Mobile computing device and wearable computing device having automatic access mode control
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a wearable computing device, an indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn by a user of the wearable computing device; and
responsive to receiving the indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn by the user;
changing, by the processor, an access mode of a computing environment of the wearable computing device from a first increased access mode to a first reduced access mode; and
transmitting, by the processor of the wearable computing device, to a mobile computing device, an instruction to change an access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from a second increased access mode to a second reduced access mode.
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Abstract
A system can include a mobile computing device and a wearable computing device. The wearable computing device can include a sensor that outputs an indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn. Responsive to receiving the indication that the wearable computing device is being not being worn, one or both of the devices can be operable to change an access mode of computing environment provided by the respective device from an increased access mode to a reduced access mode.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of a wearable computing device, an indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn by a user of the wearable computing device; and responsive to receiving the indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn by the user; changing, by the processor, an access mode of a computing environment of the wearable computing device from a first increased access mode to a first reduced access mode; and transmitting, by the processor of the wearable computing device, to a mobile computing device, an instruction to change an access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from a second increased access mode to a second reduced access mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a mobile computing device comprising one or more mobile computing device processors; a wearable computing device comprising one or more wearable computing device processors and a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to generate a first indication that the wearable computing device is being worn by a user and a second indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn by the user; a mobile computing device access mode module operable by the one or more mobile computing device processors to receive the second indication and change, based at least in part on the second indication, an access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from a first increased access mode to a first reduced access mode in which the user is permitted access to a smaller set of functionality provided by the mobile computing device than when operating in the first increased access mode; and a wearable computing device access mode module operable by the one or more wearable computing device processors to receive the second indication and change, based at least in part on the second indication, an access mode of a computing environment of the wearable computing device from a second increased access mode to a second reduced access mode in which the user is permitted access to a smaller set of functionality provided by the wearable computing device than when operating in the second increased access mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a mobile computing device to:
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while the mobile computing device is operating in a first increased access mode and a wearable computing device is operating in a second increased access mode, receive an indication that a wearable computing device separate from the mobile computing device is not being worn by a user of the wearable computing device; and responsive to receiving the indication that the wearable computing device is not being worn by the user, change a first access mode of a computing environment of the mobile computing device from a first increased access mode to a first reduced access mode, and transmit to the wearable computing device an instruction to change an access mode of a computing environment of the wearable computing device from the second increased access mode to a second reduced access mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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