System and methods to store, retrieve, manage, augment and monitor applications on appliances

摘要

Systems and methods for managing applications on an appliance are provided. A server is in communication with appliances. The server is also coupled to databases which include appliance information, as well as application data. A user may authenticate using the appliance. A set of permissions may be associated with the user. The server then supervises information exchanged between the appliance and the server, as well as application functionality upon the appliance, by supplementing the applications downloaded to the appliance with supplemental code, referred to hereafter as an AppGuard. The AppGuard is tailored, using information related to the appliance, to the appliance type in order to ensure proper functionality. The AppGuard is executed upon installation, and collects device information for validation. After validation, the application may be run. Additionally, management of the applications may include augmenting, deleting, disabling or authorizing the application.

主权项

1. A method for controlling an application on a mobile device, the method comprising:
intercepting, at a wrapper, a request to perform an action in relation to an application configured on a mobile device, the application being configured with the wrapper; sending, by the wrapper, a request for permission data to a server in response to interception of the request to perform an action, the request for permission data relating to permission settings associated with the mobile device, wherein the request for permission data includes data identifying the mobile device; receiving the permission data at the wrapper from the server; and determining whether to perform the action on the basis of the received permission data.