Auto-adjust application operation leveraging location of connected devices
US12177671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2111
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that dynamically adjusts an operation of software running on a first mobile device is provided. The system may include an application. The system may include an authentication module configured to authorize a user's login credentials, capture a biometric characteristic of the user, and authenticate the captured biometric characteristic based on a comparison to a stored biometric characteristic. The system may also include a tracking module configured to track a location of each of the plurality of mobile devices and based on the location, determine a number of mobile devices within a pre-determined range to the first mobile device. The system may include a throttling module configured to adjust the operation of the application based on the number of mobile devices, the adjusting including at least one of operating the application in read-only mode, partial-access mode and full-access mode and re-adjusting when a change in location is detected.
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