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Method and apparatus for presence based resource management

  • US 10,044,715 B2
  • Filed: 08/24/2015
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a user'"'"'s access to network resources, comprising:

  • receiving, from a computer over a network, first presence data of a user logged into the computer;

    receiving a first network request by the logged in user from the computer for first resources external to the computer;

    executing instructions on computer hardware to determine a first resource control policy to apply to the first network request based on the first presence data;

    executing instructions on computer hardware to apply the first resource control policy to the first network request;

    receiving, from the computer over the network, second presence data of the logged in user of the computer;

    receiving a second network request by the logged in user from the computer for second resources external to the computer;

    executing instructions on computer hardware to determine a second resource control policy to apply to the second network request based on the second presence data; and

    executing instructions on computer hardware to apply the second resource control policy to the second network request,wherein the first and second presence data indicate at least one of;

    (a) a first and second ambient light level at the computer, (b) first and second font sizes displayed on the user'"'"'s computer, (c) first and second contrast levels displayed on the user'"'"'s computer, and (d) first and second indications respectively of whether a privacy shield is installed on the user'"'"'s display and wherein the first and second resource control policies are determined based on the first and second presence data.

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