Patent ID: 9584366
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions to control a configuration setting in a mobile data communication device in a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a redirection system that detects a triggering event in a host system and in response to the triggering event continuously redirects data items from the host system over a wireless network to the mobile data communication device, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: provide a device configuration for the mobile data communication device that controls one or more functions of the mobile data communication device; receive a policy setting for the mobile data communication device at a policy generation system; generate an update message that corresponds to the policy setting; transmit the update message through the redirection system to the wireless network; receiving the update message at the mobile data communication device; and in response to the update message, automatically modify the device configuration to include the policy setting; wherein the policy setting includes a setting selected from the group consisting of: a setting that specifies whether particular software applications or services can be installed and executed on the mobile data communication device, a setting that specifies whether a security password is required to access the mobile data communication device, a setting that specifies whether a user of the mobile data communication device can change the device configuration, a setting that enables a long term mobile data communication device timeout, a setting that enables mobile data communication device security password pattern checking, a setting that specifies a maximum mobile data communication device security password age, a setting that specifies a maximum security timeout period for the mobile data communication device, a setting that specifies a minimum length of a mobile data communication device security password, and a setting that specifies mobile data communication device owner information.