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Limiting user interaction with a computing device based on proximity of a user

US9392104B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Nishit Shah · Ahmedabad, IN
Kan Liu · Mountain View, US
Caesar Sengupta · Los Altos, US
Benjamin Thomas Smith · Mountain View, US
Eric Sachs · Rossland, CA
Mayank Upadhyay · Mountain View, US
Dirk Balfanz · Menlo Park, US
Michal Levin · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/63
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first computing device monitors a presence of a second computing device, and determines when the second computing device has moved out of an area proximate to the first computing device. In response to determining that the second computer moved out of the area, the first computing device is automatically configured to limit user interaction with one or more applications currently operating on the first computing device to a predetermined set of commands while preventing user interaction with other applications provided by the first computing device.

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