System, method, and device for mediating connections between policy source servers, corporate repositories, and mobile devices

A system for controlling access to a data server by a mobile device, the mobile device having policy compliance capabilities, the system comprising:

• a data server;
• an integrated policy server;
• at least one processor device;
• and
• a policy proxy configured to interface with the at least one processor device to:
• receive a data stream between the data server and the mobile device;
• identify the mobile device;
• identify a policy in an integrated policy server applicable to the mobile device based on the identity of the mobile device;
• and
• determine whether the mobile device is in compliance with the policy,
• wherein when the mobile device is in compliance with the policy and the data stream includes a device settings query result, the policy proxy is further configured to:
• add the device settings query result to a group of one or more device settings query results, wherein the group of device settings query results is received in response to a device settings query from the data server, wherein the device settings query is translated into a form compatible with the mobile device and sent to the mobile device via a plurality of policy transports;
• translate the group of device settings query results into a form compatible with the data server;
• and
• send the translated group of device settings query results to the data server,
• wherein when the mobile device is not in compliance with the policy, the policy proxy is further configured to:
• obtain a common policy to apply to the mobile device;
• translate the common policy into at least first and second policy sets compatible with the mobile device;
• and
• send the first policy set and the second policy set to the mobile device by a first policy transport and a second policy transport, respectively.

A device for controlling access to a data server by a mobile device, the mobile device having policy compliance capabilities, the device comprising at least one processor device and a policy proxy configured to interface with the at least one processor device to:

• receive a data stream between the data server and the mobile device;
• identify the mobile device;
• identify a policy in an integrated policy server applicable to the mobile device based on the identity of the mobile device;
• and
• determine whether the mobile device is in compliance with the policy,
• wherein when the mobile device is in compliance with the policy and the data stream includes a device settings query result, the policy proxy is further configured to:
• add the device settings query result to a group of one or more device settings query results, wherein the group of device settings query results is received in response to a device settings query from the data server, wherein the device settings query is translated into a form compatible with the mobile device and sent to the mobile device via a plurality of policy transports;
• translate the group of device settings query results into a form compatible with the data server;
• and
• send the translated group of device settings query results to the data server,
• wherein when the mobile device is not in compliance with the policy, the policy proxy is further configured to:
• obtain a common policy to apply to the mobile device;
• translate the common policy into at least first and second policy sets compatible with the mobile device;
• and
• send the first policy set and the second policy set to the mobile device by a first policy transport and a second policy transport, respectively.