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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Herbert A. Little, Waterloo, CA;
Neil P. Adams, Kitchener, CA;
Scott W. Totzke, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04M 1/04 (2006.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04M 1/673 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); H04M 1/7253 (2013.01); H04M 1/72575 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04M 1/04 (2013.01); H04M 1/72527 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04M 1/673 (2013.01); H04M 2250/02 (2013.01); H04M 1/72577 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1633 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and a method are provided for activating one or more security functions of a mobile electronic device. The system and method provide for the activation of one or more security functions when the mobile electronic device is stored in a mobile electronic device holder. Security functions include, for example, closing a data item currently being displayed on the mobile electronic device, erasing decrypted information stored on the mobile electronic device, locking the mobile electronic device, and performing a secure garbage collection operation.