Controlling distribution of resources in a network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12081452-B2
Application number	US-202117366912-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2021
Priority date	Feb 14, 2012
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for accessing resources when a client device complies with distribution rules. A client device receives distribution rules associated with resources that are accessible at a distribution service. The client device determines whether the client device complies with the distribution rules. The client device transmits an indication of compliance for the distribution to the distribution service. The client device receives the resource from the distribution service.

First claim

Therefore, the following is claimed:

1. A system for modifying securely managed resources comprising:
at least one memory; and
a client device in communication with the at least one memory, the client device being configured to at least:
transmit a request to access a distribution service associated with a plurality of resources;
receive at least one distribution rule associated with at least one resource from the plurality of resources;
generate a device profile for the client device, wherein the device profile comprises at least one of a hardware component or a software attribute for the client device;
determine whether the client device complies with the at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource based on a comparison of the hardware component or the software attribute of the device profile with the at least one distribution rule;
responsive to a determination that the client device complies with the one or more distribution rules associated with the at least one resource, transmit an indication of compliance to the distribution service; and
receive the at least one resource from the distribution service.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one distribution rule is a plurality of distribution rules and determining whether the client device complies with the at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource comprises identifying that the client device complies with a threshold number of the plurality of distribution rules, and the transmission of the compliance indicates a portion of the plurality of distribution rules that the client device is in compliance with.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client device is further configured to at least:
determine that the at least one distribution rule requires additional authorization to access the at least one resource; and
render a prompt for additional authorization credentials via a display associated with the client device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client device is further configured to at least display the at least one resource in response to receiving the at least one resource.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device profile comprises at least one of a date of a virus scan of the client device, a date of access by an Information Technology representative, a date of an access by the distribution service.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request to access a distribution service comprises a pairing of a device identifier associated with the client device and a user credential.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client device is further configured to at least:
responsive to a determination that the client device fails to comply with the one at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource, display a notice of non-compliance on the client device.

8. A method comprising:
transmitting, by a client device, a request to access a distribution service associated with a plurality of resources;
receiving, by the client device, at least one distribution rule associated with at least one resource from the plurality of resources;
generating, by the client device, a device profile for the client device, wherein the device profile comprises at least one of a hardware component or a software attribute for the client device;
determining, by the client device whether the client device complies with the at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource based on whether the hardware component or the software attribute of the device profile complies with the at least one distribution rule;
responsive to a determination that the client device complies with the one or more distribution rules associated with the at least one resource, transmitting, by the client device, an indication of compliance to the distribution service; and
receiving, by the client device, the at least one resource from the distribution service.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one distribution rule is a plurality of distribution rules and determining whether the client device complies with the at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource comprises identifying that the client device complies with a threshold number of the plurality of distribution rules, and the transmission of the compliance indicates a portion of the plurality of distribution rules that the client device is in compliance with.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining, by the client device, that the at least one distribution requires additional authorization to access the at least one resource; and
rendering, by the client device, a prompt for additional authorization credentials via a display associated with the client device.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying, by the client device, the at least one resource in response to receiving the at least one resource.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the device profile comprises at least one of a date of a virus scan of the client device, a date of access by an Information Technology representative, a date of an access by the distribution service.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the request to access a distribution service comprises a device identifier associated with the client device.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
responsive to a determination that the client device fails to comply with the one at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource, displaying, by the client device, a notice of non-compliance on the client device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program that, when executed by a client device, causes the client device to at least:
transmit a request to access a distribution service associated with a plurality of resources;
receive at least one distribution rule associated with at least one resource from the plurality of resources;
generate a device profile for the client device, wherein the device profile comprises at least one of a hardware component or a software attribute for the client device;
determine whether the client device complies with the at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource based on a comparison of the hardware component or the software attribute of the device profile with the at least one distribution rule;
responsive to a determination that the client device complies with the one or more distribution rules associated with the at least one resource, transmit an indication of compliance to the distribution service; and
receive the at least one resource from the distribution service.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein determining whether the client device complies with the at least one distribution rule associated with the at least one resource comprises identifying that the client device complies with a portion of the at least one distribution rule, and the transmission of the compliance indicates the portion of the at least one distribution rule that the client device is in compliance with.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the program further causes the client device to at least:
determine that the at least one distribution requires additional authorization to access the at least one resource; and
render a prompt for additional authorization credentials via a display associated with the client device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the prog

Assignees

• Airwatch Llc

Inventors

• Marshall John
• Rykowski Adam
• Stuntebeck Erich
• Halebeed Jyothiprakash

Classifications

• H04L47/70 Primary

  Admission control; Resource allocation · CPC title

• G06F21/31 Primary

  User authentication · CPC title

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• G06F21/6218

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title