Patent ID: 9577985
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: C09J,G06F,H04L,H04N,H04W,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of provisioning a business mobile device on a personal mobile device comprising: binding a mobile application for provisioning the business mobile device to a privileged component of a host operating system of the personal mobile device, wherein the binding enables a software virtualization layer and a management service component of the mobile application to execute in a privileged mode; downloading, through the mobile application, a virtual phone image for the business mobile device and security-related policy settings relating to use of the business mobile device from a mobile management server managed by an employer of a user of the personal mobile device, wherein the software virtualization layer is able to launch a virtual machine for the business mobile device based on the virtual phone image; and permanently removing the virtual phone image of the business mobile device without affecting a personal use of the personal mobile device upon expiration of an auto-wipe time period specified in the security-related policy settings, wherein the management service component is configured to prevent the user of the personal mobile device from terminating the management service component.