Persistent Public Machine Setting
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsMichael C. Kunz, Lynn C. Ayres, Trevin M. Chow, Erren Dusan Lester, Campbell D. Gunn
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for protecting user information on a client device that may have a plurality of users. A user interface with a public machine designation portion is presented to a user prior to the start of the authentication process. The public machine designation removes web service account descriptions and any user specific information stored on the client device. Also, the client device is prevented from storing any new user specific information that is provided to the client device. The public machine designation is a persistent feature that may only be disabled by an affirmative action from the user.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- outputting a user interface having a portion selectable to designate a client device as a public machine;
- when the portion is selected, removing a plurality of web service account descriptions stored for the client device;
- and
- storing a public machine designation in a browser readable object associated with the client device.
A method comprising:
- storing a plurality of customized user information as accessible to a client device to generate a user interface having a plurality of portions, wherein each said portion:
- corresponds to a respective web service account;
- and
- contains customized user information associated with the account;
- designating the client device as a public machine;
- and
- in response to the designation, removing access to the customized user information.
One or more computer-readable media comprising computer executable instruction that, when executed, direct a computer to:
- designate a client device as a public machine;
- and
- remove a plurality of web service account descriptions stored for the client device corresponding to web service accounts with a plurality of service providers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.