Mobile Application Access Control via Business Group Portal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems lack a convenient method for companies to control and manage the applications on mobile devices provided to employees, leading to unregulated access and potential inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that identifies business groups and associates users with specific applications, providing access to approved applications while removing or deleting unauthorized ones, utilizing a portal to manage and update mobile applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If companies provide mobile devices to employees without application control, then employees can freely access and use applications, but companies have no control over what applications are installed or accessed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application ecosystem into approved and unapproved categories by implementing a portal that hosts only authorized applications. This segmentation allows employees to freely access applications within the approved set while preventing access to unapproved applications, thus maintaining both employee freedom and company control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a portal as an intermediary layer between employees and the broader application ecosystem. This portal acts as a controlled gateway that employees use to access applications, allowing companies to manage and restrict application access without directly controlling the devices themselves.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all applications are made available to users, then users have access to all needed applications, but unauthorized applications create clutter and security risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts unauthorized applications from the device by implementing a portal-based system that only provides approved applications. Applications not associated with the user's business group are automatically removed or prevented from being installed, eliminating clutter and security risks while maintaining access to necessary approved applications.
3Device complexity
If a portal is implemented to control application access, then companies gain control over approved applications, but access to applications becomes more cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal portal that serves multiple functions: it acts as a controlled gateway for application access, a distribution mechanism for approved applications, and a management interface for company policies. This multi-functional portal consolidates control capabilities while providing a unified access point that simplifies the user experience.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods of controlling access to one or more mobile applications are provided. In some examples, a plurality of business groups may be identified. One or more mobile applications may be associated with each business group. An individual determined to be associated with the business group may then receive, on a mobile device, access to the one or more mobile applications associated with the business group with which he/she is associated. In some examples, the one or more mobile applications may include native applications, web or Internet based applications and/or third party applications provided in a portal. In some examples, the portal may “take over” or mimic the desktop of the mobile device. The systems, methods, and the like may also prevent access to one or more applications not associated with the business group of the individual.