Device having a locking feature and a method, means and software for utilizing the feature
First Claim
1. A mobile device having an ability to be locked, including at least two separate locking modes having different locking features, associated to a certain feature, which is determinable in the device, and means for determining a currently valid locking mode, according to which the device is locked, according to the association between the feature and the locking mode.
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Abstract
The invention concerns mobile devices having a locking feature for disabling properties and/or functions of the devices. According to invention a mobile device having an ability to be locked, includes at least two separate locking modes having different locking features. The locking modes are associable to a certain feature, which is determinable in the device. The currently valid locking mode, according to which the device is locked, is determined according to the association.
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19 Claims
- 1. A mobile device having an ability to be locked, including at least two separate locking modes having different locking features, associated to a certain feature, which is determinable in the device, and means for determining a currently valid locking mode, according to which the device is locked, according to the association between the feature and the locking mode.
- 9. A method for providing locking modes for mobile device, including steps of providing at least two separate locking modes having different locking features, the modes being associated to a certain feature, which is determinable in the device, and selecting the currently valid locking mode, according to which the device is locked, according to the association.
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13. A method for locking a mobile device, as a response to a triggered locking event, including steps of:
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checking a certain currently valid feature, which is determinable in the device, to which a locking mode is associated to, determining the currently valid locking mode according to the association between the feature and the locking mode, and implementing locking of the device according to currently valid locking mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable code for execution on a processor, the computer program product for locking a mobile device, the computer program product having
software means for providing at least two separate locking modes having different locking features, software means for associating a locking mode to a certain feature of a device, software means for checking a currently valid feature, to which a currently valid locking mode is associated to, software means for determining a currently valid locking mode according to the association between locking mode and the feature, and software means for locking the device according to the currently valid locking mode, as a response to triggering a locking event.
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