Mobile computing device and wearable computing device having automatic access mode control
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a mobile computing device, an indication of a wireless communication link between the mobile computing device and a wearable computing device;
responsive to receiving the indication of the wireless communication link, determining, based on a signal strength of the wireless communication link, a distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device;
determining that the distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device is greater than a threshold distance;
responsive to determining, by the processor of the mobile computing device, that the distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device has changed from less than the threshold distance to greater than the threshold distance;
transmitting, by the processor of the mobile computing device to a processor of the wearable communication device, an instruction to output an alert to prompt the user to retrieve the mobile computing device; and
changing, by the processor of the mobile computing device and based at least in part on determining that the distance has changed to greater than the threshold distance, an access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from an increased access security mode to a reduced access security mode in which a user is permitted access to a smaller set of functionality provided by the mobile computing device than when in the increased access security mode.
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Abstract
A system can include a mobile computing device and a wearable computing device. The wearable computing device can include a sensor that outputs an indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn. Responsive to receiving the indication that the wearable computing device is being not being worn, one or both of the devices can be operable to change an access mode of computing environment provided by the respective device from an increased access mode to a reduced access mode.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of a mobile computing device, an indication of a wireless communication link between the mobile computing device and a wearable computing device; responsive to receiving the indication of the wireless communication link, determining, based on a signal strength of the wireless communication link, a distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device; determining that the distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device is greater than a threshold distance; responsive to determining, by the processor of the mobile computing device, that the distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device has changed from less than the threshold distance to greater than the threshold distance; transmitting, by the processor of the mobile computing device to a processor of the wearable communication device, an instruction to output an alert to prompt the user to retrieve the mobile computing device; and changing, by the processor of the mobile computing device and based at least in part on determining that the distance has changed to greater than the threshold distance, an access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from an increased access security mode to a reduced access security mode in which a user is permitted access to a smaller set of functionality provided by the mobile computing device than when in the increased access security mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a mobile computing device comprising; one or more mobile computing device processors configured to; receive an indication of a wireless communication link between the mobile computing device and a wearable computing device, respond to receiving the indication of the wireless communication link, determine, based on a signal strength of the wireless communication link, a distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device; determine that the distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device has changed from less than the threshold distance to greater than the threshold distance; and a mobile computing device access mode module operable by the one or more mobile computing device processors to change, based at least in part on determining that the distance has changed to greater than the threshold distance, an access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from an increased access security mode to a reduced access security mode in which a user is permitted access to a smaller set of functionality provided by the wearable computing device than when in the increased access security mode; and the wearable computing device comprising one or more wearable computing device processors configured to determine that the distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device has changed from less than the threshold distance to greater than the threshold distance, and, responsive to determining that the distance has changed to greater than the threshold distance, output an alert to prompt the user to retrieve the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a wearable computing device to:
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receive an indication of a wireless communication link between a mobile computing device and the wearable computing device; responsive to receiving the indication of the wireless communication link, determining, based on a signal strength of the wireless communication link, an approximate distance between the mobile computing device and the wearable computing device; determine that the approximate distance between a mobile computing device and the wearable computing device has changed from less than the threshold distance to greater than the threshold distance; responsive to determining that the approximate distance has changed to greater than the threshold distance, output an alert to prompt the user to retrieve the mobile computing device; and output, to the mobile communication device and based at least in part on determining that the approximate distance has changed to greater than the threshold distance, an instruction to change an access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from an increased access security mode to a reduced access security mode in which a user is permitted access to a smaller set of functionality provided by the mobile computing device than when in the increased access security mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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