SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A PLURALITY OF DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of selectively providing access to a plurality of devices, comprising:
- providing one or more slave computing devices;
providing one or more master computing devices, wherein the master computing device is communicatively coupled to the slave computing device;
displaying a user interface on the slave computing device that accepts input from a user;
receiving a disablement signal at the slave computing device from the master computing device;
in response to the receipt of the disablement signal, disabling the user interface of the slave computing device such that the user is not permitted to provide the input;
wherein as part of the disablement of the slave computing device, displaying on the slave computing device a non-interactive message that does not respond to user attempts to provide input to the slave computing device.
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Abstract
A method and system for selectively providing access to one or more slave computing devices is described. The method includes providing one or more slave computing devices and one or more master computing devices, the master computing device being communicatively coupled to the slave computing device. The method also includes displaying a user interface on the slave computing device that accepts input from a user and receiving a disablement signal at the slave computing device from the master computing device. The method also includes the step of—responsive to receipt of the disablement signal—disabling the user interface of the slave computing device such that the user is not permitted to provide the input. As part of the disablement of the slave computing device, a non-interactive message that does not respond to user attempts to provide input to the slave computing device can be displayed on the slave computing device.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of selectively providing access to a plurality of devices, comprising:
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providing one or more slave computing devices; providing one or more master computing devices, wherein the master computing device is communicatively coupled to the slave computing device; displaying a user interface on the slave computing device that accepts input from a user; receiving a disablement signal at the slave computing device from the master computing device; in response to the receipt of the disablement signal, disabling the user interface of the slave computing device such that the user is not permitted to provide the input; wherein as part of the disablement of the slave computing device, displaying on the slave computing device a non-interactive message that does not respond to user attempts to provide input to the slave computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of selectively providing access to a plurality of devices, comprising:
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providing one or more slave computing devices, wherein the slave computing device is a demonstrative computing device for exhibition purposes and the demonstrative computing device contains limited access data; providing one or more master computing devices, wherein the master computing device is communicatively coupled to the slave computing device; displaying a user interface on the slave computing device that accepts input from a user during an authorized time; upon the determination of an unauthorized time, receiving a disablement signal at the slave computing device from the master computing device; in response to the receipt of the disablement signal, disabling the user interface of the slave computing device such that the user is not permitted to provide the input; wherein as part of the disablement of the slave computing device, displaying on the slave computing device a non-interactive message that does not respond to user attempts to provide input to the slave computing device. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A system for selectively providing access to a plurality of devices, comprising:
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one or more slave computing devices, wherein the slave computing device is a demonstrative computing device for exhibition purposes and the demonstrative computing device contains limited access data; and one or more master computing devices, wherein the master computing device is communicatively coupled to the slave computing device; wherein the slave computing device includes a display that displays a user interface that accepts input from a user during an authorized time; wherein upon the determination of an unauthorized time, the slave computing device is configured to receive a disablement signal from the master computing device; wherein in response to the receipt of the disablement signal, the slave computing device is further configured to disable the user interface such that the user is not permitted to provide the input; wherein as part of the disablement of the slave computing device, the slave computing device is further configured to display a non-interactive message that does not respond to user attempts to provide input to the slave computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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