Multi-Persona Devices and Management

• US 20140195927A1
• Filed: 03/11/2014
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AirWatch LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Skysocket LLC
• Inventors: DeWeese, William, Brannon, Jonathan Blake, Stuntebeck, Erich
• Application Number:
  US14/203,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20140195927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/750
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/74 operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/086 using security domains
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications

Abstract

Apparatuses and devices configured with multiple user personas may be provided. For example, a device may comprise a housing embedding a display, one or more processors, and one or more memory storages. A first processor and/or memory storage may be dedicated to a first unique user persona and a second processor and/or memory storage may be dedicated to a second unique user persona.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a display visible on a surface of the housing;

a processor embedded within the housing; and

a plurality of memory storages embedded within the housing coupled to the processor, wherein at least one first memory storage is dedicated to a first unique user persona and at least one second memory storage is dedicated to a second unique user persona.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one first memory storage comprises a non-volatile memory storage.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first memory storage and the second memory storage are each communicably coupled to a wireless carrier network.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is operative to output a user interface associated with the first unique user persona to the display.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a second display.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the processor is operative to output a second user interface associated with the second unique user persona to the second display.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the user interface and second user interface are respectively located on opposing sides of the mobile device housing.

8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the processor is operative to toggle between output of the user interface associated with the first unique user interface to the display and output of a second user interface associated with the second unique user persona to the display.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further operative to output an on-screen identifier associated with a respective unique user persona being accessed via the display.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication module;

a display;

a memory storage, wherein the memory storage is segmented into a plurality of virtual partitions each associated with a unique user persona; and

a processor coupled to the memory storage, the processor configured to output a user interface associated with at least one of the plurality of virtual partitions to the display, wherein the user interface is configured to control a plurality of functions associated with the wireless communication module.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the user interface comprises a partitioned on-screen display, wherein each partition corresponds to a respective unique user persona.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of virtual partitions of the memory storage is associated with a unique respective operating system.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of virtual partitions of the memory storage is communicably coupled to a unique respective wireless carrier network.

14. A mobile device comprising:

a mobile device housing;

at least one wireless communication module embedded within the device housing;

a memory storage embedded within the device housing, wherein the memory storage comprises data associated with a plurality of unique user personas; and

a processor embedded within the mobile device housing configured to;

provide a plurality of user interfaces accessible by a user of the mobile device, wherein each of the plurality of user interfaces is associated with a respective one of the plurality of unique user personas,

provide an indication associated with each of the plurality of unique user personas identifying the respective one of the plurality of unique user personas currently being provided, and

toggle between a first user interface associated with a first respective unique user persona and a second user interface associated with a second respective unique user persona in response to a toggle indication.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the toggle indication comprises an interaction with the first user interface.

16. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the toggle indication comprises an operation of a physical toggle button retained in a housing of the apparatus.

17. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the toggle indication comprises an instruction received via the wireless communication module.

18. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein each of the plurality of unique user personas is associated with a subscriber identity module (SIM).

19. The mobile device of claim 18, wherein at least one first subscriber identity module (SIM) comprises a physical SIM and at least one second SIM comprises a virtual SIM.

20. The mobile device of claim 14, further comprising at least one second processor, wherein each respective processor is operatively dedicated to a respective unique user persona of the plurality of unique user personas.