System and method for controlling configuration settings for mobile communication devices and services
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1. A wireless mobile communication device comprising:
- a processing system;
a memory device; and
software stored on the memory device and executable by the processing system to;
receive a policy setting;
authenticate a sender of the received policy; and
automatically apply the policy setting on the communication device based on a successful authentication of the sender;
wherein the software is further configured to rank senders of policy settings, so that a policy setting received from a higher ranked sender will replace a policy setting received from a lower ranked sender whereas a policy setting received from a lower ranked sender will not replace a policy setting received from a higher ranked sender.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile communication device includes a processing system, a memory device and software. The software is stored on the memory device and executable by the processing system to receive a policy setting, authenticate a sender of the received policy, and automatically apply the policy setting on the communication device based on a successful authentication of the sender.
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19 Claims
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1. A wireless mobile communication device comprising:
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a processing system; a memory device; and software stored on the memory device and executable by the processing system to; receive a policy setting; authenticate a sender of the received policy; and automatically apply the policy setting on the communication device based on a successful authentication of the sender; wherein the software is further configured to rank senders of policy settings, so that a policy setting received from a higher ranked sender will replace a policy setting received from a lower ranked sender whereas a policy setting received from a lower ranked sender will not replace a policy setting received from a higher ranked sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method performed by a wireless mobile communication device, comprising:
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ranking senders of policy settings, so that a policy setting received from a higher ranked sender will replace a policy setting received from a lower ranked sender, whereas a policy setting received from a lower ranked sender will not replace a policy setting received from a higher ranked sender; receiving a policy setting that is configured to replace a previously received and applied policy setting; if a sender of the received policy setting is of higher rank than a sender of the previously received and applied policy setting, then; authenticating the sender of the currently received policy; and automatically replacing the previously received and applied policy setting with the currently received policy setting upon successful authentication of the sender; and if the sender of the currently received policy setting is of lower rank than the sender of the previously received and applied policy setting, then refraining from applying the currently received policy setting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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