Limiting user operations
First Claim
1. An information processing device having a lock function for restricting user operations, the information processing device comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
receive from a user a first password, a specified location, a specified route of travel from a current location of the information processing device to the specified location, and a transit point passed to reach the specified location along the specified route of travel;
switch to a restricted mode restricting at least one function of the information processing device in response to receiving the first password, the specified location, and the specified route of travel;
lock the information processing device responsive to determining that a distance between a subsequent location of the information processing device and the specified route of travel has exceeded a predetermined threshold value;
release the restricted mode responsive to determining that the information processing device has reached the specified location using the specified route of travel; and
release the restricted mode and lock the information processing device responsive to the information processing device having reached the specified location without passing the transit point.
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Abstract
An information processing device having a lock function for restricting user operations and a mechanism executed by this information processing device are provided in which the information processing device includes: an input unit for receiving a first password and a specified location from a user; a mode setting unit for switching to a restricted mode restricting at least some of the functions of the information processing device in response to receiving the first password and location; and a releasing unit for releasing the restricted mode on condition that the information processing device has reached the specified location.
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1. An information processing device having a lock function for restricting user operations, the information processing device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive from a user a first password, a specified location, a specified route of travel from a current location of the information processing device to the specified location, and a transit point passed to reach the specified location along the specified route of travel; switch to a restricted mode restricting at least one function of the information processing device in response to receiving the first password, the specified location, and the specified route of travel; lock the information processing device responsive to determining that a distance between a subsequent location of the information processing device and the specified route of travel has exceeded a predetermined threshold value; release the restricted mode responsive to determining that the information processing device has reached the specified location using the specified route of travel; and release the restricted mode and lock the information processing device responsive to the information processing device having reached the specified location without passing the transit point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, in an information processing device having a lock function for restricting user operations, the method comprising:
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receiving from a user a first password, a specified location, a specified route of travel from a current location of the information processing device to the specified location, and a transit point passed to reach the specified location along the specified route of travel; switching to a restricted mode restricting at least one function of the information processing device in response to receiving the first password, the specified location, and the specified route to travel; locking the information processing device responsive to determining that a distance between a subsequent location of the information processing device and the specified route of travel has exceeded a predetermined threshold value; releasing the restricted mode responsive to determining that the information processing device has reached the specified location using the specified route of travel and releasing the restricted mode and locking the information processing device responsive to the information processing device having reached the specified location without passing the transit point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to function as an information processing device having a lock function for restricting user operations, wherein the computer readable program causes the computing device to:
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receive from a user a first password, a specified location, a specified route of travel from a current location of the information processing device to the specified location, and a transit point passed to reach the specified location along the specified route of travel; switch to a restricted mode restricting at least one function of the information processing device in response to receiving the first password, the specified location, and the specified route of travel; lock the information processing device responsive to determining that a distance between a subsequent location of the information processing device and the specified route of travel has exceeded a predetermined threshold; release the restricted mode responsive to determining that the information processing device has reached the specified location using the specified route of travel; and release the restricted mode and lock the information processing device responsive to the information processing device having reached the specified location without passing the transit point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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