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Presence-based device mode modification

  • US 10,334,100 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2018
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method to change a mode of operation of a first device associated with a first user, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by the first device associated with the first user, information that indicates a presence of a second user, wherein the information that indicates the presence of the second user is based on visually determining the presence of the second user, and wherein the visually determining includes;

    capturing visual information by one or more cameras; and

    comparing the captured visual information with stored visual data;

    determining, by the first device associated with the first user and based at least on the received information, whether the second user is present within a particular range of distance from the first device;

    identifying, by the first device associated with the first user and based at least on a determination that the second user is present within the particular range of distance from the first device, a triggering event that requires a change in the mode of operation of the first device from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation; and

    changing, by the first device associated with the first user and based at least on the identified triggering event, the mode of operation of the first device from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation.

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