Granted Patent B2

US 9,167,550 · App. 14/050,804 · Granted Oct 20, 2015

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by a mobile communications device, a first location associated with a current location of the mobile communications device;

applying a first security policy to the mobile communications device based on the first location;

determining, by the mobile communications device, a change in the current location of the mobile communications device from the first location to a second location associated with the current location of the mobile communications device;

at the mobile communication device, applying a second security policy to replace the first security policy to the mobile communications device based on the change from the first location to the second location;

generating, by the mobile communications device, a notification when the detected change in the current location corresponds to one of the mobile communications device entering a location known to the mobile communications device or leaving a location known to the mobile communications device; and

transmitting, from the mobile communications device, the generated notification to a server.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein an application of the second security policy replaces an application of the first security policy for the mobile communications device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current location is transmitted to the server.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving at the mobile communications device an email notification from the server in response to a change in the determined current location and transmitted current location.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the email notification comprises information to indicate that the mobile communications device has left the first location.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device determines the first security policy to apply and the second security policy to apply based upon the current location.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first security policy and the second security policy are different, the second security policy providing access to fewer features of the mobile communications device than the first security policy.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from the server, a command to apply the second security policy, the command being based on the generated notification,

wherein the applying the second security policy to replace the first security policy to the mobile communications device is further based on the received command.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by a mobile communications device, a first location associated with a current location of the mobile communications device;

applying a first security policy to the mobile communications device based on the first location;

determining, by the mobile communications device, a change in the current location of the mobile communications device from the first location to a second location associated with the current location of the mobile communications device;

at the mobile communication device, applying a second security policy to replace the first security policy to the mobile communications device based on the change from the first location to the second location;

generating, by the mobile communications device, a notification when the detected change in the current location corresponds to one of the mobile communications device entering a location known to the mobile communications device or leaving a location known to the mobile communications device; and

transmitting, from the mobile communications device, the generated notification to a server.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein an application of the second security policy replaces an application of the first security policy for the mobile communications device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the current location is transmitted to the server.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving at the mobile communications device an email notification from the server in response to a change in the determined current location and transmitted current location.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the email notification comprises information to indicate that the mobile communications device has left the first location.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the mobile communications device determines the first security policy to apply and the second security policy to apply based upon the current location.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first security policy and the second security policy are different, the second security policy providing access to fewer features of the mobile communications device than the first security policy.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising receiving, from the server, a command to apply the second security policy, the command being based on the generated notification,

wherein the applying the second security policy to replace the first security policy to the mobile communications device is further based on the received command.

17. A system, comprising at least one processor and memory, comprising:

a module to obtain, by a mobile communications device, a first location associated with a current location of the mobile communications device;

a module to apply a first security policy to the mobile communications device based on the first location;

a module to determine, by the mobile communications device, a change in the current location of the mobile communications device from the first location to a second location;

a module to apply, at the mobile communication device, a second security policy to replace the first security policy to the mobile communications device based on the change from the first location to the second location;

a module to generate, by the mobile communications device, a notification when the detected change in the current location corresponds to one of the mobile communications device entering a location known to the mobile communications device or leaving a location known to the mobile communications device; and

a module to transmit, from the mobile communications device, the generated notification to a server.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the application of the second security policy replaces the application of the first security policy for the mobile communications device.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the current location is transmitted to a server.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the mobile communications device determines the first security policy to apply and the second security policy to apply based upon the current location.

21. The system of claim 20 , further comprising a module to receive at the mobile communications device an email notification from the server in response to the determined and transmitted change in the current location.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the email notification comprises information to indicate that the mobile communications device has left the first location.

23. The system of claim 17 , further comprising a module to receive, from the server, a command to apply the second security policy, the command being based on the generated notification,

wherein the module to apply the second security policy to replace the first security policy to the mobile communications device further applies the second security policy based on the received command.

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