Patent ID: 8961619
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of managing permission and authorization for actions and information access on a portable electronic device, comprising: detecting an attempt to access the portable electronic device; determining a security level associated with the detected access attempt based at least in part on a given location characteristic of the portable electronic device; selecting one of a plurality of usage profiles of the portable electronic device based on the determined security level; determining that one or more usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt do not conform with the selected usage profile of the portable electronic device, the selected usage profile including one or more pre-defined usages of the portable electronic device, each pre-defined usage associated with a location characteristic of the portable electronic device; responsive to the determination that the one or more usage characteristics do not conform with the selected usage profile, performing an authentication procedure to authorize the detected attempt, wherein a type of authentication required by the authentication procedure is variable based on the determined security level; responsive to authorizing the detected attempt, updating the selected usage profile to include the one or more usage characteristics among the pre-defined usages for the selected usage profile; and permitting access to the portable electronic device.