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Session manager for secured remote computing

  • US 9,117,063 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2004
  • Issued: 08/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device for communicating with another computing device that is remote to the computing device, the computing device comprising:

  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium or media encoded with instructions to allow the computing device to perform the following tasks;

    facilitating transmitting upon an occurrence of a predetermined event, from the computing device to the other computing device, a lock session signal for locking a communications session upon the occurrence of the predetermined event, the lock session signal configured to restrict access to the communications session until the computing device receives an unlock session signal from the other computing device;

    prompting a user at the computing device for identification information associated with the communications session;

    facilitating transmitting, from the computing device to the other computing device, the identification information; and

    facilitating receiving, at the computing device from the other computing device, the unlock session signal if the identification information is authenticated,wherein the predetermined event comprises a detection of a departure of the user without manual input from the user,wherein the computing device is configured to facilitate communication of the communications session using a first communication channel, and is configured to facilitate communication of the lock session signal, the unlock session signal, and the identification information using a second communication channel, andwherein communications occurring through the first communication channel are suspended when the communications session is locked.

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