Method and apparatus for controlling access to mobile devices
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving input from a user of a mobile processing system, the input defining a first location and first configuration for the mobile processing system associated with the first location;
determining a current position of the mobile processing system; and
changing a configuration of the mobile processing system to the first configuration if the current position matches the first location, wherein the configuration comprises parameters selected from the group consisting of parameters controlling whether a screen saver for the mobile processing system locks, parameters to control a lead idle time before the screen saver locks, parameters to control when to power down the mobile processing system, parameters to control when re-authentication of the user is required, parameters that control whether to process electronic payments requested by the user, and parameters to control what types of external access requests to allow.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, the invention discloses a method comprising determining a position of a mobile device; and controlling access to said mobile device based on said position. According to another embodiment of the invention there is provided a mobile device comprising a positioning mechanism to determine a position a mobile device; and a controlling mechanism to control access to said mobile device based on said position.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving input from a user of a mobile processing system, the input defining a first location and first configuration for the mobile processing system associated with the first location;
determining a current position of the mobile processing system; and
changing a configuration of the mobile processing system to the first configuration if the current position matches the first location, wherein the configuration comprises parameters selected from the group consisting of parameters controlling whether a screen saver for the mobile processing system locks, parameters to control a lead idle time before the screen saver locks, parameters to control when to power down the mobile processing system, parameters to control when re-authentication of the user is required, parameters that control whether to process electronic payments requested by the user, and parameters to control what types of external access requests to allow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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determining in which one of a plurality of user-defined zones a mobile processing system is operative;
determining a user-defined configuration for the mobile processing system associated with the zone; and
changing a current configuration of the mobile processing system to the user-defined configuration without user input, wherein the user-defined configuration comprises settings selected from the group consisting of settings to control whether transactions involving electronic payments may be processed or not, and settings to control what type of external access requests to allow. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which when executed by a processing system cause the system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving input from a user of a mobile processing system, the input defining a first location and a first configuration for the mobile processing system associated with the first location;
determining a current position of the mobile processing system; and
changing a configuration of the mobile processing system to the first configuration if the current position matches the first location, wherein the configuration comprises parameters selected from the group consisting of parameters to control whether a screen saver for the mobile processing system locks, parameters to control a lead idle time before the screen savers locks, parameters which control when to power down the mobile processing system, parameters to control when re-authentication of the user is required, parameters that control whether to process electronic payments requested by the user, and parameters to control what types of external access requests to allow. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which when executed by a processing system cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:
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determining in which one of a plurality of user-defined zones the processing system is operative;
determining a user-defined configuration for the processing system associated with the zone; and
changing a current configuration of the processing system to the user-defined configuration without user input, wherein the user-defined configuration comprises settings selected from the group consisting of settings to control whether transactions involving electronic payments may be processed or not, and settings to control what types of external access requests to allow. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A mobile processing system comprising:
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a unit to determine in which one of a plurality of user-defined zones the mobile processing system is operative;
a unit to determine a user-defined configuration for the mobile processing system associated with the zone in which the mobile processing system is operative; and
a unit to change a current configuration of the mobile processing system to the user-defined configuration without user input;
wherein the user-defined configuration comprises settings selected from the group consisting of settings to control whether transactions involving electronic payments may be processed or not; and
settings to control what types of external access requests to allow.- View Dependent Claims (15)
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