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US 9,071,518 B2Granted
Rules based actions for mobile device management
AssigneeFiberlink Communications Corporation
InventorsJatin Malik, Ratnesh Singh, Rajakumar Bopalli
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Abstract
Utilizing a server-based rules-based action framework, methods and systems gather status and configuration information about each of a plurality of mobile devices, which include devices from different mobile platforms. At the server, software processes monitor status information and respond automatically to changes, causing administrator-selected rules to be evaluated to determine if an action should automatically be initiated.
Claims23
A method for providing device management services comprising steps of:
- gathering, at a server, from a network, status information related to an operating state of each of a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device utilizing one of a plurality of different mobile operating systems, wherein the status information for each mobile device is gathered from a plurality of sources including each mobile device in a substantially real time manner;
- formatting the status information for each of the mobile devices, such that rules can be substantially uniformly applied to the status information across the plurality of different mobile operating systems;
- storing the status information in an electronic database accessible to the server;
- evaluating, at the server, a first compliance state of each of the mobile devices from the status information using a plurality of administrator-defined rules, wherein each of the rules applies to mobile devices regardless of mobile operating system;
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- initiating, at the server, at least one action defined by the administrator-defined rules in response to the step of evaluating,
- wherein the step of evaluating is performed by the server automatically, in response to changes in the status information in the electronic database.
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A method for providing device management services comprising steps of:
- receiving, at a server, a plurality of attributes related to an operating state of each of a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device utilizing one of a plurality of different mobile operating systems, wherein the attributes for each mobile device are gathered from a plurality of sources including each mobile device;
- making a determination that an attribute of a mobile device has changed;
- evaluating the attribute, by a processor at the server in response to the determination, to determine if the attribute change triggers at least one of a plurality of administrator-defined rules, which indicates that the attribute is out of compliance, wherein each of the rules applies to mobile devices regardless of mobile operating system;
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- automatically initiating, at the server, an action defined by the at least one of a plurality of administrator defined rules if the attribute is out of compliance,
- wherein the attribute is stored in a data store accessible to the server, that includes substantially real-time data, gathered from the plurality of sources on a network and pertaining to a plurality of attributes of a plurality of mobile devices, wherein the substantially real-time data is formatted, such that the rules can be substantially uniformly applied to the plurality of attributes across the plurality of different mobile operating systems.
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A system for providing device management services comprising:
- a data store configured to be accessible by a server;
- a CPU of the server coupled to a memory configured to execute computer readable instructions;
- computer readable instructions for execution on the server comprising instructions configured to:
- automatically make a determination that an attribute of a mobile device stored in the data store has changed;
- evaluate the attribute, in response to the determination, to determine if the attribute change triggers at least one of a plurality of administrator-defined rules, which indicates that the attribute is out of compliance, wherein each of the rules applies to mobile devices regardless of mobile operating system;
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- automatically initiate an action defined by the at least one of a plurality of administrator defined rules if the attribute is out of compliance,
- wherein the data store is configured to gather substantially real-time data pertaining to a plurality of attributes related to an operating state of each of the plurality of mobile devices, the attributes for each mobile device being gathered from a plurality of sources including each mobile device, wherein each mobile device utilizes one of a plurality of different mobile operating systems, and the substantially real-time data is formatted, such that the rules can be substantially uniformly applied to the plurality of attributes across the plurality of different mobile operating systems.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.