CENTRALIZED SELECTIVE APPLICATION APPROVAL FOR MOBILE DEVICES

摘要

A system and method for confirming an application change event of a mobile device is disclosed. A device (14) remote from the mobile device stores an application authorization list identifying a plurality of mobile applications and receives an application authorization request, including application identification, from the mobile device (10) over a communications network (36). The application identification is compared with one or more listed mobile applications in the application authorization list and a decision instruction containing an authorization decision is produced. The decision instruction is sent to the mobile device for subsequent processing of the decision instruction by a mobile agent. The decision may relate to the authorization of an installation or removal of the application.