Owner privacy in a shared mobile device
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1. A computer implemented system comprising:
- an access control component of a mobile device that regulates a range of access for a non-owner user of the mobile device to personal information of an owner of the mobile device, the personal information stored on the mobile device;
an analysis component of the mobile device that recommends an access mode specifying the range of access, based at least in part on an amount of the personal information that is accessible by one or more applications on the mobile device, wherein the access control component regulates the range of access based at least partly on the recommended access mode; and
a usage profile that designates the range of access for the non-owner user of the mobile device to the personal information, the usage profile employed by the access control component to regulate the range of access based on the recommended access mode.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that regulate range of access to personal information of a mobile unit'"'"'s owner. The access control component can designate granularity for access levels and/or a spectrum of access modes—(as opposed to a binary choice of full access or no access at all). Such access can be based on a spectrum and/or discrete trust relationship between the owner and user of the mobile unit. A profile definition component can exploit an owner'"'"'s trust relationships to designate levels of security. The profile definition component can further define a profile based on a set of applications, such as entertainment mode, browser mode, and the like.
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1. A computer implemented system comprising:
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an access control component of a mobile device that regulates a range of access for a non-owner user of the mobile device to personal information of an owner of the mobile device, the personal information stored on the mobile device; an analysis component of the mobile device that recommends an access mode specifying the range of access, based at least in part on an amount of the personal information that is accessible by one or more applications on the mobile device, wherein the access control component regulates the range of access based at least partly on the recommended access mode; and a usage profile that designates the range of access for the non-owner user of the mobile device to the personal information, the usage profile employed by the access control component to regulate the range of access based on the recommended access mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method comprising:
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defining one or more usage profiles that each designates a range of access for a non-owner user of a mobile device to personal data of an owner of the mobile device, the personal data stored on the mobile device; automatically recommending an access mode specifying the range of access for the non-owner user, based at least in part on an amount of the personal data that is accessible by one or more applications on the mobile device; and
employing at least one of the usage profiles for regulating the range of access to the personal data when the non-owner user employs the mobile device, the range of access regulated according to the recommended access mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tangible computer readable storage device storing instructions that enable actions for controlling access to a mobile device, the actions comprising:
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regulating a range of access for one or more non-owner users of the mobile device to personal information of an owner of the mobile device, the personal information stored on the mobile device; automatically recommending an access mode specifying the range of access for the one or more non-owner users, based at least in part on an amount of the personal information that is accessible by one or more applications on the mobile device; and designating one or more access levels, each of the access levels provided for at least one of the non-owner users, granted by the owner of the mobile device, each of the access levels used for regulating the range of access for the at least one of the non-owner users to the personal information based at least in part on the recommended access mode.
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