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Contextual device locking/unlocking

  • US 9,391,994 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2014
  • Issued: 07/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computer servers of an online social network, from a first client device associated with a first user, unique data identifying a second user, the unique data being determined in response to an event detected by the first client device, wherein the event was triggered by the second user;

    accessing, by one or more computer servers of the online social network, social-networking information associated with the first user and the second user, wherein the one or more computer servers of the online social network look up the social-networking information using the received unique data;

    determining, by one or more computer servers of the online social network, a level of access to access interfaces of the first client device, functionality of the first client device, or content accessible from the first client device, wherein the determining is based on the social-networking information; and

    sending, by one or more computer servers of the online social network, instructions to evaluate a lock status of the first client device, the instructions comprising the determined level of access to the first client device.

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