Method and apparatus for location-based security and policy enforcement for mobile devices
AssigneeNetline Communications Technologies (NCT), Ltd.
InventorsBenjamin TEENI, Gil ISRAELI, Ilan FREEDMAN
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Abstract
A method of controlling a mobile device in a coverage zone, including, attracting the mobile device to form a connection to receive communication services by a managed access base station that presents itself as a base station for the coverage zone, receiving identification information from the mobile device at the managed access base station, determining if a policy client is installed on the mobile device to control use and access of resources of the mobile device, authenticating that the policy client is active on the mobile device, responsive to the authenticating enabling or preventing mobile communication services for the mobile, device.
Claims23
A method of controlling a mobile device in a coverage zone, comprising:
- attracting the mobile device to request to form a connection to receive communication services by a managed access base station that presents itself as a base station for the coverage zone;
- receiving identification information from the mobile device at the managed access base station;
- determining if a policy client is installed on the mobile device to control use and access of resources of the mobile device;
- authenticating that the policy client is active on the mobile device;
- responsive to said authenticating enabling or preventing mobile communication services for the mobile device.
A system for controlling a mobile device in a coverage zone, comprising:
- a managed access base station that that presents itself as a base station for the coverage zone;
- a policy client that is installed on the mobile device to control use and access of resources of the mobile device;
- wherein said managed access base station is configured to perform the following:
- attracting the mobile device to request to form a connection to receive communication services by the managed access base station that presents itself as a base station for the coverage zone;
- receiving identification information from the mobile device at the managed access base station;
- determining if the policy client is installed on the mobile device to control use and access of resources of the mobile device;
- authenticating that the policy client is active on the mobile device;
- responsive to said authenticating enabling or preventing mobile communication services for the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.