Control Access Based on Network Status
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1. A client device comprising:
- a network controller to connect the client device to a network; and
a control module to detect status information from the network via the network controller and to control access to the client device based on the detected status information, whereinthe control module detects the status information regardless of at least one of a power state of the client device and an operating state of an operating system (OS) of the client device.
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Abstract
Embodiments herein relate to controlling access to a device based on status information of a network. The device is connected to and detects status information from the network. Further, the device controls access to a feature of the device based on the detected status information. The device detects the status information and controls access regardless of at least one of a power state of the device and an operating state of an operating system (OS) of the device.
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15 Claims
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1. A client device comprising:
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a network controller to connect the client device to a network; and a control module to detect status information from the network via the network controller and to control access to the client device based on the detected status information, wherein the control module detects the status information regardless of at least one of a power state of the client device and an operating state of an operating system (OS) of the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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accessing a network element via a network stack of a device connected to a network; detecting status information from the network element related to the network independently of a state of an operating system (OS) of the device; and controlling access to a feature of the device based on the detected status information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, if executed by a processor of a device, cause the processor to:
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communicate with a network element of a network via a network controller of the device along a communication channel, where the device is connected to the network and the communication channel is independent of at least one of a power state and an operating state of the device; retrieve status information from the network element related to the network; and restrict access to a feature of the device based on the detected status information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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