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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Nicole Melissa DeBickes, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Jason Lee Carter, Davie, FL (US);
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for selectable privacy modes are disclosed. A plurality of privacy mode definitions are stored with each privacy mode definition including a respective control state definition for each function in a plurality of functions of an electronic device. The plurality of functions includes at least two of communications functions, sensor functions, application functions, or combinations of these. An input indicating a selected privacy mode definition from within the plurality of privacy mode definitions is received. A respective control state of each function in the plurality of functions is set based on each respective control state definition in the selected privacy mode definition.