System and Method for Protecting Data in a Synchronized Environment

Abstract

A system includes a mobile device providing a plurality of applications and an agent providing first and second authentication procedures for authenticating a user of the mobile device to first and second applications running on the mobile device. A first application is enabled by authenticating a user through a first authentication procedure, and a second application is enabled by authenticating a user through a second authentication procedure. The agent authenticates the user to the first application following the first authentication procedure, and the agent authenticates the user to the second application following the second authentication procedure.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A mobile device comprising:
 a first application module configured to perform a plurality of first functional operations;   a second application module configured to perform a plurality of second functional operations; and   an authentication module configured to permit use of the first application module only after authentication of first authentication data, and to permit use of the second application module only after authentication of second authentication data.   
     
     
         22 . The mobile device of  claim 21 , wherein the first authentication data is different from the second authentication data. 
     
     
         23 . The mobile device of  claim 21 , wherein types of authentication data include passcode, biometric, location, time and proximity data. 
     
     
         24 . The mobile device of  claim 23 , wherein the first authentication data is a first type of authentication data, and
 wherein the second authentication data is a second type of authentication data.   
     
     
         25 . The mobile device of  claim 24 , wherein the first type of authentication data is different from the second type of authentication data. 
     
     
         26 . The mobile device of  claim 23 , wherein the first authentication data includes a plurality of types of authentication data. 
     
     
         27 . The mobile device of  claim 23 , wherein the first authentication data includes a plurality of one type of authentication data. 
     
     
         28 . The mobile device of  claim 21 , wherein the authentication module permits use of a first functional operation of the plurality of first functional operations only after authentication of third authentication data, and permits use of a second first functional operation of the plurality of functional operations only after authentication of fourth authentication data. 
     
     
         29 . A mobile device, comprising:
 a first application module configured to perform a first. functional operation and a second functional operation; and   an authentication module configured to permit use of the first functional operation only after authentication of first authentication data, and to permit use of the second functional operation only after authentication of second authentication data.   
     
     
         30 . The mobile device of  claim 29 , wherein the first authentication data is different from the second authentication data. 
     
     
         31 . The mobile device of  claim 29 , wherein types of authentication data include passcode, biometric, location, time and proximity data. 
     
     
         32 . The mobile device of  claim 31 , wherein the first authentication data is a first type of authentication data, and
 wherein the second authentication data is a second type of authentication data.   
     
     
         33 . The mobile device of  claim 32 , wherein the first type of authentication data is different from the second type of authentication data. 
     
     
         34 . The mobile device of  claim 31 , wherein the first authentication data includes a plurality of types of authentication data. 
     
     
         35 . The mobile device of  claim 31 , wherein the first authentication data includes a plurality of one type of authentication data.