System and method for automatic data security, back-up and control for mobile devices

• US 10,165,089 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2016
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MobileGuard, LLC
• Original Assignee: MobileGuard, LLC
• Inventors: Cohan, Todd Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Obayanju, Omoniyi
• Application Number:
  US15/262,591
• Publication Number:
  US 20160381181A1
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing security, monitoring, and control of mobile communications device activity including at least one mobile communication device with software operable thereon for receiving rules provided by an authorized user of the device(s) and in accordance with those rules administering actions to provide for controlling, monitoring, and security data stored or generated on the device(s), including logging data and activities related to the mobile communications device, blocking and filtering calls, messages, websites, emails, and combinations thereof, via wireless communication with a remote server computer having a corresponding software module operable thereon for managing and implementing the rules.

Claims

1. A system for providing improved data management for at least one mobile device comprising:

at least one mobile device; and

a remote server computer (RSC) operably connected to the at least one mobile device,

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to receive data over a network;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to upload the data to the RSC;

wherein the at least one mobile device does not store the data permanently on the at least one mobile device;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to store the data on the at least one mobile device temporarily if the connection between the RSC and the at least one mobile device is temporarily unavailable;

wherein the RSC is operable to block and/or filter Short Message Service (SMS) messages, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages, and Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages from the at least one mobile device;

wherein the RSC is operable to capture, log, archive, and make searchable via tagging non-blocked SMS messages, non-blocked MMS messages, and non-blocked RCS messages;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to receive data not originated from the at least one mobile device from the RSC over a network,

wherein the at least one mobile device does not store the data not originated from the at least one mobile device on the at least one mobile device and

wherein the data not originated from the at least one mobile device includes received SMS messages, received MMS messages, and received RCS messages;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to upload data originated from the at least one mobile device to the RSC;

wherein the at least one mobile device does not store the data originated from the at least one mobile device permanently on the at least one mobile device;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to store the data originated from the at least one mobile device on the at least one mobile device temporarily if the connection between the RSC and the at least one mobile device is temporarily unavailable;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to upload the data originated from the at least one mobile device to the RSC upon a restoration of the connection between the RSC and the at least one mobile device; and

wherein the at least one mobile device is further operable to delete the temporarily stored data from the at least one mobile device upon completion of the upload of the data originated from the at least one mobile device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data includes an activity log, activity data, a duration, a frequency, and/or a content.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the data is searchable on the RSC.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the data includes voice conversations and voicemail left on a carrier network.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the RSC is operable to forward the data to a third-party vendor.

6. A method for providing improved data management for at least one mobile device comprising the steps of:

providing a web interface to access a remote server computer (RSC) including a software module over a network;

receiving rules through the web interface;

storing the rules on the RSC;

the software module implementing the rules;

wherein the rules include eliminating stored data on the at least one mobile device by storing data on the RSC, wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to actively connect with the RSC for retrieving the data;

wherein the at least one mobile device does not store data originated from the at least one mobile device permanently on the at least one mobile device;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to store data originated from the at least one mobile device on the at least one mobile device temporarily if a connection between the RSC and the at least one mobile device is temporarily unavailable;

wherein the at least one mobile device is operable to upload the data originated from the at least one mobile device to the RSC upon a restoration of the connection between the RSC and the at least one mobile device; and

wherein the at least one mobile device is further operable to delete the temporarily stored data from the at least one mobile device upon completion of the upload of the data originated from the at least one mobile device;

wherein the temporarily stored data includes short message service (SMS) messages, photos, videos, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages, Rich Communication Service (RCS) messages, instant messages, social media messages, location data, and emails originated on the at least one mobile device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the rules relate to logging data and activities related to the at least one mobile device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the rules activate and control predetermined functionality of the at least one mobile device, wherein the predetermined functionality includes remote wipe/erase of the at least one mobile device, remote lock of the at least one mobile device, remote clearing and resetting password of the mobile device, preventing predetermined applications from being installed on the at least one mobile device and/or deleted from the at least one mobile device, and remotely locking use of a camera on the at least one mobile device.