Automatic security action invocation for mobile communications device
First Claim
1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
- a processor;
a communications subsystem connected to the processor operable to exchange signals with a wireless network and with the processor;
a storage element connected to the processor and having a plurality of application modules and data stored thereon, the data comprising at least user application data associated with the application modules and service data including data for establishing communications with the wireless network; and
a security module operable to detect a locked state of the mobile communications device and initiate a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state; and
wherein the security module is operable to, after the lockout data protection timer has been initiated, detect if a password shared by the user and the mobile communications device is entered through a user input device within the predetermined duration of the lockout data protection timer;
wherein the security module is operable to terminate the lockout data protection timer if entry of the password is detected within the predetermined duration; and
wherein the security module is operable to perform a security action comprising erasing or encrypting at least some of the data on the storage element if entry of the password is not detected within the predetermined duration.
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Abstract
A mobile communications device, method and computer program product for providing security are described. In one embodiment, the device comprises: a processor; a communications subsystem; a storage element having application modules and data; and a security module operable to detect a locked state of the device and initiate a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state. The security module is operable to, after the lockout data protection timer has been initiated, detect if a password is entered through a user input device within the predetermined duration and to terminate the lockout data protection timer if entry of the password is detected to perform a security action comprising erasing or encrypting at least some of the data if entry of the password is not detected.
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41 Claims
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1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
- a processor;
a communications subsystem connected to the processor operable to exchange signals with a wireless network and with the processor;
a storage element connected to the processor and having a plurality of application modules and data stored thereon, the data comprising at least user application data associated with the application modules and service data including data for establishing communications with the wireless network; and
a security module operable to detect a locked state of the mobile communications device and initiate a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state; and
wherein the security module is operable to, after the lockout data protection timer has been initiated, detect if a password shared by the user and the mobile communications device is entered through a user input device within the predetermined duration of the lockout data protection timer;
wherein the security module is operable to terminate the lockout data protection timer if entry of the password is detected within the predetermined duration; and
wherein the security module is operable to perform a security action comprising erasing or encrypting at least some of the data on the storage element if entry of the password is not detected within the predetermined duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a processor;
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21. A method for providing security on a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device being configured to communicate with a wireless communications network and including a storage element having data stored thereon, the method comprising the acts of:
- monitoring to detect for the locked state of the mobile communications device and initiating a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state; and
monitoring, after the lockout data protection timer has been initiated, to detect if a password shared by the user and the mobile communications device is entered through the user input device within the predetermined duration of the lockout data protection timer;
if entry of the password is detected within the predetermined duration, terminating the lockout data protection timer; and
if entry of the password is not detected within the predetermined duration, performing a security action comprising erasing or encrypting at least some of the data on the storage element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
- monitoring to detect for the locked state of the mobile communications device and initiating a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state; and
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41. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory tangible machine-readable medium embodying instructions executable on a mobile communications device for providing security on the mobile communications device, the machine-readable instructions comprising:
- code for monitoring to detect for the locked state of the mobile communications device and initiating a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state;
code for monitoring, after the lockout data protection timer has been initiated, to detect if a password shared by the user and the mobile communications device is entered through the user input device within the predetermined duration of the lockout data protection timer;
code for terminating the lockout data protection timer if entry of the password is detected within the predetermined duration; and
code for performing a security action comprising erasing or encrypting at least some of the data on the storage element if entry of the password is not detected within the predetermined duration.
- code for monitoring to detect for the locked state of the mobile communications device and initiating a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state;
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