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Multiple time outs for applications in a mobile device

  • US 20060089125A1
  • Filed: 09/29/2005
  • Published: 04/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for revoking user access to a mobile communications network, the method comprising:

  • providing a server;

    providing a mobile device for communicating with the server;

    providing a plurality of authenticated applications for receiving data from the server, the authenticated applications having one or more authentication parameters associated therewith;

    providing a plurality of revocation timeout intervals for revoking access by the server to the plurality of authenticated applications running on the mobile device;

    associating each of the plurality of authenticated applications provided by the mobile device with one of the plurality of revocation timeout intervals different from the revocation timeout interval associated with any other of the plurality of authenticated applications;

    regularly polling the plurality of authenticated applications to determine the continued validity thereof; and

    revoking access to one of the authenticated applications if, during the revocation timeout interval associated with the one of the authenticated applications, the one of the authenticated applications has failed to satisfy the authentication parameters associated therewith.

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