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Defining and implementing policies on managed object-enabled mobile devices

US8375136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2008
Grant dateFeb 12, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/125
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of a system configured to manage policies, including decision policies and active policies, on an Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) enabled mobile client devices is described. The system is configured to manage policies, including decision policies and active policies, on mobile devices. The system includes a device policy repository, a policy decision point, a decision policy enforcer, and an active policy enforcer. The system includes a server-side process configured to allow creation, modification and transmission of defined policies to the mobile client device, and a client-side process executed on the mobile client device and configured store the defined policies in an OMA DM management tree in the mobile client device as management objects, wherein each policy of the defined policies is represented as a subnode of the management tree.

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