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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aakriti Mittal, Campbell, CA (US);
David Cohen, Longmont, CO (US);
Sunitha Seshadri, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/62 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6209 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first user of an electronic device operates the electronic device in a first mode with access to a plurality of features. The first user optionally configures the electronic device to provide permission for another user to use the electronic device in a second mode with access to a subset of the plurality of features. The first user optionally uses another electronic device to update the permissions to use the electronic device in the second mode while another user is using the electronic device.