Selectively wiping a remote device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9106670-B2
Application number	US-201313768902-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2013
Priority date	Jan 19, 2007
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

A system and method for selectively securing data from unauthorized access on a client device storing a plurality of data types with reference to an authorization level indicated in a command. A command is received at a client device comprising an authorization level indicator. Based on at least one predefined rule, which may be implemented in an IT policy stored at the client device, each of the plurality of data types to be secured is determined, and then the data corresponding to those types is secured. The data may be secured by encrypting and/or deleting the data at the client device. The predefined rules associated with each authorization level may be configured by a user or administrator having an authorization level that exceeds the associated authorization level.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a securing command at a mobile device via a wireless communication subsystem, the mobile device storing data of at least one type; and
in response to receiving the securing command, the mobile device selectively securing the data by:
determining at least one type of data to be secured based on information comprised in the securing command;
setting an indicator for each type of data thus determined;
securing data o…

Assignees

• Blackberry Ltd

Inventors

• Brown Michael Kenneth
• Brown Michael Stephen
• Little Herbert Anthony
• Totzke Scott William

Classifications

• G06F2221/2143

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F21/602

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L63/101

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F2221/2107

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F21/88

  Physics · mapped topic