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BINDING APPLICATIONS TO DEVICE CAPABILITIES

  • US 20120284702A1
  • Filed: 05/02/2011
  • Published: 11/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method in a computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from an application, a request to access a capability of a hardware device installed on the computing device;

    checking, by the computing device, whether the application is identified in a device permissions record as being allowed to access the capability of the hardware device; and

    allowing the application to access the capability of the hardware device if the device permissions record indicates the application is allowed to access the capability of the hardware device, otherwise denying the request.

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