US 20010049790A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2001/0049790 Al
Faccin et al. (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 6,2001
(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPLICATION LEVEL ACCESS OF SUBSCRIBER TO A NETWORK
(76) Inventors: Stefano Faccin, Dallas, TX (US); Rene
Purnadi, Coppell, TX (US); Tony
Hulkkonen, Helsinki (FI); Jaakko
Rajaniemi, Helsinki (FI); Markku
Tuohino, Espoo (FI); Mohan
Sivanandan, Helsinki (FI)
Correspondence Address:
ANTONELLI TERRY STOUT AND KRAUS
SUITE 1800
1300 NORTH SEVENTEENTH STREET ARLINGTON, VA 22209
(21) Appl. No.: 09/731,758
(22) Filed: Dec. 8, 2000
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/580,425, filed on May 30, 2000.
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 I104K 1 00
(52) U.S. C I 713 185
(57) ABSTRACT
The invention is a system and method of controlling an access of a subscriber to a network. The method includes sending an identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber from a visited network of a plurality of networks (12,14,16) connected to a home network (10); in response to the identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber, storing a subscriber profile of the authorized of access to be provided to the subscriber; and controlling access of the subscriber to any network dependent upon a comparison of access to be provided to the subscriber and the stored subscriber profile.
