Multiple device and/or user association
US7703691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/35
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for automating a login process and user/device associations. A user's preferred device settings and/or functions may be provisioned automatically. Some implementations provide an automated log out or “sleep” when a user leaves one or more of the devices. Users may be automatically identified and associated. The “presence” of members of a user group may be determined as required for one or more actions to be taken. Some user groups control devices according to which members of a group may have access to certain functions, information, etc., and which may not.
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