Location-sensitive security levels and setting profiles based on detected location

摘要

The security level and/or other device behavior, configurations, or settings on a mobile device can be modified based on the location of the mobile device. The location of the mobile device can be determined by analyzing location aspects present at a location, where any parameters or attributes of a location that can assist in identifying a particular location may be used as location aspects. In a setup process, the mobile device identifies available aspects at a location and can use the available aspects to determine a location context associated with a location. In a use example, the device identifies available aspects at a location and determines whether the available aspects match a previously defined location context. If the available aspects match the previously defined location context, device behavior, configurations, or settings on a mobile device can be modified.

主权项

1. A method of managing security levels, the method comprising:
implementing, at a mobile device, a baseline security level; detecting, by the mobile device, a plurality of location aspects available at a location of the mobile device, wherein each of the location aspects indicate an attribute of the location; determining, by the mobile device, a first location context of the mobile device based on the detected plurality of location aspects; associating, by the mobile device, the first location context with a first location for modified security; and implementing, by the mobile device, a first security level based on the first location context.