Locally securing sensitive data stored on a mobile phone
US10038778B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Locally securing sensitive data stored on a mobile phone. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for locally securing sensitive data stored on a mobile phone may be performed, at least in part, by a computing device including at least one processor. The method may include operating a mobile phone in an owner mode. The method may also include locally detecting, by the mobile phone, an insecurity event on the mobile phone. The method may further include, in response to locally detecting the insecurity event on the mobile phone, automatically switching, by the mobile phone, to operating the mobile phone in a guest mode, with the automatic switching to operating the mobile phone in the guest mode resulting in automatically securing sensitive data stored locally on the mobile phone.
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