Camera management system
First Claim
1. A method for manipulating camera control functions on an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a user interface locally on the display of a remote device associated with a user, the user interface including a plurality of management control functions and a plurality of camera activities;
receiving a first selection of management control functions from the user through the user interface local to the remote device, wherein the first selection of the management control functions;
associates one of the management control functions with one of the camera activities from the plurality of camera activities,updates an authorization of a type of event,enables or disables one or more applications on the electronic device, andcontrols when a camera will turn on;
verifying that the received selection from the remote device is from an authorized source of management control functions by identifying that the received selection was sent from an authorized remote device after identifying the remote device by an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the remote device;
identifying that the selection includes a multiple word phrase that corresponds to an event;
restricting operations of the electronic device based on the first selection; and
performing a camera activity from the plurality of camera activities that is associated with a management control function after identifying that the selection includes the multiple word phrase that corresponds to the event, wherein the camera activity corresponds to the type of event and initiated according to the multiple word phrase authorized by the user according to the updated type of event authorization.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for restricting and allowing the initiation of operations on an electronic device according to settings of management control functions on the electronic device. In certain instances, operations may be initiated after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an authorized event. The initiation of operations on the electronic device may also be prevented after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an unauthorized event. A user of an electronic device consistent with the invention may set settings that identify whether a remote electronic device or user of a remote electronic device may initiate a camera function. Preferred embodiments of the invention are implemented in part or entirely within the operating system of a smartphone, or a cellphone.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for manipulating camera control functions on an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface locally on the display of a remote device associated with a user, the user interface including a plurality of management control functions and a plurality of camera activities; receiving a first selection of management control functions from the user through the user interface local to the remote device, wherein the first selection of the management control functions; associates one of the management control functions with one of the camera activities from the plurality of camera activities, updates an authorization of a type of event, enables or disables one or more applications on the electronic device, and controls when a camera will turn on; verifying that the received selection from the remote device is from an authorized source of management control functions by identifying that the received selection was sent from an authorized remote device after identifying the remote device by an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the remote device; identifying that the selection includes a multiple word phrase that corresponds to an event; restricting operations of the electronic device based on the first selection; and performing a camera activity from the plurality of camera activities that is associated with a management control function after identifying that the selection includes the multiple word phrase that corresponds to the event, wherein the camera activity corresponds to the type of event and initiated according to the multiple word phrase authorized by the user according to the updated type of event authorization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for manipulating camera control functions on an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving a first selection of management control functions from a user interface including a plurality of management control functions and a plurality of camera activities, the interface displayed locally on the display of a remote device associated with a user, wherein the first selection of the management control functions; associates one of the management control functions with one of the camera activities from the plurality of camera activities, updates an authorization of a type of event, enables or disables one or more applications on the electronic device, and controls when a camera will turn on; verifying that the received selection from the remote device is from an authorized source of management control functions by identifying that the received selection was sent from an authorized remote device after identifying the remote device by an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the remote device;
identifying that the message includes a multiple word phrase in the message that corresponds to an event;identifying that the selection includes a multiple word phrase that corresponds to an event; restricting operations of the electronic device based on the first selection; and performing a camera activity from the plurality of camera activities that is associated with a management control function after identifying that the selection includes the multiple word phrase that corresponds to the event, wherein the camera activity corresponds to the type of event and initiated according to the multiple word phrase authorized by the user according to the updated type of event authorization.
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