Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for data protection for mobile devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于移动设备数据保护的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11471192Application Date: 2006-06-20
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Publication No.: US07865172B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Colin Blair , Kevin Chan , Christopher Reon Gentle , Neil Hepworth , Andrew W. Lang
- Applicant: Colin Blair , Kevin Chan , Christopher Reon Gentle , Neil Hepworth , Andrew W. Lang
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Avaya Inc.
- Current Assignee: Avaya Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Agent John C. Moran
- Main IPC: H04M1/66
- IPC: H04M1/66 ; H04M1/68 ; H04M3/16
Abstract:
A method and apparatus protect data stored in a device by storing data from the device on a backup system upon the device being connected to the backup system; detecting that the device has been lost or stolen; encrypting a set of data stored on the device that has not been stored on the backup system using an encryption key based on another set of data stored on the device and also stored on the backup system; and deleting the other set of data and encryption key from the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070294529A1 Method and apparatus for data protection for mobile devices Public/Granted day:2007-12-20
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