Patent · US Active

System and method for lost data destruction of electronic data stored on portable electronic devices

US8037304B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
19References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 2009
Grant dateOct 11, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 2, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/88
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data security system and method protects stored data from unauthorized access. According to one aspect of the invention, a client computing device communicates periodically with a server. If communications is note established between the client and the server for a selected activation interval and a subsequent grace period, the data is determined to be lost, and programmed security rules are automatically executed. Rules relating to encryption, as well as other security procedures, can be defined and entered by an administrator with access to the server, and then disseminated to each of a plurality of clients that access the server.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.