing cycle, if the at least one function has been restricted, the restriction is removed.
7. The system according to claim 4 wherein when the at least one function is selected as voice usage or SMS usage, the restriction of the at least one function is a restriction of communication with a particular phone number.
8. The system according to claim 4 wherein when the at least one function is selected as data usage, the restriction of the at least one function is a restriction of an application.
9. The system according to claim 1 wherein said monitoring module comprises software located on the mobile device.
10. The system according to claim 1 wherein said monitoring module comprises software located remotely from the mobile device.
11. The system according to claim 1 wherein a network of a carrier provides data to the mobile device located in a roaming network, the data comprising cost information, wherein the cost information is presented on the mobile device and must be acknowledged before operation of features of the device on the roaming network is allowed.
12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the threshold comprise a plurality of successive thresholds, and when each successive threshold is reached for the monitored usage, said monitoring module generates a respective notification that is presented on the mobile device, wherein the respective notification requires an acknowledgement thereto such that the functionality of the mobile device associated with the respective threshold that has been reached is blocked until the acknowledgement is sent and the acknowledgement to the respective notification is saved on said storage to generate an audit trail.
13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the threshold relates to a voice/data plan service limit, and the plurality of successive thresholds relate to costs associated with voice or data usage in excess of the voice/data plan service limit.
14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the respective notifications includes cost data.