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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Arun Munje, Ottawa, CA;
Trevor Plestid, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Arun Munje, Ottawa, CA;
Trevor Plestid, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2013.01); H04M 1/72519 (2013.01); H04M 3/382 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operation upon a mobile device to handle a duress situation caused by another person. An input password is received from a user. The input password is decoded by the device. Responsive to the input password being a duress indication, a duress operation is performed to protect data on the mobile device.