Smart management of mobile applications based on visual recognition

• US 10,531,302 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2018
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ciano, Giuseppe, Curzi, Francesca, De Santis, Marco
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Suhail
• Application Number:
  US16/192,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20190090136A1
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

Techniques for management of applications are provided. A first application is executed on a first mobile device, and a current geographic location of the first mobile device is determined. A first user in proximity to the first mobile device is identified based on a predefined proximity criterion, where the predefined proximity criterion comprises a predefined distance from the first mobile device. Responsive to identifying the first user in proximity to the first mobile device, a first action defined based on a predefined association between the first application, the first user, and the determined current geographic location of the first mobile device is identified in a registry, and the first action is performed to modify at least one of the first mobile device and the first application.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

executing a first application on a first mobile device;

determining a current geographic location of the first mobile device;

identifying a first user in proximity to the first mobile device based on a predefined proximity criterion, wherein the predefined proximity criterion comprises a predefined distance from the first mobile device;

identifying a second user in proximity to the first mobile device; and

responsive to identifying the first user in proximity to the first mobile device;

identifying, in a registry, a first action defined based on a predefined association between the first application, the first user, and the determined current geographic location of the first mobile device;

modifying the first action based on a relationship between the first and second users, wherein the relationship is determined by;

determining that the first and second users are associated on a first social media platform, of a plurality of social media platforms; and

analyzing a text of a social media post published by one of the first and second users on the first social media platform; and

performing the modified first action to modify at least one of the first mobile device and the first application, wherein performing the first action comprises obscuring a portion of text displayed on the first mobile device, wherein at least a second portion of the text remains displayed on the first mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the first user comprises:

capturing, by a camera of the first mobile device, image data depicting the first user;

comparing the image data to an image of the first user stored in the registry; and

determining that the first user is depicted in the image data captured by the camera.

3. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising prior to performing the first action:

modifying the first action based on determining that the first user is defined as an owner of the first mobile device and that the second user is not an authorized user of the first mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein identifying the second user that is also in proximity to the first mobile device comprises:

identifying a second mobile device associated with the second user;

determining a location of the second mobile device; and

determining that a distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device is less than the predefined proximity criterion.

5. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising prior to performing the first action:

determining a context of the first mobile device based at least in part on content currently displayed on a display of the first mobile device by the first application; and

modifying the first action based on the determined context of the first mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action comprises one or more of:

(i) locking the first mobile device, (ii) closing the first application, (iii) opening a second application on the first mobile device, (iv) modifying a content outputted by the first application on a display of the first mobile device, and (v) sending an alert notification to an owner of the first mobile device.

7. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code executable by a processor to perform an operation comprising;

executing a first application on a first mobile device;

determining a current geographic location of the first mobile device;

identifying a first user in proximity to the first mobile device based on a predefined proximity criterion, wherein the predefined proximity criterion comprises a predefined distance from the first mobile device;

identifying a second user in proximity to the first mobile device; and

responsive to identifying the first user in proximity to the first mobile device;

identifying, in a registry, a first action defined based on a predefined association between the first application, the first user, and the determined current geographic location of the first mobile device;

modifying the first action based on a relationship between the first and second users, wherein the relationship is determined by;

determining that the first and second users are associated on a first social media platform, of a plurality of social media platforms; and

analyzing a text of a social media post published by one of the first and second users on the first social media platform; and

performing the modified first action to modify at least one of the first mobile device and the first application, wherein performing the first action comprises obscuring a portion of text displayed on the first mobile device, wherein at least a second portion of the text remains displayed on the first mobile device.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein identifying the first user comprises:

capturing, by a camera of the first mobile device, image data depicting the first user;

comparing the image data to an image of the first user stored in the registry; and

determining that the first user is depicted in the image data captured by the camera.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, the operation further comprising prior to performing the first action:

modifying the first action based on determining that the first user is defined as an owner of the first mobile device and that the second user is not an authorized user of the first mobile device.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein identifying the second user that is also in proximity to the first mobile device comprises:

identifying a second mobile device associated with the second user;

determining a location of the second mobile device; and

determining that a distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device is less than the predefined proximity criterion.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, the operation further comprising prior to performing the first action:

determining a context of the first mobile device based at least in part on content currently displayed on a display of the first mobile device by the first application; and

modifying the first action based on the determined context of the first mobile device.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the first action comprises one or more of:

(i) locking the first mobile device, (ii) closing the first application, (iii) opening a second application on the first mobile device, (iv) modifying a content outputted by the first application on a display of the first mobile device, and (v) sending an alert notification to an owner of the first mobile device.

13. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, performs an operation comprising;

executing a first application on a first mobile device;

determining a current geographic location of the first mobile device;

identifying a first user in proximity to the first mobile device based on a predefined proximity criterion, wherein the predefined proximity criterion comprises a predefined distance from the first mobile device;

identifying a second user in proximity to the first mobile device; and

responsive to identifying the first user in proximity to the first mobile device;

identifying, in a registry, a first action defined based on a predefined association between the first application, the first user, and the determined current geographic location of the first mobile device;

modifying the first action based on a relationship between the first and second users, wherein the relationship is determined by;

determining that the first and second users are associated on a first social media platform, of a plurality of social media platforms; and

analyzing a text of a social media post published by one of the first and second users on the first social media platform; and

performing the modified first action to modify at least one of the first mobile device and the first application, wherein performing the first action comprises obscuring a portion of text displayed on the first mobile device, wherein at least a second portion of the text remains displayed on the first mobile device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein identifying the first user comprises:

capturing, by a camera of the first mobile device, image data depicting the first user;

comparing the image data to an image of the first user stored in the registry; and

determining that the first user is depicted in the image data captured by the camera.

15. The system of claim 13, the operation further comprising prior to performing the first action:

modifying the first action based on determining that the first user is defined as an owner of the first mobile device and that the second user is not an authorized user of the first mobile device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein identifying the second user that is also in proximity to the first mobile device comprises:

identifying a second mobile device associated with the second user;

determining a location of the second mobile device; and

determining that a distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device is less than the predefined proximity criterion.

17. The system of claim 13, the operation further comprising prior to performing the first action:

determining a context of the first mobile device based at least in part on content currently displayed on a display of the first mobile device by the first application; and

modifying the first action based on the determined context of the first mobile device.