Password protect feature for application in mobile device during a remote session

• US 9,069,973 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omnissa, LLC
• Original Assignee: AetherPal, Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Palanichamy, Ranjithkumar, Gonsalves, Deepak
• Primary Examiner(s): ZAIDI, SYED A
• Application Number:
  US13/842,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20130263288A1
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 726/30, 726/4, 726/12, 715/760, 713/201, 713/202
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/032 Protect output to user by software means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2358/00 Arrangements for display data security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of password protection applied to applications on mobile devices during a remote control session. When a mobile device is connected to a remote support technician providing said remote support technician access to the mobile device, when a user highlights a password field the password is contextually hidden on remote support technician'"'"'s console. A toast message is displayed on the remote access console and the user'"'"'s mobile device and the remote support technician is denied the ability to edit the user'"'"'s password field.

Claims

1. A method of protecting passwords on a mobile device during a remote management session, the method comprising:

establishing a remote management session between a console and a mobile device;

attempting, by the console, to access a protected application on the mobile device;

pausing streaming of the remote management session between the mobile device and the console on a condition that a user is typing in a field for entry of user authentication data to access the protected application; and

resuming streaming of the remote management session from the mobile device to the console on a condition that the user is typing outside the field for entry of the user authentication data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user authentication data is a password.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a toast message on the console and the mobile device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the console is prevented from editing a password field.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the field for entry of the user authentication data is greyed out on the console.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the field for entry of the user authentication data appears as a predefined character on the console.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the field for entry of the user authentication data remains hidden regardless of orientation of the mobile device.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the toast message will be a predefined message.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

hiding a keyboard display at the console on a condition that the user is typing in the field for entry of the user authentication data.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

displaying the keyboard display at the console on a condition that the user is typing outside the field for entry of the user authentication data.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the remote management session is end user initiated.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the remote management session is console initiated.

13. A system for protecting passwords on a mobile device during a remote management session, comprising:

a mobile device;

a technician console configured with remote session communication protocol to establish a remote management session with the mobile device; and

the technician console configured to attempt to access a protected application on the mobile device,

wherein streaming of the remote management session between the mobile device and the technician console is paused on a condition that a user is typing in a field for entry of user authentication data to access the protected application and streaming is resumed on a condition that the user is typing outside the field for entry of the user authentication data.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the user authentication data is a password.

15. The system according to claim 13, further comprising:

the console configured to display a toast message.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein the console is prevented from editing a password field.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the field for entry of the user authentication data is greyed out on the console.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein the field for entry of the user authentication data appears as a predefined character on the console.

19. The system according to claim 13, wherein the field for entry of the user authentication data remains hidden regardless of orientation of the mobile device.

20. The system according to claim 15, wherein the toast message will be a predefined message.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein a keyboard display is hidden at the console on a condition that the user is typing in a field for entry of the user authentication data.

22. The system according to claim 21, wherein the keyboard display is displayed at the console on a condition that the user is typing outside the field for entry of the user authentication data.

23. The system according to claim 13, wherein the remote management session is end user initiated.

24. The system according to claim 13, wherein the remote management session is console initiated.