Providing greater access to one or more items in response to verifying device transfer

• US 20120254988A1
• Filed: 09/28/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,111 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/19
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring one or more indicators that suggest that a computing device has been transferred to a first user from a second user, the first user having at least greater accessing rights than the second user to one or more items via the computing device; detecting, in response to said acquiring, input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user; and providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

acquiring one or more indicators that suggest that a computing device has been transferred to a first user from a second user, the first user having at least greater accessing rights than the second user to one or more items via the computing device;

detecting, in response to said acquiring, input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, wherein said detecting, in response to said acquiring, input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user is performed via at least one of a machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter; and

providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

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101. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

means for acquiring one or more indicators that suggest that a computing device has been transferred to a first user from a second user, the first user having at least greater accessing rights than the second user to one or more items via the computing device;

means for detecting, in response to said acquiring, input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user; and

means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

102. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for acquiring one or more indicators that suggest that a computing device has been transferred to a first user from a second user, the first user having at least greater accessing rights than the second user to one or more items via the computing device comprises:

means for sensing the one or more indicators that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user.

103. The computationally-implemented system of claim 102, wherein said means for sensing the one or more indicators that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user.

104. The computationally-implemented system of claim 103, wherein said means for sensing presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing presence of at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that is determined to be associated with the first user.

105. The computationally-implemented system of claim 104, wherein said means for sensing presence of at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that is determined to be associated with the first user comprises:

means for sensing presence of the at least one face being at one or more specified locations relative to orientation of the computing device.

108. The computationally-implemented system of claim 103, wherein said means for sensing presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing presence of a first face associated with the first user and a second face associated with the second user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device, the first face being visually sensed as being closer to the computing device than the second face.

109. The computationally-implemented system of claim 103, wherein said means for sensing presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing presence of at least one eye in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that is determined as being associated with the first user.

110. The computationally-implemented system of claim 109, wherein said means for sensing presence of at least one eye in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that is determined as being associated with the first user comprises:

means for sensing presence of the at least one eye being at one or more specified locations relative to orientation of the computing device.

114. The computationally-implemented system of claim 103, wherein said means for sensing presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing visually that the computing device has moved closer to the first user.

115. The computationally-implemented system of claim 114, wherein said means for sensing visually that the computing device has moved closer to the first user comprises:

means for sensing visually that the computing device has moved closer to one or more physical features associated with the first user.

117. The computationally-implemented system of claim 114, wherein said means for sensing visually that the computing device has moved closer to the first user comprises:

means for sensing visually that the computing device has moved closer to the first user and has moved away from the second user.

120. The computationally-implemented system of claim 102, wherein said means for sensing the one or more indicators that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user.

121. The computationally-implemented system of claim 120, wherein said means for sensing presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing in the proximate vicinity of the computing device presence of a voice pattern that matches with a signature voice pattern of the first user.

123. The computationally-implemented system of claim 120, wherein said means for sensing presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing audibly that the computing device has moved closer to the first user.

125. The computationally-implemented system of claim 123, wherein said means for sensing audibly that the computing device has moved closer to the first user comprises:

means for sensing audibly that the computing device has moved closer to the first user and has moved away from the second user.

128. The computationally-implemented system of claim 102, wherein said means for sensing the one or more indicators that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing one or more movements of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user.

129. The computationally-implemented system of claim 128, wherein said means for sensing one or more movements of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing that the computing device no longer has a particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was possessed by the second user.

132. The computationally-implemented system of claim 128, wherein said means for sensing one or more movements of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing that the computing device is at least no longer at a particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was possessed by the second user.

136. The computationally-implemented system of claim 128, wherein said means for sensing one or more movements of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing that the computing device has been spin rotated from a first orientation associated with the computing device when the computing device was possessed by the second user to a second orientation that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users.

137. The computationally-implemented system of claim 128, wherein said means for sensing one or more movements of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing that the computing device is vibrating in a manner that matches with a signature vibration pattern associated with the first user.

139. The computationally-implemented system of claim 128, wherein said means for sensing one or more movements of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing that the computing device has exhibited one or more three-dimensional movements that suggest that the computing device has been transferred between two users.

140. The computationally-implemented system of claim 102, wherein said means for sensing the one or more indicators that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing the one or more indicators by sensing multiple types of indicators that when sensed suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user.

143. The computationally-implemented system of claim 140, wherein said means for sensing the one or more indicators by sensing multiple types of indicators that when sensed suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user comprises:

means for sensing presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device and sensing one or more movements of the computing device that suggest that the computing device has been transferred to the first user from the second user.

153. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for detecting, in response to said acquiring, input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for soliciting, in response to said acquiring, the input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

156. The computationally-implemented system of claim 153, wherein said means for soliciting, in response to said acquiring, the input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, biometric input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

157. The computationally-implemented system of claim 156, wherein said means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, biometric input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, audio input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

158. The computationally-implemented system of claim 157, wherein said means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, audio input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, one or more words to be spoken in order to audibly verify that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

159. The computationally-implemented system of claim 156, wherein said means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, biometric input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, visual input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

160. The computationally-implemented system of claim 159, wherein said means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, visual input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, a face to be brought closer to the computing device.

161. The computationally-implemented system of claim 159, wherein said means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, visual input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, one or more eyes to be brought closer to the computing device.

163. The computationally-implemented system of claim 153, wherein said means for soliciting, in response to said acquiring, the input that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, a gesture to be executed that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

164. The computationally-implemented system of claim 163, wherein said means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, a gesture to be executed that verifies that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, the gesture to be executed through a touch screen in order to verify that the computing device has been transferred to the first user.

165. The computationally-implemented system of claim 164, wherein said means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, the gesture to be executed through a touch screen in order to verify that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for requesting for, in response to said acquiring, the gesture to be executed through a touch screen using one or more fingers.

166. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for providing at least greater access to the one or more items by providing greater access to the one or more items that were at least not partially accessible by the second user when the second user had possession of the computing device.

169. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for providing at least greater access to the one or more items by providing greater access to one or more items from a second level of access to the one or more items enjoyed by the second user when the second user had possession of the computing device to a first level of access to the one or more items, the second level of access being a diminished level of access to the one or more items compared with the first level of access.

170. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for providing greater visual access via the computing device to the one or more items.

171. The computationally-implemented system of claim 170, wherein said means for providing greater visual access via the computing device to the one or more items comprises:

means for providing visually one or more visual representations of the one or more items via the computing device, the one or more visual representations not being previously presented through the computing device when the second user had possession of the computing device.

172. The computationally-implemented system of claim 171, wherein said means for providing visually one or more visual representations of the one or more items via the computing device, the one or more visual representations not being previously presented through the computing device when the second user had possession of the computing device comprises:

means for replacing visually through the computing device and in response to said detecting of the input one or more obfuscating locum tenentes of one or more true visual representations of the one or more items with the one or more true visual representations, the one or more obfuscating locum tenentes having been presented through the computing device when the second user had possession of the computing device.

173. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for providing greater audio access via the computing device to the one or more items.

174. The computationally-implemented system of claim 173, wherein said means for providing greater audio access via the computing device to the one or more items comprises:

means for providing audibly one or more audio representations of the one or more items via the computing device, the one or more audio representations not being previously presented through the computing device when the second user had possession of the computing device.

175. The computationally-implemented system of claim 174, wherein said means for providing audibly one or more audio representations of the one or more items via the computing device, the one or more audio representations not being previously presented through the computing device when the second user had possession of the computing device comprises:

means for replacing audibly through the computing device and in response to said detecting of the input one or more obfuscating locum tenentes of one or more true audio representations of the one or more items with the one or more true audio representations, the one or more obfuscating locum tenentes having been presented through the computing device when the second user had possession of the computing device.

176. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for presenting, via the computing device and in response at least in part to said detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, the one or more items in one or more formats that allow one or more editorial actions to be executed on one or more parts of the one or more items, the one or more editorial actions not previously available to be executed on the one or more parts of the one or more items when the second user was in possession of the computing device.

182. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for presenting, via the computing device and in response at least in part to said detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, the one or more items in one or more formats that allow one or more functionalities of the one or more items to be executed, the one or more functionalities of the one or more items not previously available for execution when the second user was in possession of the computing device.

193. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items in response to detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user comprises:

means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to one or more items that are affiliated with one or more particular entities in response at least in part to said detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, the one or more items selectively being at least partly not accessible as a result of their affiliation with the one or more particular entities when the computing device was in the possession of the second user.

199. The computationally-implemented system of claim 193, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to one or more items that are affiliated with one or more particular entities in response at least in part to said detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, the one or more items selectively being at least partly not accessible as a result of their affiliation with the one or more particular entities when the computing device was in the possession of the second user comprises:

means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items that are affiliated with the one or more particular entities in response at least in part to said detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, the one or more items being ascertained to be sourced from the one or more particular entities.

200. The computationally-implemented system of claim 193, wherein said means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to one or more items that are affiliated with one or more particular entities in response at least in part to said detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, the one or more items selectively being at least partly not accessible as a result of their affiliation with the one or more particular entities when the computing device was in the possession of the second user comprises:

means for providing at least greater access via the computing device to the one or more items that are affiliated with the one or more particular entities in response at least in part to said detecting the input verifying that the computing device has been transferred to the first user, the one or more items ascertained to include one or more particular words, phrases, and/or numbers affiliated with the one or more particular entities.

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