Mobile Device Locking based on Context

摘要

A method and system for locking a mobile device on an interface are described. A user logs on to a mobile device with a user name. The mobile device then determines a context for the mobile device based on one or more operational parameters and/or the user name. For example, a context for the mobile device may be a current location of the device. Based on the context and user name, the mobile device may run in locked mode. In locked mode, applications are selected to be presented on the mobile device based on the user name and context. The mobile device is locked on a springboard that presents only the selected applications to the user for launching. A user may switch between launched applications on the mobile device, but the user may only switch between launched applications that are presented on the springboard.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a user name to log onto a mobile device; determining, based on a mobile device context and the user name, whether the mobile device is to operate in a managed mode; when the mobile device is operating in the managed mode:
selecting, based on a mobile device context and a user name, one or more applications available in the managed mode;displaying a restricted user interface that presents and enables access to only the selected one or more applications; andrestricting access to only the selected one or more applications while the device is operating in the managed mode, wherein the user name is associated with one of a plurality of roles such that a first group of one or more applications is selected for presentation when the user name is associated with a first role and a second group of one or more applications is selected for presentation when the user name is associated with a second role.