Notification of access control request and explanation indicative of the access control request on a communication device

• US 8,335,500 B2
• Filed: 02/29/2008
• Issued: 12/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Bender, Christopher Lyle, Kirkup, Michael Grant, Brown, Michael Kenneth, Manea, Radu Alexandru, Zubert, Brian Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lai, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/040,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20090221267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,754 Days
• Field of Search: 455/457, 455/418, 455/566, 455/456.3, 455/57, 345/156, 345/173, 715700-866
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/554 involving event detection and direct action
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection

Abstract

A communication device includes a display screen upon which information is displayed. A microprocessor configured to execute at least one notification program is provided that displays a notification descriptive of an access control request on the display screen. The at least one notification program is programmed to receive data indicative of an access control request and to receive data descriptive of the access control request. Additionally, the at least one notification program is further programmed to display a notification indicative of the access control request and comprising an explanation of the access control request based on the received descriptive data.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a display screen upon which information is displayed;

a microprocessor configured to execute at least one notification program that displays first and second notifications, said first notification descriptive of an access control request on the display screen, the access control request for changing a setting on the communication device,

said at least one notification program programmed to receive data indicative of the access control request and to receive data descriptive of the access control request;

said at least one notification program further programmed to display the second notification on the display screen indicative of the access control request and comprising an explanation of the access control request based on the received descriptive data when a selectable item within the first notification is selected; and

wherein said explanation of the access control request describes enabling of a location positioning device when the access control request is granted.

2. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein at least the data descriptive of the access control request is generated by, and received from an executing program on the communication device.

3. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the setting change comprises a hardware setting change.

4. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the setting change comprises a program setting change.

5. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the explanation further includes additional details regarding an intended use of the setting change.

6. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the explanation of the access control request further describes obtaining a current location from the location positioning device when the access control request is granted.

7. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the location positioning device comprises a global positioning system device.

8. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the access control request further adjusts a time zone and the explanation of the access control request further describes that the time zone will be adjusted when the access control request is granted.

9. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first notification describes an executing program from which the data descriptive of the access control request is received.

10. A method for providing information pertaining to an access control request received at a communication device, said method comprising:

receiving data indicative of the access control request for changing a setting on the communication device;

receiving data descriptive of the access control request;

displaying a first notification on a display screen indicative of the access control request and a second notification comprising an explanation of the access control request based on the received descriptive data when a selectable item within the first notification is selected; and

wherein said explanation of the access control request describes enabling of a location positioning device when the access control request is granted.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the data descriptive of the access control request is received from an executing program on the communication device.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

displaying information identifying an executing program from which the data descriptive of the access control request is received.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

displaying a reason for the access control request in the displayed explanation.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising changing one of a program setting or a hardware setting associated with the location positioning device when the access control request is granted.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-program for controlling a communication device to provide information pertaining to an access control request received at the communication device, the computer program causing the communication device to:

receive data indicative of an access control request for changing a setting on the communication device;

display a first notification on a display screen indicative of the access control request and a second notification comprising an explanation of the access control request based on the received data when a selectable item within the first notification is selected; and

wherein said explanation of the access control request describes enabling of a location positioning device when the access control request is granted.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the setting to be changed comprises a hardware setting change.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the setting to be changed comprises a program setting change.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the location positioning device comprises a global positioning system device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the explanation of the access control request further describes obtaining a current location from the location positioning device when the access control request is granted.

20. A handheld wireless communication device configured to receive messages, said handheld wireless communication device comprising:

a body housing a display screen upon which information is displayed;

a microprocessor configured to execute at least one notification program that displays first and second notifications, said first notification descriptive of an access control request on the display screen, the access control request for changing a setting on the communication device;

said at least one notification program further programmed to receive data indicative of the access control request and display a selectable item for additional details concerning the access control request and an explanation of which executing program is making the access control request;

said at least one notification program further programmed to receive data descriptive of the access control request upon selection of the selectable item and to display said second notification comprising an explanation of the access control request based on the received descriptive data, wherein the explanation provides additional details concerning the use of a proposed setting change of the access control request; and

wherein said explanation of the access control request describes enabling of a location positioning device when the access control request is granted.

21. The communication device as recited in claim 20, wherein a further explanation is displayed in response to receiving an input corresponding to selection of the selectable item.

22. The communication device as recited in claim 20, wherein the first notification includes an allow option to allow the proposed setting change and a deny option to deny the proposed setting change, and in response to receiving an input corresponding to selection of the allow option, changing the setting corresponding to the proposed setting change.