Cloud-Based Access Management and Activity Monitoring of Mobile Devices

A method for monitoring usage of a target mobile device, the method comprising:

• storing at a server, one or more access restrictions received from a monitoring device, each access restriction specifying a condition defined at the monitoring device by a first user for causing the target mobile device to take an action restricting use of the target mobile device by a second user, the server communicating with the monitoring device and the target mobile device over a network;
• sending the one or more access restrictions to the target mobile device causing the target mobile device to take the action to restrict use of the target mobile device by the second user responsive to detecting satisfying of the condition;
• receiving usage statistics from the target mobile device, the usage statistics describing use of the target mobile device by the second user;
• and
• sending the usage statistics to the monitoring device.

A method for monitoring usage of a target mobile device at a monitoring device, the method comprising:

• receiving one or more access restrictions at the monitoring device from a first user, each access restriction specifying a condition for causing the target mobile device to take an action restricting use of the target mobile device by a second user;
• sending the access restrictions to a server communicating with the monitoring device over a network, the target mobile device configured to retrieve the access conditions from the server and take the action to restrict the use of the target mobile device by the second user responsive to detecting satisfying of the condition;
• receiving from the target mobile device, usage statistics describing use of the target mobile device by the second user;
• and
• displaying the usage statistics to the first user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed by a processor causing the processor to:

• receive one or more access restrictions from a server, each access restriction specifying a condition defined by a first user for causing a target mobile device to take an action restricting use of the target mobile device by a second user;
• monitor usage of the target mobile device responsive to receiving the one or more access restrictions;
• report the monitored usage to a monitoring device accessed by the first user;
• and
• responsive to detecting satisfying of the condition, take the action to restrict the use of the target mobile device by the second user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed by a processor causing the processor to:

• store one or more access restrictions received from a monitoring device, each access restriction specifying a condition defined at the monitoring device by a first user for causing the target mobile device to take an action restricting use of the target mobile device by a second user;
• send the one or more access restrictions to the target mobile device causing the target mobile device to take the action to restrict use of the target mobile device by the second user responsive to detecting satisfying of the condition;
• receive usage statistics from the target mobile device, the usage statistics describing use of the target mobile device by the second user;
• and
• send the usage statistics to the monitoring device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed by a processor causing the processor to:

• receive one or more access restrictions from a first user, each access restriction specifying a condition for causing the target mobile device to take an action restricting use of a target mobile device by a second user;
• sending the access restrictions to a server causing the target mobile device to retrieve the access conditions from the server and take the action to restrict the use of the target mobile device by the second user responsive to detecting satisfying of the condition;
• receiving from the target mobile device, usage statistics describing use of the target mobile device by the second user;
• and
• displaying the usage statistics to the first user.