Context-aware mobile device management
AssigneeCellcontrol, Inc.
InventorsJoseph E. Breaux, III, Michael W. Lynn, Chad Howell, John Wright, Chester Parrott, Nicholas Hathaway, Chad A. Kennedy
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Abstract
Technologies disclosed herein are directed to context-based mobile device management. According to one embodiment, an application executing in a mobile device detects an event to trigger context-based management of the mobile device. A usage context associated with the mobile device is determined. One or more policies to enforce on the mobile device are identified as a function of the usage context. The application enforces the one or more policies on the mobile device.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a server and from a control application of a mobile device of a user, an indication to create a contextual zone to associate with the mobile device, the indication including geolocation information identifying a present location of the mobile device;
- defining, by the server and based on the geolocation information, geolocation boundaries and one or more workflows to associate with the contextual zone;
- and
- executing, by the server, the one or more workflows while the present location of the mobile device is within the geolocation boundaries.
One or more computer-readable storage media storing a plurality of instructions, which, when executed on a processor, causes a server to:
- receive, from a control application of a mobile device of a user, an indication to create a contextual zone to associate with the mobile device, the indication including geolocation information identifying a present location of the mobile device;
- define, based on the geolocation information, geolocation boundaries and one or more workflows to associate with the contextual zone;
- and
- executing, by the server, the one or more workflows while the present location of the mobile device is within the geolocation boundaries.
The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 19, wherein the plurality of instructions further causes the server to display, on a user interface of the server, information associated with the contextual zone, wherein the user interface further provides information associated with the user.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- sending, from a control application executing on a mobile device of a user, an indication to create a contextual zone to associate with the mobile device to a server, the indication including geolocation information identifying a present location of the mobile device;
- defining, by the control application, the contextual zone based on the geolocation boundaries and information sent by the server in response to the indication;
- and
- executing, by the control application, one or more workflows associated with the defined contextual zone while the present location of the mobile device is within the geolocation boundaries.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.