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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2010
Applicants:

Orlin Vesselinov Stoev, Toronto, CA;

Eric Chan, Toronto, CA;

Inventors:

Orlin Vesselinov Stoev, Toronto, CA;

Eric Chan, Toronto, CA;

Assignee:

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/62 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2141 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus, systems, and methods provide a mechanism to enhance the management of data security in a system for users of the systems. Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to manage security of data in an electronic system on an application-by-application basis. Managing security of data may include an apparatus, system, or method structured to determine that a status of a feature in the electronic device satisfies a specified criterion, and to automatically activate a portion of a security mechanism in the electronic device to lock down an application that is open in the electronic device after determining that the status has satisfied the specified criterion. Such application-by-application basis can be applied in addition to managing data security globally in the electronic system. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.


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