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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2007
Ian James Mcdonald, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Oliver, Waterloo, CA;
Alan Panezio, Mississauga, CA;
David Lloyd Heit, Waterloo, CA;
Nicholas Alfano, Slough, GB;
Gregory Scott Henderson, Irving, TX (US);
Douglas Gisby, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Ian James McDonald, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Oliver, Waterloo, CA;
Alan Panezio, Mississauga, CA;
David Lloyd Heit, Waterloo, CA;
Nicholas Alfano, Slough, GB;
Gregory Scott Henderson, Irving, TX (US);
Douglas Gisby, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus to control the use of applications on handheld device is based on network service, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a network identifier; correlating the network identifier with application and/or feature limitations stored on the mobile device; and limiting application usage based on the results of such correlating step.