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Method and apparatus for data protection for mobile devices

  • US 7,865,172 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2006
  • Issued: 01/04/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for protecting data stored in a device, comprising:

  • backing up data by the device to a backup system upon the device being connected to the backup system;

    detecting by the device that the device has been lost or stolen;

    generating by the device an encryption key from the backed up data upon the detection that the device has been lost or stolen;

    encrypting by the device non-backed up data stored on the device that has not been stored on the backup system using the generated encryption key; and

    deleting by the device the backed up data and the encryption key from the device with the encrypted non-backed up data remaining stored on the device for later recovery by the backup system.

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