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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Andrew Christopher Smith, Oakville, CA;
Thomas Owen Parry, Cambridge, CA;
Srdan Dikic, Waterloo, CA;
Spencer Leavitt George Quin, Kitchener, CA;
Christopher Donald MacDonald, Cambridge, CA;
Michael William Loosemore, Kitchener, CA;
Jason Lee Carter, Davie, FL (US);
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method for managing software on a device is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a third party associated with the device, by a software administrator of an organization different from the third party, release information regarding software versions for the device; creating, by the software administrator, a profile that specifies whether or not at least one of the software versions is allowed on the device; and transmitting the profile, by the software administrator to a server computer associated with the third or other parties, to promote enforcement of the profile for the device.