US 8,552,833 B2 · Security system for managing information on mobile wireless devices

Abstract

A security system is provided for managing information stored on mobile wireless devices upon exit from a building. The security system includes an exit system and a device management system. The exit system is configured to detect that a user has requested to exit a building. The exit system is also configured to detect that a particular mobile wireless device is in proximity to the user. The device management system is configured to determine, based upon policy data that specifies attributes of information that should not be removed from the building on mobile wireless devices, information on the mobile wireless device that is to be rendered inaccessible. The device management system is further configured to cause the determined information on the mobile wireless device to be rendered inaccessible. Rendering information on the mobile wireless device inaccessible may include, for example, deleting the information, encrypting the information or re-encrypting the information.

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Dependent claims

A security system for managing electronic information stored on

mobile wireless devices, the security system comprising:
an exit system configured to:
detect that a user has requested to exit a building,
detect that a particular mobile wireless device is in proximity to the user;
and
a device management system configured to:
determine, based upon at least user information for the user and mobile wireless device information for the mobile wireless device, whether the user is authorized to remove the mobile wireless device from the building,
in response to determining that the user is authorized to remove the mobile wireless device from the building:
determine policy data for the user that specifies attributes of electronic information that the user should not remove from the building on mobile wireless devices,
determine, based upon the policy data for the user, electronic information stored on the mobile wireless device that satisfies the policy data for the user,
cause the electronic information stored on the mobile wireless device and that satisfies the policy data for the user to be rendered inaccessible, and
allow the user to remove the mobile wireless device from the building.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing electronic information stored on mobile wireless devices, the non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause:

an exit system to:
detect that a user has requested to exit a building,
detect that a particular mobile wireless device is in proximity to the user;
and
a device management system to:
determine, based upon at least user information for the user and mobile wireless device information for the mobile wireless device, whether the user is authorized to remove the mobile wireless device from the building,
in response to determining that the user is authorized to remove the mobile wireless device from the building:
determine policy data for the user that specifies attributes of electronic information that the user should not remove from the building on mobile wireless devices,
determine, based upon the policy data for the user, electronic information stored on the mobile wireless device that satisfies the policy data for the user,
cause the electronic information stored on the mobile wireless device and that satisfies the policy data for the user to be rendered inaccessible, and
allow the user to remove the mobile wireless device from the building.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Security system for managing information on mobile wireless devices

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