ENFORCING DEVICE SETTINGS FOR MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. At a computer system that maintains data accessible to mobile devices, a method for enforcing an appropriate mobile device configuration prior to permitting a mobile device to access the maintained data, the method comprising:
- an act of receiving a request from a mobile device, the request requesting that the mobile device be permitted to access data maintained by the computer system, the request indicating a current mobile device configuration of the mobile device;
an act of determining that current mobile device configuration is not appropriate for accessing the maintained data;
an act of sending device configuration settings to the mobile device, the device configuration settings representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data;
an act of receiving an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device configuration settings subsequent to sending the device configuration settings to the mobile device; and
an act of permitting the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device configuration settings.
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Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
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20 Claims
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1. At a computer system that maintains data accessible to mobile devices, a method for enforcing an appropriate mobile device configuration prior to permitting a mobile device to access the maintained data, the method comprising:
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an act of receiving a request from a mobile device, the request requesting that the mobile device be permitted to access data maintained by the computer system, the request indicating a current mobile device configuration of the mobile device; an act of determining that current mobile device configuration is not appropriate for accessing the maintained data; an act of sending device configuration settings to the mobile device, the device configuration settings representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data; an act of receiving an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device configuration settings subsequent to sending the device configuration settings to the mobile device; and an act of permitting the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device configuration settings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At a computer system that maintains data accessible to mobile devices, a method for enforcing mobile device access policies prior to permitting mobile device access to maintained data, the method comprising:
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an act of receiving a data command from a mobile device, the data command indicating a policy version, the policy version representing the current policy settings at the mobile device; an act of determining that the current policy settings at the mobile device are not appropriate for accessing data maintained by the computer system; an act of notifying the mobile device that the current policy settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data; an act of receiving a policy request from the mobile device, the policy request requesting policy settings that are appropriate for accessing the maintained data; an act of identifying updated policy settings that are appropriate for accessing the maintained data; an act of sending the updated policy settings along with a corresponding updated policy version to the mobile device, the updated policy version representing the updated policy settings; an act of receiving a data request along with the updated policy version from the mobile device, the data request requesting that the mobile device be permitted to access the maintained data, the updated policy version indicating that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the updated policy settings; and an act of notifying the mobile device that access to the maintained data has been permitted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-program product for use at a computer system that maintains data accessible to mobile devices, the computer program product for implementing a method for enforcing mobile device access policies prior to permitting mobile device access to maintained data, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computer system to perform the following:
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receive a data command from a mobile device, the data command indicating a policy version, the policy version representing the current policy settings at the mobile device; determine that the current policy settings at the mobile device are not appropriate for accessing data maintained by the computer system; notify the mobile device that the current policy settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data; receive a policy request from the mobile device, the policy request requesting policy settings that are appropriate for accessing the maintained data; identify updated policy settings that are appropriate for accessing the maintained data; send the updated policy settings along with a corresponding updated policy version to the mobile device, the updated policy version representing the updated policy settings; receive a data request along with the updated policy version from the mobile device, the data request requesting that the mobile device be permitted to access the maintained data, the updated policy version indicating that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the updated policy settings; and notify the mobile device that access to the maintained data has been permitted.
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