# US 12,010,515 B2 · Security management on a mobile device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,515 B2 - Document ID: US12010515B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/192,295 - Filed: 2023-03-29 - Published: 2023-07-27 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2013-11-26 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Kaustubh Joshi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010515B2 ## CPC - H04W 12/08: Access security - H04W 12/37: Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Example mobile devices disclosed herein include a camera, memory including computer-executable instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to at least associate a location of the mobile device with picture data obtained with the camera. The processor is also to assign a first data tag to the picture data when the location of the mobile device corresponds to a first area, the first data tag to identify a first security level for the picture data, or assign a second data tag to the picture data when the location of the mobile device does not correspond to the first area, the second data tag to identify a second security level for the picture data. The processor is further to determine whether to permit an application to access the picture data based on whether the first data tag or the second data tag is assigned to the picture data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile device comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving a data capsule including camera data defining a photo image captured by the mobile device, wherein the data capsule includes information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by a camera of the mobile device; assigning a first data tag to the camera data responsive to the data capsule including information about a first set of circumstances for the photo image, the first data tag identifying a first security level for the camera data; assigning a second data tag to the camera data responsive to the data capsule including information about a second set of circumstances for the photo image, the second data tag identifying a second security level for the camera data; and determining whether to permit an application to access the camera data based on whether the first data tag or the second data tag is assigned to the camera data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about a location for the capture of the photo image by the camera; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about the location for the capture of the photo image. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the photo image by the camera corresponds to a workplace; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the photo image by the camera corresponds to the workplace. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise: responsive to the first security level, preventing the camera data from leaving the mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about a time for the capture of the photo image by the camera; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about the time for the capture of the photo image. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the photo image by the camera corresponds to working hours; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the photo image by the camera corresponds to the working hours. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise: responsive to the first security level, preventing the camera data from leaving the mobile device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about a time and a place for the capture of the photo image by the camera; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about the time and the place for the capture of the photo image. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the photo image by the camera corresponds to working hours at a workplace; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the photo image by the camera corresponds to the working hours at the workplace. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: determining a data security policy associated with the data capsule; and determining whether to permit an application to access the camera data based on the data security policy. ### Claim 11 A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: obtaining camera data associated with a photo image taken by a camera; receiving, in the camera data, a data capsule including data defining the photo image; identifying, in the data capsule, information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera; assigning a first data tag to the camera data responsive to the data capsule including information about a first set of circumstances for the photo image, the first data tag identifying a first security level for the camera data; assigning a second data tag to the camera data responsive to the data capsule including information about a second set of circumstances for the photo image, the second data tag identifying a second security level for the camera data; and permitting an application to access the camera data based on whether the first data tag or the second data tag is assigned to the camera data. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about a location for the capture of the photo image by the camera; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about the location for the capture of the photo image. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the photo image by the camera corresponds to a workplace; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the photo image by the camera corresponds to the workplace. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about a time for the capture of the photo image by the camera; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about the time for the capture of the photo image. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the photo image by the camera corresponds to working hours; and associating the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the photo image by the camera corresponds to the working hours. ### Claim 16 A method, comprising: obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, camera data associated with a photo image taken by a camera; receiving in the camera data, by the processing system, a data capsule including data defining the photo image; identifying, in the data capsule, by the processing system, information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera; assigning, by the processing system, a first data tag to the camera data responsive to the data capsule including information about a first set of circumstances for the photo image, the first data tag identifying a first security level for the camera data; assigning, by the processing system, a second data tag to the camera data responsive to the data capsule including information about a second set of circumstances for the photo image, the second data tag identifying a second security level for the camera data; and permitting, by the processing system, an application operating on the processing system to access the camera data based on whether the first data tag or the second data tag is assigned to the camera data. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: determining, by the processing system, whether the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about a location for the capture of the photo image by the camera; and associating, by the processing system, the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about the location for the capture of the photo image. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: determining, by the processing system, whether the photo image by the camera corresponds to a workplace; and associating, by the processing system, the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the photo image by the camera corresponds to the workplace. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: determining, by the processing system, whether the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about a time for the capture of the photo image by the camera; and associating, by the processing system, the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the information about circumstances of capture of the photo image by the camera includes information about the time for the capture of the photo image. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: determining, by the processing system, whether the photo image by the camera corresponds to working hours; and associating, by the processing system, the camera data with a first security level responsive to the determining the photo image by the camera corresponds to the working hours.