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Controlling use of a business environment on a mobile device

  • US 9,247,042 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2012
  • Issued: 01/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling use of a business environment on a mobile device by an enterprise server, the method comprising:

  • receiving identifying information transmitted from a mobile device, wherein the identifying information identifies a user of the mobile device to the enterprise server;

    transmitting a virtual phone template to the mobile device, wherein the virtual phone template (i) corresponds to the identifying information, and (ii) is configured to provide the business environment on the mobile device as a virtual machine running on a hypervisor installed on top of a host operating system of the mobile device;

    receiving a periodic transmission from the mobile device to indicate that the mobile device remains in periodic communication with the enterprise server;

    causing, if a first period of time passes without the mobile device successfully communicating with the enterprise server, an access to the virtual machine to be disabled; and

    causing, if a second period of time passes without the mobile device successfully communicating with the enterprise server, the virtual phone image to be erased from the mobile device, wherein the first period of time is shorter than the second period of time,wherein the periodic transmission is transmitted by a management component running on the mobile device, wherein the management component runs in a privileged mode on the mobile device and cannot be manually terminated by the user, and wherein the method further comprises transmitting a security policy to the mobile device that specifies the first and second period of time.

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