Systems and methods for a customized media access user experience with privacy settings
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorsPaul D. Arling, Arsham Hatambeiki
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Abstract
A method of controlling the operating mode of a remote device based upon a local user preference setting includes determining a user privacy setting by a user at a local device and storing the user privacy setting. The user privacy setting is conveyed to the remote device and the operational mode of the remote device is modified based upon the transmitted user privacy preference setting. The operational mode of the remote device is returned to the normal operational mode upon meeting a predetermined condition.
Claims18
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instruction wherein the instructions, when executed by a first device, causing the first device to perform steps comprising:
- receiving from a second device a user privacy preference configured by a user at the second device;
- using the user privacy preference configured by the user to cause the first device to operate in a first configuration that is unlinked to any user;
- receiving from the second device an expiration of the user privacy preference configured by the user;
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- in response to receiving from the second device the expiration of the user privacy preference configured by the user, causing the first device to operate in a second configuration that is linked to the user.
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instruction wherein the instructions, when executed by a first device, causing the first device to perform steps comprising:
- receiving from a second device a user privacy preference configured by a user at the second device;
- using the user privacy preference configured by the user to cause the first device to operate in a first configuration that is unlinked to any user;
- detecting that the first device is not in proximity to the second device;
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- in response to detecting that the first device is not in proximity to the second device, causing the first device to operate in a second configuration that is linked to the user.
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instruction wherein the instructions, when executed by a first device, causing the first device to perform steps comprising:
- receiving from a second device a user privacy preference configured by a user at the second device;
- using the user privacy preference configured by the user to cause the first device to operate in a first configuration that is unlinked to any user;
- determining an expiry of a predetermined time period from receiving the user privacy preference configured by the user;
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- in response to determining the expiry of the predetermined time period from receiving the user privacy preference configured by the user, causing the first device to operate in a second configuration that is linked to the user.
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instruction wherein the instructions, when executed by a first device, causing the first device to perform steps comprising:
- receiving from a second device a user privacy preference configured by a user at the second device;
- using the user privacy preference configured by the user to modify the operation of the first device from a first operating mode in which the first device is free to track a presence of the user to a second operating mode in which the first device is inhibited from tracking the presence of the user;
- receiving from the second device an expiration of the user privacy preference configured by the user;
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- in response to receiving from the second device the expiration of the user privacy preference configured by the user, returning the operation of the first device from the second operating mode to the first operating mode
- wherein the user privacy preference configured by the user includes data that specifies a feature of the first device that is to be turned off.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.