Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices with profile-based operating mode controls
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Application No.: US14870757Application Date: 2015-09-30
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Publication No.: US09977913B2Publication Date: 2018-05-22
- Inventor: Sam Gharabally
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F21/62
- IPC: G06F21/62 ; G06Q10/10 ; G06F21/60

Abstract:
A device (e.g., a phone) can be provided by an entity (e.g., a business) to a user (e.g., an employee). The device includes a profile manager that allows the user to configure a personal profile comprising any of applications, settings, and stored data. The device is also configurable with an entity profile determined by the entity that also may include applications, settings, and stored data. The user can select from operating modes comprising at least a personal mode, and a unity mode; an entity mode also may be available for selection. The profile manager, based on the selected mode, determines whether entity profile data and applications are available to the user, and which applications from either profile may conduct user-perceptible activities. The profile manager may periodically verify entity profile rights with a server, and if verification fails, then the profile manager can restrict entity profile data and applications access, regardless of operating mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160092693A1 Devices with Profile-Based Operating Mode Controls Public/Granted day:2016-03-31
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