POLICY-BASED MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MDMS) BASED ON ACCESS HISTORY INFORMATION

• US 20140148140A1
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG CNS Company Limited (LBHunet Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: LG CNS Company Limited (LBHunet Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ahn, Byung Hyun, Kong, Ja Yoon, Pai, Yong Seock, Suh, Gwang Sik, Shim, Sunhaw, Han, Manho
• Application Number:
  US13/689,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148140A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention described herein provide approaches relating generally to location position management of mobile devices. Specifically, a policy-based mobile device management system (MDMS) is provided for determining a location of a mobile device based on the user'"'"'s access history information and controlling the mobile device based on the location.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing a mobile device in a mobile device management system (MDMS), comprising:

receiving control area access information resulting from a mobile device user using a control area entry card that is separate from the mobile device, wherein the control area access information is associated with an entry or exit of a control area location by the mobile device user;

determining, in response to the receiving, a policy associated with the control area location; and

applying the policy to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the control area access information is pulled by the mobile device from a server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the control area access information is pushed to the mobile device from a server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the control area location is managed by an access control system configured to record each entry and exit into the control area location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the policy defines an access restriction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining the policy comprises performing a table lookup of a client control area policy table based on a control area identifier, wherein the control area identifier is associated with the control area location.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the client control area policy table is updated from a server control area policy table.

8. A mobile device management system for managing a mobile device, comprising:

a mobile device configured to communicate with a server;

the server configured to store control area access information resulting from a mobile device user using a control area entry card that is separate from the mobile device, wherein the control area access information is associated with an entry or exit of a control area location by the mobile device user;

the mobile device further configured to receive the control area access information from the server;

the mobile device further configured to determine, in response to receipt of the control area access information, a policy associated with the control area location; and

the mobile device further configured to apply the policy to the mobile device.

9. The mobile device management system of claim 8, wherein the control area access information is pulled by the mobile device from the server.

10. The mobile device management system of claim 8, wherein the control area access information is pushed to the mobile device from a server.

11. The mobile device management system of claim 8, wherein the control area location is managed by an access control system configured to record each entry and exit into the control area location.

12. The mobile device management system of claim 8, wherein the policy defines an access restriction.

13. The mobile device management system of claim 8, wherein the step of determining the policy comprises performing a table lookup of a client control area policy table based on a control area identifier, wherein the control area identifier is associated with the control area location.

14. The mobile device management system of claim 13, wherein the client control area policy table is updated from a server control area policy table.

15. A computer program product for managing a mobile device in a mobile device management system (MDMS), the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage device, to:

receive control area access information resulting from a mobile device user using a control area entry card that is separate from the mobile device, wherein the control area access information is associated with an entry or exit of a control area location by the mobile device user;

determine, in response to receipt of the control area access information, a policy associated with the control area location; and

apply the policy to the mobile device.

16. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the control area access information is pulled by the mobile device from a server.

17. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the control area access information is pushed to the mobile device from a server.

18. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the control area location is managed by an access control system configured to record each entry and exit into the control area location.

19. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the policy defines an access restriction.

20. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, the computer readable storage medium further comprising instructions to perform a table lookup of a client control area policy table based on a control area identifier to determine the policy, wherein the control area identifier is associated with the control area location.