Prior art

This section will identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 10321320, focusing on citations made within the patent and providing details on each. Please note that the current date is April 26, 2026.

Most Relevant Prior Art for US Patent 10321320

The following references are identified as prior art for US Patent 10321320. The patent itself does not explicitly categorize its citations as anticipating specific claims, but by examining the content of the cited patents, we can infer potential areas of overlap under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

US8271057 B2 - Condition-based activation, shut-down and management of applications of mobile devices

• Full Citation: US8271057 B2
• Publication/Filing Date: The patent indicates a priority date of 2009-01-28, which is the same as US10321320's priority date. Therefore, it is important to confirm the actual filing date to establish its "prior art" status under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Assuming the filing date is prior to the priority date of US10321320, it would qualify as prior art.
• Brief Description: This patent describes systems and methods for condition-based activation, shut-down, and management of applications on mobile devices. It focuses on controlling applications based on usage patterns and collected information. This includes device-side components managing communications by monitoring and controlling application behavior.
• Potential Anticipated Claims: This reference potentially anticipates elements of Independent Claims 1, 20, and 21 related to a "service processor implemented on a device, configured to manage device communications" and "a usage monitoring agent configured to manage usage monitoring for network services."

US20040039803 A1 - Unified policy-based management system

• Full Citation: US20040039803 A1
• Publication/Filing Date: Published in 2004.
• Brief Description: This publication discloses a unified policy-based management system, including a policy server that stores policy rules for Quality of Service (QoS) requirements for network subscribers. These policy rules are then pushed to Policy Enforcement Agents (PEAs) for enforcement at various network nodes. This system functions as a service controller managing service policies.
• Potential Anticipated Claims: This reference potentially anticipates elements of Independent Claims 1, 20, and 21 related to a "service controller configured to manage one or more service policies associated with the device."

EP2761805 B1 - System and method for out-of-band management of a computing device

• Full Citation: EP2761805 B1
• Publication/Filing Date: Priority date of 2008-01-25.
• Brief Description: This patent explicitly teaches "out-of-band remote authentication" for devices and describes using "out-of-band (OOB) communication" to query, restore, and protect devices remotely, even when powered off, and independent of the operating system or application software. It demonstrates the use of out-of-band resources for critical control and management communications with a device.
• Potential Anticipated Claims: This reference potentially anticipates elements of Independent Claims 1, 20, and 21 related to a "control plane communication link to enable the service processor and the service controller to exchange control plane communications using one or more out-of-band communication resources."

EP2008237 A1 - Mobile payment platform and service

• Full Citation: EP2008237 A1
• Publication/Filing Date: Priority date of 2007-06-15.
• Brief Description: This publication describes a mobile payment platform and service that allows users to make and receive payments using mobile devices. This implies device-side management of financial communications and potentially billing functions.
• Potential Anticipated Claims: This reference potentially anticipates elements of Independent Claims 1, 20, and 21 related to a "service processor implemented on a device, configured to manage device communications" and potentially a "billing agent configured to manage billing for network services."

WO0041380 A1 (PCT/FI00/00530) - Method for controlling services, and network element

• Full Citation: PCT/FI00/00530 (Published as WO0041380 A1)
• Publication/Filing Date: Filed on 2000-06-13.
• Brief Description: This PCT application describes moving the control of services away from the switching center to a separate intelligent network functional unit, referred to as a service control point (SCP). This SCP is configured to control services, acting as a service controller managing service policies within a telecommunications network.
• Potential Anticipated Claims: This reference potentially anticipates elements of Independent Claims 1, 20, and 21 related to a "service controller configured to manage one or more service policies associated with the device."