US 11,991,051 B2
Providing mobile device management functionalities
Simon Frost, Herts (GB)
Filed by Citrix Systems, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,019.
Application 17/667,019 is a division of application No. 16/934,058, filed on Jul. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,290,346.
Application 16/934,058 is a continuation of application No. 14/144,702, filed on Dec. 31, 2013, granted, now 10,742,520, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0231920 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/18 (2022.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01); H04W 12/37 (2021.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 41/18 (2013.01) [H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 12/086 (2021.01); H04W 12/37 (2021.01); G06F 9/45533 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
configuring a remote computing device to logically represent a physical end user device to a plurality of service providers;
configuring the remote computing device, based on a first set of rules defined by a first service provider of the plurality of service providers, to provide control of the end user device to the first service provider, wherein the first set of rules are received at the remote computing device from the first service provider; and
configuring the remote computing device, based on a second set of rules defined by a second service provider of the plurality of service providers, to provide control of the end user device to the second service provider, wherein the second set of rules are received at the remote computing device from the second service provider, and wherein the first set of rules defined by the first service provider and the second set of rules defined by the second service provider conflict such that the remote computing device is unconfigurable using the first set of rules and the second set of rules simultaneously.