US 9232403

US Patent 9232403, titled "Mobile device with common secure wireless message service serving multiple applications," was invented by Gregory G. Raleigh. The application was filed on March 24, 2015, and the patent was issued on January 5, 2016. The original assignee was Headwater Partners I LLC, which later reassigned the patent to Headwater Research LLC on January 4, 2017.

Abstract:
The patent discloses a mobile device featuring a common secure wireless message service designed to serve multiple applications. This device-based wireless message service is managed by a service processor that securely communicates with a network-based service controller. This interaction facilitates the management of various service parameters, including service usage, activity, and quality. The service processor is configured to control, monitor, report, filter, and manage service usage and activities for both local service applications and network service activities. In various embodiments, the service processor supports multiple service applications, network access technologies, service providers, and virtual service providers.

Independent Claims Overview:

• Independent Claim 1 (System): This claim describes a mobile device system. The system includes a radio configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one access network, and at least one hardware processor. This processor is configured to execute computer program instructions to receive network service control data from a service controller via the radio. Based on this control data, the processor enforces a service policy for network data traffic generated by multiple applications on the mobile device. This policy is enforced before the network data traffic is sent via the radio. The processor is also configured to detect a service activity associated with at least one of the multiple applications, and report information about this detected service activity to the service controller.

• Independent Claim 14 (Method): This claim outlines a method performed by a mobile device. The method involves wirelessly communicating with at least one access network using a radio. The device receives network service control data from a service controller. It then enforces a service policy, specified by the control data, on network data traffic generated by multiple applications before transmitting this traffic via the radio. The method also includes detecting a service activity related to at least one of the applications and reporting information about this activity to the service controller.

• Independent Claim 22 (Non-transitory computer readable storage medium): This claim describes a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores computer program instructions. When executed by one or more processors in a mobile device, these instructions cause the mobile device to perform a method. The method includes receiving network service control data from a service controller, enforcing a service policy based on this data on network data traffic generated by multiple applications prior to wireless transmission, detecting a service activity for at least one of the applications, and reporting information about the detected service activity to the service controller.

Litigation Note:
The patent family is currently involved in litigation, including a PTAB case IPR2026-00203, which was filed and is pending. Several US cases were also filed in various District Courts in 2025.