Relaxation of mobile device features restrictions leveraging embedded auditing system

• US 9,749,453 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2015
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Said, Bare, Brunswig, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US14/947,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20170149949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera

Abstract

Relaxation of mobile device features restrictions leveraging embedded auditing systems is presented. One or more managed applications are designated on the mobile device via a software plug-in to an application management adapter running on the mobile device, each of the one or more managed applications being associated with at least one mobile device feature that generates data related to a local environment of the mobile device. A front-end auditing component captures the data generated by the at least one mobile device feature, which transmits the data to a backend auditing component. The backend auditing component logs the data, and a notification of an event associated with the data is generated for one or more designated recipients.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, via a software plug-in at a mobile device, configuration rules from a backend server, an application management adapter running on the mobile device comprising the software plug-in, the application management adapter configured to at least control interaction between one or more mobile applications on the mobile device and at least one mobile device component configured to interface with a local environment of the mobile device;

determining, via the software plug-in and based on a location of the mobile device, whether data generated by the at least one mobile device component was generated within a context defined by the received configuration rules;

capturing, via the software plug-in and in response to determining that the data was generated within the context, the data generated by the at least one mobile device component; and

transmitting, from the mobile device to the backend server, the captured data.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the context defined by the received configuration rules includes an area within a workplace indicated as highly-sensitive.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the capturing comprises intercepting the data, after the data is generated, based on the application management adapter monitoring the one or more mobile applications.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more mobile application comprises a photo application configured to control generation of the data via the camera.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a radio antenna, and wherein the one or more mobile applications comprises a texting application configured to control generation of the data via the radio antenna.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a microphone, and wherein the one or more mobile applications comprises a sound recording storage and playback application configured to control generation of the data via the microphone.

7. A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via a software plug-in at a mobile device, configuration rules from a backend server, an application management adapter running on the mobile device comprising the software plug-in, the application management adapter configured to at least control interaction between one or more mobile applications on the mobile device and at least one mobile device component configured to interface with a local environment of the mobile device;

determining, via the software plug-in and based on a location of the mobile device, whether data generated by the at least one mobile device component was generated within a context defined by the received configuration rules;

capturing, via the software plug-in and in response to determining that the data was generated within the context, the data generated by the at least one mobile device component; and

transmitting, from the mobile device to the backend server, the captured data.

8. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7, wherein the context defined by the received configuration rules includes an area within a workplace indicated as highly-sensitive.

9. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7, wherein the capturing comprises intercepting the data, after the data is generated, based on the application management adapter monitoring the one or more mobile applications.

10. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more mobile application comprises a photo application configured to control generation of the data via the camera.

11. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a radio antenna, and wherein the one or more mobile applications comprises a texting application configured to control generation of the data via the radio antenna.

12. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a microphone, and wherein the one or more mobile applications comprises a sound recording storage and playback application configured to control generation of the data via the microphone.

13. A system comprising:

at least one programmable processor; and

a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, via a software plug-in at a mobile device, configuration rules from a backend server, an application management adapter running on the mobile device comprising the software plug-in, the application management adapter configured to at least control interaction between one or more mobile applications on the mobile device and at least one mobile device component configured to interface with a local environment of the mobile device;

determining, via the software plug-in and based on a location of the mobile device, whether data generated by the at least one mobile device component was generated within a context defined by the received configuration rules;

capturing, via the software plug-in and in response to determining that the data was generated within the context, the data generated by the at least one mobile device component; and

transmitting, from the mobile device to the backend server, the captured data.

14. The system in accordance with claim 13, wherein the context defined by the received configuration rules includes an area within a workplace indicated as highly-sensitive.

15. The system in accordance with claim 14, wherein the capturing comprises intercepting the data, after the data is generated, based on the application management adapter monitoring the one or more mobile applications.

16. The system in accordance with claim 13, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more mobile application comprises a photo application configured to control generation of the data via the camera.

17. The system in accordance with claim 13, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a radio antenna, and wherein the one or more mobile applications comprises a texting application configured to control generation of the data via the radio antenna.

18. The system in accordance with claim 13, wherein the at least one mobile device component comprises a microphone, and wherein the one or more mobile applications comprises a sound recording storage and playback application configured to control generation of the data via the microphone.