Centralized selective application approval for mobile devices
US9742777B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/35
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for confirming an application change event associated with a device infrastructure of a mobile device, the method comprising: identifying an application change event processed by the device infrastructure; disabling an application associated with the application change event; sending an application authorization request from the mobile device over a communications network, the application authorization request including application identification information which identifies the application associated with the application change event; receiving a decision instruction at the mobile device, the decision instruction being based on a comparison of the application identification information with one or more listed applications in a plurality of applications identified in an application authorization list, the application authorization list being remote from the mobile device over the communications network; and performing an action on the mobile device in respect of the application associated with the application change event, based on the decision instruction.
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