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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for operating a mobile device in a limited access mode are provided. Aspects include detecting an input from a user via an input device of the mobile device, the input configured to place the mobile device in the limited access mode. Aspects also include determining an active application of the mobile device at a time of the detected input and restricting the mobile device from performing one or more tasks based on the active application of the mobile device at the time of the detected input, wherein the one or more tasks include switching from the active application.