Method and system for controlling access to a wireless client device

• US 20060031681A1
• Filed: 08/05/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lin, Jyh-Han, Smith, Ronald R., Patel, Biren R.
• Application Number:
  US10/912,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20060031681A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/182
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A system (20) for controlling user access to a wireless client device (21) can include a receiver (27) and a processor (28). The processor can be programmed to enable access to a permission settings database (23) over-the-air and dynamically modify at least one permission setting for an API (24) that interfaces with an application (25) residing at least partially on the client device. The processor 28 can be programmed to authenticate an authorized administrator remotely, modify a permission setting, add or remove, update, or enable or disable security for a functional group. An enterprise server (21) can be used as the interface for changing the permissions settings remotely. Furthermore, the enterprise server can be connected through an authorization server (22) to provide any required authorization. Of course, the user can also make allowable changes to the permission settings database via a device user interface (26).

Claims

1. A method of controlling user access to a wireless client device, comprising the steps of:

enabling access to a permission settings database on the client device over-the-air; and

dynamically modifying at least one permission setting for an application program interface that interfaces with an application residing at least partially on the client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of modifying at least one permission setting for a functional group.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the application on the client device is a JAVA application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of adding or removing a functional group.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of updating a functional group.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of enabling or disabling security for a functional group.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of managing the permissions setting from an enterprise server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of controlling remotely permission settings for the application enabling the selective locking of at least a portion of the permission settings.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of selectively modifying a functional group to resolve a conflict among one or more functional groups.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of authenticating an authorized administrator remotely.

11. A system for controlling user access to a wireless client device, comprising:

a receiver;

a processor coupled to the receiver, wherein the processor is programmed to;

enable access to a permission settings database on the client device over-the-air; and

dynamically modify at least one permission setting for an application program interface that interfaces with an application residing at least partially on the client device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to authenticate an authorized administrator remotely.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to modify at least one permission setting for a functional group.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the application on the client device is a JAVA application.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to perform at least one among the functions of adding or removing a functional group, updating a functional group, and enabling or disabling security for a functional group.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to manage the permissions setting from an enterprise server.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to control remotely permission settings for the application enabling the selective locking of at least a portion of the permission settings.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to selectively modify a functional group to resolve a conflict among one or more functional groups.

19. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

authenticating an authorized administrator remotely;

enabling access to a permission settings database on the client device over-the-air;

modifying at least one permission setting for an application program interface that interfaces with an application residing at least partially on the client device.

20. The machine readable storage of claim 19, wherein the computer program further has a plurality of code sections executable by the machine for causing the machine to perform at least one among the steps of selected from modifying at least one permission setting for a functional group, adding a functional group, removing a functional group, updating a functional group, enabling security for a functional group or disabling security for a functional group.