IP Library Granted Patent US 9,235,584
Granted Patent B2
US 9,235,584 · App. 14/580,006 · Granted Jan 12, 2016

Self-removal of enterprise app data

Inventors: Suresh Kumar Batchu (Milpitas, CA); Mansu Kim (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: MOBILE IRON, INC.
G06F17/30117G06F17/30156G06F17/30303G06F21/60G06F21/6218G06F2221/2137G06F2221/2143
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,235,584
App. No.
14/580,006
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Self-removal of enterprise application data (e.g., managed application data) is disclosed. It may be determined that a data removal condition has been satisfied. Based at least in part on the determination, data removal information may be generated for a plurality of applications including a managed set of mobile applications. The data removal information may be provided to at least a first application included in the plurality of applications. The first application may provide the data removal information to a data storage location accessible to at least a second application upon a data removal-related event.

Claims (50)

1. A method, comprising:

determining that a data removal condition has been satisfied;

generating, based at least in part on the determination, data removal information for a plurality of applications comprising a managed set of mobile applications;

providing the data removal information to at least a first application included in the plurality of applications, the first application is configured to provide the data removal information to a data storage location accessible to at least a second application upon a data removal-related event and wherein the second application is configured to read the data removal information from the data storage location and remove data associated with the second application based at least in part on reading the data removal information from the data storage location; and

updating, by the second application, the data removal information to include an indication that at least a portion of the data associated with the second application has been removed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first application includes a management agent that manages one or more applications in the managed set and the second application includes a managed application included in the managed set.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the data removal-related event includes a determination by the management agent that data is to be removed from the plurality of applications.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, based at least in part on the data removal information, a third application in the plurality of applications; and

providing at least a portion of the data removal information to the third application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data removal information includes one or more of data removal instructions, identifying information associated with the plurality of applications, a manner of invoking one or more of the plurality of applications, and a data removal status associated with one or more applications in the plurality of applications.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing, by a library associated with the first application, at least a portion of the data associated with the first application.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the data removal condition has been satisfied includes receiving the data removal information from a device management server.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein each application in the plurality of applications includes a library configured to remove at least a portion of data associated with the application based at least in part on the data removal information.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein data is not removed from one or more applications not included in the managed set of applications.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by an application in the plurality of applications based at least in part on the data removal information, that each application in the plurality of applications has completed data removal.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

invoking a management agent associated with the managed set of applications.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising confirming, by the management agent, that data has been removed from each of the plurality of applications.

13. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:

determine that a data removal condition has been satisfied;

generate, based at least in part on the determination, data removal information for a plurality of applications comprising a managed set of mobile applications;

provide the data removal information to at least a first application included in the plurality of applications, wherein the first application is configured to provide the data removal information to a data storage location accessible to at least a second application upon a data removal-related event, and wherein the second application is configured to read the data removal information from the data storage location and remove data associated with the second application based at least in part on reading the data removal information from the data storage location; and

update, based at least in part on the data removal-related event, a data removal status included in the data removal information to indicate that a data removal associated with the first application is complete.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:

provide the updated data removal information to the second application.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to update, by the second application, the data removal information to include an indication that at least a portion of the data associated with the second application has been removed.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:

identify, based at least in part on the data removal information, a third application in the plurality of applications; and

provide at least a portion of the data removal information to the third application.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein each application in the plurality of applications includes a library configured to remove at least a portion of data associated with the application based at least in part on the data removal information.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to determine that each application in the plurality of applications has completed data removal.

19. A computer program product comprising a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium including computer instructions for:

determining that a data removal condition has been satisfied;

generating, based at least in part on the determination, data removal information for a plurality of applications comprising a managed set of mobile applications;

providing the data removal information to at least a first application included in the plurality of applications, wherein the first application is configured to provide the data removal information to a data storage location accessible to at least a second application upon a data removal-related event, and wherein the second application is configured to read the data removal information from the data storage location and remove data associated with the second application based at least in part on reading the data removal information from the data storage location; and

updating, by the second application, the data removal information to include an indication that at least a portion of the data associated with the second application has been removed.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , further comprising computer instructions for:

identifying, based at least in part on the data removal information, a third application in the plurality of applications; and

providing at least a portion of the data removal information to the third application.

21. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the first application includes a management agent that manages one or more applications in the managed set and the second application includes a managed application included in the managed set.

22. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the data removal information includes one or more of data removal instructions, identifying information associated with the plurality of applications, a manner of invoking one or more of the plurality of applications, and a data removal status associated with one or more applications in the plurality of applications.

23. The computer program product of claim 19 , further comprising computer instructions for:

removing, by a library associated with the first application, at least a portion of the data associated with the first application.

24. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein determining that the data removal condition has been satisfied includes receiving the data removal information from a device management server.

25. The computer program product of claim 19 , further comprising computer instructions for:

determining, by an application in the plurality of applications based at least in part on the data removal information, that each application in the plurality of applications has completed data removal.

Assignments (4)
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY FOR SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 054665/0873 Recorded Apr 29, 2025
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS RESIGNING AGENT
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 071123/0386 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2022
From: MOBILEIRON, INC.
To: IVANTI, INC.
Reel/Frame 061327/0751 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2020
From: CELLSEC, INC.; PULSE SECURE, LLC; IVANTI, INC.; MOBILEIRON, INC.; IVANTI US LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054665/0062 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2020
From: CELLSEC, INC.; PULSE SECURE, LLC; INVANTI, INC.; MOBILEIRON, INC.; INVANTI US LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054665/0873 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14179216 · Feb 12, 2014
Provisional Application 61763591 · Feb 12, 2013
Related Publication 20150154215A1 · Jun 4, 2015