Automated user identification for cross-platform group and device collaboration
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsKiran Phani Kaja, Ashutosh Kumar, Michael Thomas McLean, Arjun Kumar Kalluri, Nathaniel Trent Potter
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Abstract
In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for providing cross-device access to group features are presented. A facial image input may be received from a user. A determination may be made that the user is not associated with a group having access to one or more sets of features accessible from the device. An authorization request may be sent to an owner account associated with the device for adding the user to the group. A request to add the user to the group may be received via the authorization request. The user may be added to the group.
Claims20
A system for providing cross-device access to group features, comprising:
- a memory for storing executable program code;
- and
- one or more processors, functionally coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program code and operative to:
- receive a facial image input of a user from a device;
- determine based on the facial image input that the user is not associated with any group having access to one or more sets of features accessible from the device;
- determine, utilizing the facial image input, a relationship between the user and a user corresponding to an owner account associated with the device based on analyzing at least one of:
- online social network data, and electronic messaging data;
- determine a group to suggest for adding the user to based on the determined relationship;
- send an authorization request to the owner account associated with the device for adding the user to the determined group, wherein the authorization request comprises the facial image input from the user;
- present, based on the determination that the user is not associated with any group having access to one or more sets of features accessible from the device, an option for the owner account to configure access rules for the user;
- receive a request, via the authorization request, to add the user to the determined group;
- and
- add the user to the determined group.
A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, assist with providing cross-device access to group features, the computer-readable storage device including instructions executable by the one or more processors for:
- receiving a facial image input of a user from a device;
- determining based on the facial image input that the user is not associated with any group having access to one or more sets of features accessible from the device;
- determining, utilizing the facial image input, a relationship between the user and a user corresponding to an owner account associated with the device based on analyzing at least one of:
- online social network data, and electronic messaging data;
- determining a group to suggest for adding the user to based on the determined relationship;
- sending an authorization request to an owner account associated with the device for adding the user to the determined group, wherein the authorization request comprises the facial image input from the user;
- presenting, based on the determination that the user is not associated with any group having access to one or more sets of features accessible from the device, an option for the owner account to configure access rules for the user;
- receiving a request, via the authorization request, to add the user to the determined group;
- and
- adding the user to the determined group.
A computer-implemented method for providing cross-device access to group features, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a facial image input of a user from a device;
- determining based on the facial image input that the user is not associated with any group having access to one or more sets of features accessible from the device;
- determining, utilizing the facial image input, a relationship between the user and a user corresponding to an owner account associated with the device based on analyzing at least one of:
- online social network data, and electronic messaging data;
- determining a group to suggest for adding the user to based on the determined relationship;
- sending an authorization request to the owner account associated with the device for adding the user to the determined group, wherein the authorization request comprises the facial image input from the user;
- presenting, based on the determination that the user is not associated with any group having access to one or more sets of features accessible from the device, an option for the owner account to configure access rules for the user;
- receiving a request, via the authorization request, to add the user to the determined group;
- and
- adding the user to the determined group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.