US 2010/0146438 A1 · Providing Controlled Access to the Use of Electronic Devices

Abstract

A meeting controller provides controlled access to the use of an electronic device by sending a meeting request to at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to use only at least one particular feature of multiple features of an electronic device accessible to the invitee during a scheduled time for the meeting. In response to the invitee accepting the meeting request, the electronic device is automatically configured to only provide access to the at least one particular feature allowed in the access rights specified in the accepted meeting request and during the scheduled time for the meeting, the invitee is only allowed use of the particular feature of the electronic device.

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Dependent claims

A method in at least one computer system for providing controlled access to the use of an electronic device, comprising:

sending a meeting request for a meeting to at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to use only at least one particular feature of a plurality of features of an electronic device accessible to the at least one invitee during a scheduled time for the meeting;
and
in response to the at least one invitee accepting the meeting request, automatically configuring the electronic device to only provide access during the scheduled time for the meeting to the at least one particular feature allowed in the access rights specified in the accepted meeting request;
only allowing use of the at least one particular feature of the electronic device by the at least one invitee during the scheduled time for the meeting.

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A system for providing controlled access to the use of an electronic device, comprising:

a meeting manager for sending a meeting request for a meeting to at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to use only at least one particular feature of a plurality of features of an electronic device accessible to the at least one invitee during a scheduled time for the meeting;
the meeting manager, in response to the at least one invitee accepting the meeting request, for automatically configuring the electronic device to only provide access during the scheduled time for the meeting to the at least one particular feature allowed in the access rights specified in the accepted meeting request;
and
the meeting manager for only allowing use of the at least one particular feature of the electronic device during the scheduled time for the meeting.

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A computer program product for providing controlled access to the use of an electronic device, the computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
computer usable program code configured to:
send a meeting request for a meeting to at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to use only at least one particular feature of a plurality of features of an electronic device accessible to the at least one invitee during a scheduled time for the meeting;
and
in response to the at least one invitee accepting the meeting request, automatically configure the electronic device to only provide access during the scheduled time for the meeting to the at least one particular feature allowed in the access rights specified in the accepted meeting request;
and
only allow use of the at least one particular feature of the electronic device during the scheduled time for the meeting.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Providing Controlled Access to the Use of Electronic Devices

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Abstract

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