DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A system comprises a policy storage separately located relative to the user device, the policy database arranged to store information indicative of at least one usage policy set applicable to at least one respective user device. The system is arranged to store user device identification information for each user device associated with the system, the user device identification information being indicative of and unique to a user device associated with the system and being stored separately relative to the user device. The system is also arranged to associate a usage policy set with a user device using the device identification information unique to the user device. The system is also arranged to determine a usage request from a user device and to allow or deny the usage request based on the at least one usage policy set associated with the user device.

主权项

1. A system for managing Internet usage of a plurality of network enabled user devices, the system comprising:
a policy storage arranged to store information indicative of at least one usage policy set applicable to at least one user device, each usage policy set defining Internet usage permissions and/or Internet usage restrictions for a user device and each usage policy set managed by an authorised user; and a filter application separate to the user devices and arranged to control the level of access to the Internet by at least one user device locally disposed relative to the filter application, the filter application arranged to communicate with the at least one locally disposed user device, and the filter application arranged to enforce Internet usage permissions and/or Internet usage restrictions for the locally disposed at least one user device; the policy storage remotely disposed relative to the filter application and the user devices, and the policy storage and the filter application in networked communication with each other; the system arranged to store user device identification information for each user device associated with the system, the user device identification information being indicative of and unique to a user device associated with the system and being stored separately relative to the user device; the system arranged to associate a usage policy set in the policy storage with a user device using the device identification information unique to the user device, and to facilitate access through the Internet by an authorised user to the stored usage policy set associated with a user device from a remote location to enable the authorised user to define Internet usage permissions and/or Internet usage restrictions for the user device; the system arranged to determine an Internet usage request from a user device and to make a decision to allow or deny the Internet usage request based on the usage policy set stored in the policy storage and associated with the user device; and the filter application arranged to enforce Internet usage permissions and/or Internet usage restrictions for the user device based on the decision.