Functionality watermarking and management

• US 8,806,217 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2013
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AirWatch LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sky Socket Llc (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Marshall, John, Stuntebeck, Erich
• Primary Examiner(s): Chai, Longbit
• Application Number:
  US13/959,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20140040982A1
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 713/176
• US Class Current: 713/176
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application

Abstract

A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium product are provided for functionality watermarking and management. In the context of a method, a method is provided that includes identifying a request to establish an association between a watermark template and a function of at least one user device and determining whether the request to establish the association between the watermark template and the function of the at least one user device is authorized. The method further includes authorizing the request to establish the association between the watermark template and the function of the at least one user device in response to a determination that the request to establish the association between the watermark template and the function of the at least one user device is authorized.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, by a computing device, a request to establish an association between a particular watermark template comprising configuration data and a particular function of a particular user device,

wherein establishing the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device comprises establishing a compliance rule that specifies that the particular watermark template must be caused to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device in an instance in which the particular function of the particular user device is performed by the particular user device, and

wherein causing the particular watermark template to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device comprises at least;

configuring at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data by causing the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device to be named in accordance with a naming convention specified by the configuration data of the particular watermark template, and

applying the at least one particular watermark template to the particular function of the particular user device by causing at least a portion of the at least one particular watermark template to be overlaid onto at least one graphic interface associated with the particular function of the particular user device;

determining whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized based at least in part on whether a user associated with the request is authorized to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device; and

, causing the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device to be denied in an instance in which it is determined that the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is not authorized.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device to be permitted in an instance in which it is determined that the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user associated with the request is authorized to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device in an instance in which the user comprises an administrator of the particular user device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized is further based at least in part on whether the request was initiated from an authorized location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated from an authorized location is based at least in part on a current location associated with a user device that initiated the request.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated from an authorized location is based at least in part on a home location associated with a user device that initiated the request.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized is further based at least in part on whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period is based at least in part on a current time associated with a user device that initiated the request.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period is based at least in part on a home time associated with a user device that initiated the request.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration data comprises a naming convention, and wherein configuring the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data comprises naming the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the naming convention.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration data comprises a storage structure convention, and wherein configuring the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data comprises storing the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the storage structure convention.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular watermark template further comprises descriptive data, and wherein causing the particular watermark template to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device comprises adding the descriptive data to the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a capture function of the particular user device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a containerized document access function of the particular user device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a containerized document annotation function of the particular user device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a voice activation function of the particular user device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template comprising configuration data and the particular function of the particular user device comprises a request initiated via a web-based console application.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template comprising configuration data and the particular function of the particular user device comprises a request initiated via the particular user device.

19. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

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at least one memory having program code instructions embodied therein, the at least one memory and program code instructions being configured to, with the at least one processor, direct the apparatus to at least;

identify a request to establish an association between a particular watermark template comprising configuration data and a particular function of a particular user device,

wherein establishing the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device comprises establishing a compliance rule that specifies that the particular watermark template must be caused to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device in an instance in which the particular function of the particular user device is performed by the particular user device,

and wherein causing the particular watermark template to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device comprises at least;

configuring at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data by causing the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device to be named in accordance with a naming convention specified by the configuration data of the particular watermark template, and

applying the at least one particular watermark template to the particular function of the particular user device by causing at least a portion of the at least one particular watermark template to be overlaid onto at least one graphic interface associated with the particular function of the particular user device;

determine whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized based at least in part on whether a user associated with the request is authorized to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device; and

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causing the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device to be denied in an instance in which it is determined that the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is not authorized.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is further direct to at least:

causing the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device to be permitted in an instance in which it is determined that the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the user associated with the request is authorized to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device in an instance in which the user comprises an administrator of the particular user device.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the determination of whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized is further based at least in part on whether the request was initiated from an authorized location.

23. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated from an authorized location is based at least in part on a current location associated with a user device that initiated the request.

24. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated from an authorized location is based at least in part on a home location associated with a user device that initiated the request.

25. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the determination of whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized is further based at least in part on whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period.

26. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period is based at least in part on a current time associated with a user device that initiated the request.

27. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period is based at least in part on a home time associated with a user device that initiated the request.

28. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the configuration data comprises a naming convention, and wherein configuring the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data comprises naming the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the naming convention.

29. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the configuration data comprises a storage structure convention, and wherein configuring the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data comprises storing the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the storage structure convention.

30. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the particular watermark template further comprises descriptive data, and wherein causing the particular watermark template to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device comprises adding the descriptive data to the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device.

31. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a capture function of the particular user device.

32. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a containerized document access function of the particular user device.

33. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a containerized document annotation function of the particular user device.

34. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a voice activation function of the particular user device.

35. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template comprising configuration data and the particular function of the particular user device comprises a request initiated via a web-based console application.

36. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template comprising configuration data and the particular function of the particular user device comprises a request initiated via the particular user device.

37. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program code portions embodied therein, the program code portions being configured to, upon execution, direct an apparatus to at least:

identify a request to establish an association between a particular watermark template comprising configuration data and a particular function of a particular user device,

wherein establishing the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device comprises establishing a compliance rule that specifies that the particular watermark template must be caused to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device in an instance in which the particular function of the particular user device is performed by the particular user device, and

wherein causing the particular watermark template to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device comprises at least;

configuring at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data by causing naming said at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device to be named in accordance with a naming convention specified by the configuration data of the particular watermark template, and

applying the at least one particular watermark template to the particular function of the particular user device by causing at least a portion of the at least one particular watermark template to be overlaid onto at least one graphic interface associated with the particular function of the particular user device;

determine whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized based at least in part on whether a user associated with the request is authorized to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device; and

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causing the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the at least one particular user device to be denied in an instance in which it is determined that the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is not authorized.

38. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the apparatus is further direct to at least:

causing the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device to be permitted in an instance in which it is determined that the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized.

39. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the user associated with the request is authorized to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device in an instance in which the user comprises an administrator of the particular user device.

40. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the determination of whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized is further based at least in part on whether the request was initiated from an authorized location.

41. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated from an authorized location is based at least in part on a current location associated with a user device that initiated the request.

42. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated from an authorized location is based at least in part on a home location associated with a user device that initiated the request.

43. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the determination of whether the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template and the particular function of the particular user device is authorized is further based at least in part on whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period.

44. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period is based at least in part on a current time associated with a user device that initiated the request.

45. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the determination of whether the request was initiated during an authorized time period is based at least in part on a home time associated with a user device that initiated the request.

46. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the configuration data comprises a naming convention, and wherein configuring the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data comprises naming the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the naming convention.

47. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the configuration data comprises a storage structure convention, and wherein configuring the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the configuration data comprises storing the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device in accordance with the storage structure convention.

48. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the particular watermark template further comprises descriptive data, and wherein causing the particular watermark template to be applied to the particular function of the particular user device comprises adding the descriptive data to the at least one resource accessible to the particular function of the particular user device.

49. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a capture function of the particular user device.

50. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a containerized document access function of the particular user device.

51. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a containerized document annotation function of the particular user device.

52. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the particular function of the particular user device comprises a voice activation function of the particular user device.

53. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template comprising configuration data and the particular function of the particular user device comprises a request initiated via a web-based console application.

54. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the request to establish the association between the particular watermark template comprising configuration data and the particular function of the particular user device comprises a request initiated via the particular user device.