Notification of access control request and explanation indicative of the access control request on a communication device

• US 9,848,292 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2016
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Bender, Christopher Lyle, Kirkup, Michael Grant, Brown, Michael Kenneth, Manea, Radu Alexandru, Zubert, Brian Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): BEE, ANDREW W.
• Application Number:
  US15/018,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20160157055A1
• Time in Patent Office: 680 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/554 involving event detection and direct action
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection

Abstract

A communication device includes a display screen upon which information is displayed. A microprocessor configured to execute at least one notification program is provided that displays a notification descriptive of an access control request on the display screen. The at least one notification program is programmed to receive data indicative of an access control request and to receive data descriptive of the access control request. Additionally, the at least one notification program is further programmed to display a notification indicative of the access control request and comprising an explanation of the access control request based on the received descriptive data.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

at least one processor enabled to;

receive an access control request for changing a setting on the communication device, comprising receiving descriptive data, the descriptive data comprising an indication of an intended use of the setting by at least one application executable on the communication device;

output at least one notification descriptive of the access control request;

receive user input in response to the at least one notification; and

in response to the user input, change the setting in accordance with the access control request,

the at least one notification including an explanation of the access control request based on the descriptive data, the explanation describing at least the intended use.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the access control request comprises a request to access location information, the intended use comprises an intended use of the location information, and the explanation of the access control request describes the intended use of the location information.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the descriptive data comprises an indication of a context for the request, and the explanation of the access control request describes the context for the request.

4. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein the access control request is from an executing application.

5. The communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein receiving the access control request comprises receiving the access control request, including the descriptive data, from the at least one application.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the at least one application comprises a maps application.

7. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the at least one application comprises a gaming application.

8. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the at least one application comprises a calendar application.

9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the access control request is for accessing a current location of the communication device.

10. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the access control request is to enable a location positioning device.

11. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the setting comprises a hardware setting.

12. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the setting comprises a program setting.

13. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the setting comprises a device setting.

14. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the setting comprises a connection setting.

15. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the access control request is further to access an address book and the explanation further describes accessing an address book on the communication device by the at least one application executable on the communication device.

16. A method at a communication device, the method comprising:

receiving an access control request for changing a setting on the communication device, comprising receiving descriptive data, the descriptive data comprising an indication of an intended use of the setting by at least one application executable on the communication device;

outputting at least one notification descriptive of the access control request;

receiving user input in response to the at least one notification; and

in response to the user input, changing the setting in accordance with the access control request,

the at least one notification including an explanation of the access control request based on the descriptive data, the explanation describing at least the intended use.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the access control request comprises a request to access location information, the intended use comprises an intended use of the location information, and the explanation of the access control request describes the intended use of the location information.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the descriptive data comprises an indication of a context for the request, and the explanation of the access control request describes the context for the request.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the access control request is from an executing application.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving the access control request comprises receiving the access control request, including the descriptive data, from the at least one application.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one application comprises a maps application.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one application comprises a gaming application.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one application comprises a calendar application.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the access control request is for accessing a current location of the communication device.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein the access control request is to enable a location positioning device.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein the setting comprises a hardware setting.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein the setting comprises a program setting.

28. The method of claim 16, wherein the setting comprises a device setting.

29. The method of claim 16, wherein the setting comprises a connection setting.

30. The method of claim 16, wherein the access control request is further to access an address book and the explanation further describes accessing an address book on the communication device by the at least one application executable on the communication device.

31. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for controlling a communication device, the computer-executable instructions causing the communication device to:

receive an access control request for changing a setting on the communication device, comprising receiving descriptive data, the descriptive data comprising an indication of an intended use of the setting by at least one application executable on the communication device;

output at least one notification descriptive of the access control request;

receive user input in response to the at least one notification; and

in response to the user input, change the setting in accordance with the access control request,

the at least one notification including an explanation of the access control request based on the descriptive data, the explanation describing at least the intended use.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the access control request comprises a request to access location information, the intended use comprises an intended use of the location information, and the explanation of the access control request describes the intended use of the location information.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the descriptive data comprises an indication of a context for the request, and the explanation of the access control request describes the context for the request.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the access control request is from an executing application.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein receiving the access control request comprises receiving the access control request, including the descriptive data, from the at least one application.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the at least one application comprises a maps application.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the at least one application comprises a gaming application.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the at least one application comprises a calendar application.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the access control request is for accessing a current location of the communication device.

40. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the access control request is to enable a location positioning device.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the setting comprises a hardware setting.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the setting comprises a program setting.

43. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the setting comprises a device setting.

44. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the setting comprises a connection setting.

45. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the access control request is further to access an address book and the explanation further describes accessing an address book on the communication device by the at least one application executable on the communication device.