Unified Enterprise Mobility Platform Integrating Security and Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing enterprise mobility platforms face challenges in providing unified and secure solutions due to complex integrations across multiple vendor products, leading to security issues and increased workforce requirements for maintenance, along with the need for multiple licenses and support contracts.

Innovation Solution

A unified platform that integrates mobile device management, mobile application management, file syncing, file sharing, mobile analytics, and mobile security components, along with a mobile application container, to provide a single-vendor solution for these capabilities, enhancing security and reducing maintenance needs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple vendor products are integrated to provide enterprise mobility solutions, then functionality and versatility are improved, but device complexity and security management become worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidintegration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple previously separate vendor products (MDM, MAM, security, analytics) into a single unified enterprise mobility platform. This merging eliminates the need for complex integrations between multiple vendor solutions while maintaining all necessary functionalities, directly resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified platform is designed to perform multiple functions across different mobility management areas (device management, application management, security, analytics) through a single system. This multi-functionality approach provides the versatility of multiple products without the integration complexity, as the platform is built to handle diverse mobility requirements natively

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple vendor solutions are deployed for enterprise mobility, then functionality is improved, but security reliability becomes worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidsecurity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates security functionality directly into the unified platform alongside other mobility management capabilities. This consolidation ensures that security policies are enforced consistently across all mobility functions without the security gaps that arise from integrating multiple separate vendor solutions, each with different security approaches

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple vendor products are used for enterprise mobility, then functionality is improved, but ease of operation and maintenance become worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidmaintenance effort
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The unified platform consolidates multiple mobility management functions into a single system that can be operated and maintained through one interface and one support contract. This eliminates the need for organizations to manage multiple vendor relationships, licenses, and support agreements, significantly reducing operational complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9807165B1Unified and secured enterprise mobility platform
Publication Date: 2017.10.31 EMC IP HLDG CO LLC
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AI summary

Techniques for providing a unified and secured enterprise mobility platform. For example, a method comprises implementing a mobile device management component, a mobile application management component, a file syncing component and a file sharing component on a unified platform, and managing interactions between at least two of the mobile device management component, the mobile application management component, the file syncing component and the file sharing component on the unified platform. The method may further comprise implementing a mobile analytics component, a mobile security component and a mobile application container on the unified platform.