Granted Patent B2

US 8,799,227 · App. 13/398,676 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Abstract

Claims (72)

1. A method for managing data in a user device, the method comprising:

pushing, to a service application of a user device, first metadata related to a personal resource associated with a personal perimeter of the user device, the service application being external to the personal perimeter, and the personal perimeter being configured to prevent resources of the user device external to the personal perimeter from accessing resources associated with the personal perimeter;

pushing, to the service application of the user device, second metadata related to a work resource associated with a work perimeter of the user device, the service application being external to the work perimeter, the work perimeter being configured to prevent resources of the user device external to the work perimeter from accessing resources associated with the work perimeter;

presenting, through a display of the user device, information based on a combination of the first metadata and the second metadata when the personal perimeter is unlocked and the work perimeter is unlocked; and

presenting, through the display, information based on a combination of the first metadata and a portion of the second metadata when the personal perimeter is unlocked and the work perimeter is locked, the portion of the second metadata being less than the second metadata used when the work perimeter is unlocked.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting a request to identify types of metadata for the work resource to push to the service application;

updating a management policy for the work resource associated with the work perimeter based on selected metadata types; and

selecting the second metadata for the work resource in accordance with the management policy.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request to update data for the work resource associated with the work perimeter; and

in response to the updated data, determining whether to push the second metadata associated with the updated data to the external service application based on a management policy for the work perimeter, the management policy defining one or more rules for pushing data to external service applications.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting information comprises:

generating a presentation including the first metadata and the second metadata; and

displaying the presentation including the first metadata and the second metadata.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external service application comprises a calendar application, the first metadata being associated with a personal appointment, and the second metadata being associated with a work appointment.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first metadata only identifies a date and time for the personal appointment and the second metadata only identifies a date and a time for the work appointment.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service application comprises at least one of a notification application, a messaging application, a calendar application, or a contacts application.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting information comprises:

generating a single interface for the service application;

generating a first graphical element conveying the first metadata;

generating a second graphical element conveying the second metadata; and

presenting the single interface including the first graphical element and the second graphical element.

9. A device, comprising:

a personal perimeter of the device assigned a personal resource, the personal perimeter being configured to prevent resources of the device external to the personal perimeter from accessing resources associated with the personal perimeter;

a work perimeter of the device assigned a work resource, the work perimeter being configured to prevent resources of the device external to the work perimeter from accessing resources associated with the work perimeter; and

one or more processors operable to:

push, to a service application of a user device, first metadata related to a personal resource associated with a personal perimeter of the user device, the service application being external to the personal perimeter;

push, to the service application of the user device, second metadata related to a work resource associated with a work perimeter of the user device, the service application being external to the work perimeter;

present information based on a combination of the first metadata and the second metadata when the personal perimeter is unlocked and the work perimeter is unlocked; and

present information based on a combination of the first metadata and a portion of the second metadata when the personal perimeter is unlocked and the work perimeter is locked, the portion of the second metadata being less than the second metadata used when the work perimeter is unlocked.

10. The device of claim 9 , one or more processors further operable to:

present a request to identify types of metadata for the work resource to push to the service application;

update a management policy for the work resource associated with the work perimeter based on selected metadata types; and

select the second metadata for the work resource in accordance with the management policy.

11. The device of claim 9 , one or more processors further operable to:

receive a request to update data for the work resource associated with the work perimeter; and

in response to the updated data, determine whether to push the second metadata associated with the updated data to the service application based on a management policy for the work perimeter, the management policy defining one or more rules for pushing data to service applications.

12. The device of claim 9 , wherein one or more processors operable to present information comprises one or more processors operable to:

generate a presentation including the first metadata and the second metadata; and

display the presentation including the first metadata and the second metadata.

13. The device of claim 9 , wherein the service application comprises a calendar application, the first metadata being associated with a personal appointment, and the second metadata being associated with a work appointment.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the first metadata only identifies a date and time for the personal appointment and the second metadata only identifies a date and a time for the work appointment.

15. The device of claim 9 , wherein the service application comprises at least one of a notification application, a messaging application, a calendar application, or a contacts application.

16. The device of claim 9 , wherein one or more processors operable to present information comprises one or more processors further operable to:

generate a single interface for the service application;

generate a first graphical element conveying the first metadata;

generate a second graphical element conveying the second metadata; and

present the single interface including the first graphical element and the second graphical element.

17. A computer program product encoded on a non-transitory medium, the product comprising computer readable instructions for causing one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

pushing, to a service application of a user device, first metadata related to a personal resource associated with a personal perimeter of the user device, the service application being external to the personal perimeter, and the personal perimeter being configured to prevent resources of the user device external to the personal perimeter from accessing resources associated with the personal perimeter;

pushing, to the service application of the user device, second metadata related to a work resource associated with a work perimeter of the user device, the service application being external to the work perimeter, the work perimeter being configured to prevent resources of the user device external to the work perimeter from accessing resources in associated with the second work perimeter;

presenting, through a display of the user device, information based on a combination of the first metadata and the second metadata when the personal perimeter is unlocked and the work perimeter is unlocked; and

presenting, through the display, information based on a combination of the first metadata and a portion of the second metadata when the personal perimeter is unlocked and the work perimeter is locked, the portion of the second metadata being less than the second metadata used when the work perimeter is unlocked.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , the operations further comprising:

presenting a request to identify types of metadata for the work resource to push to the service application;

updating a management policy for the work resource associated with the work perimeter based on selected metadata types; and

selecting the second metadata for the work resource in accordance with the management policy.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a request to update data for the work resource associated with the work perimeter; and

in response to the updated data, determining whether to push the second metadata associated with the updated data to the service application based on a management policy for the work perimeter, the management policy defining one or more rules for pushing data to service applications.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the operations comprising presenting information comprises the operations comprising:

generating a presentation including the first metadata and the second metadata; and

displaying the presentation including the first metadata and the second metadata.

21. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the service application comprises a calendar application, the first metadata being associated with a personal appointment, and the second metadata being associated with a work appointment.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein the first metadata only identifies a date and time for the personal appointment and the second metadata only identifies a date and a time for the work appointment.

23. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the service application comprises at least one of a notification application, a messaging application, a calendar application, or a contacts application.

24. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the operations comprising presenting information comprises the operations comprising:

generating a single interface for the service application;

generating a first graphical element conveying the first metadata;

generating a second graphical element conveying the second metadata; and

presenting the single interface including the first graphical element and the second graphical element.

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