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Privacy control based on user recognition

  • US 9,286,482 B1
  • Filed: 06/10/2013
  • Issued: 03/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a recognition device that includes at least one of;

    a camera, a microphone, a biometric feature detection device, an accelerometer, or a touch sensor;

    one or more processors;

    one or more computer-readable media; and

    one or more modules maintained on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations that include;

    receiving, from the recognition device, first recognition data associated with a first current user of the electronic device;

    determining, based at least in part on a comparison of the first recognition data with a known user profile, that the first current user is a known primary user authorized to access private information on the electronic device, the private information including at least one of an application, user data, or a device setting;

    sending a first communication to at least one of an operating system or the application, the first communication indicating that the first current user is authorized to access the private information on the electronic device;

    subsequent to sending the first communication, receiving, from the recognition device, second recognition data associated with a second current user of the electronic device;

    determining, based at least in part on the second recognition data, that control of the electronic device has passed from the first current user to the second current user, the second current user being different from the first current user;

    determining, based at least in part on a comparison of the second recognition data with the known user profile, that the second current user is at least one of;

    an unknown user, or a known user having a lower level of access authorization than the known primary user;

    based at least in part on the second recognition data, sending a second communication to at least one of the operating system or the application, the second communication indicating an access authorization level of the second current user with respect to the private information;

    the sending the second communication causing at least one of;

    hiding at least a portion of the private information from access by the second current user;

    orpreventing the second current user from accessing the at least the portion of the private information;

    determining that control of the electronic device has passed to the first current user; and

    presenting, based at least in part on the electronic device being under control of the first current user, a user interface element indicating that the second current user accessed the electronic device.

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